Transforming Communities: How People Like You are Healing Their Neighborhoods
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0827237154 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Equal parts inspiration, education, and Do-It-Yourself, Transforming Communities by veteran community activist Sandhya Jha will open your eyes to the world-healing potential within you, and give you the vision, the tools, and the encouragement to start transforming your neighborhood, one person at a time.. Millions of everyday people are ready to step into their power to transform their communities. The world around us is a wreck. Take heart and be inspired by real stories of ordinary people who took action and changed their corner of the world, one step at a time. What can one person do to make a difference? Here's the good news. And you are one of them. When there's so much conflict around the country and around the corner, it's easy to feel overwhelmed, powerless, and helpless
Sandhya is an anti-racism/anti-oppression trainer with the Disciples of Christ, a regular public speaker and preacher, and an occasional consultant for Hope Partnership's New Beginnings program. She has published Room at the Table: Struggle for Unity and Equality in Disciples History, a book about people of color in the Christian Church (Dis
Sandhya also serves as Director of Interfaith Programs at East Bay Housing Organizations, a membership organization that works to preserve, protect and expand affordable housing opportunities through education, advocacy and coalition-building in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Sandhya received both a Master of Divinity and Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2005, where her joint thesis was on the subject of "Public Goods, Public Bads, the Common Good and the Common Burden: Environmental Racism as a case study on the intersection of Public Policy and Theological Ethics." It probably goes without saying that she gets far more excited about urban policy than a normal person shou