Change Elections to Change America : Democracy Matters

""Change Elections to Change America Documents the 13-year history of Democracy Matters - the nonprofit founded by former NBA player Adonal Foyle to fight the takeover of our democracy by wealthy campaign contributors. Since 2001, Democracy Matters has grown into a vibrant national organization engaging thousands of students on campuses throughout the United States. This insightful book shows how a modern progressive social movement can succeed. Face-to-face dialogue and engagement, together with the powerful tools of social media, define movement building in the digital age."--Page [4] of cover."@en
"A social movement is needed to reduce the excessive power of wealth to influence politics. Democracy Matters organizes students in the hope of building such a social movement. It seeks to achieve the enhanced political equality that could be secured with the public funding of election campaigns. Historically, young people have provided a moral compass for their elders, highlighting the need for social change. DM seeks to accomplish today what the civil rights, women's, and more recently the LGBTQ movements have achieved in creating a more just and inclusive society."@en

"Change Elections to Change America : Democracy Matters"@en
"Change elections to change America : democracy matters : student organizers in action"@en