03712cam a2200505 i 4500 23556749 BJBSDDR 20251001150222.0 ta 240208s2024 nyua e b 000 0 eng d 2024932349 9781668053485 (hardcover) 1668053489 (hardcover) (OCoLC)on1405189838 YDX eng rda YDX BDX AZH OCLCO IEB OCLCO OCO JCX GP5 JAS SDG OJ4 IMT CLE BKL FHP VP@ IBI IWA DLC eng lccopycat n-us--- JK 1764 S129d 2024 324 Sage, Sami 42136 Democracy in retrograde : how to make changes big and small in our country and in our lives / Sami Sage & Emily Amick. First Gallery Books hardcover edition. New York : Gallery Books, 2024. 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-246). Section 1: Introduction. Why we're here -- If you're thinking, civics? Really? -- Initial reflection exercise -- Section 2: Democracy in retrograde. Why helping democracy will also give you a more meaningful life -- On democracy: a work in progress -- Polarized, calcified, and exhausted -- Hopelessness is a civic engagement killer -- Reflection exercise -- Section 3: So, what can we do?. Action is the antidote to despair -- Developing your personal mission statement -- Section 4: Your civic personality. What is civic personality? -- Civic personality quiz -- Leaders/FIRE -- Givers/EARTH -- Connectors/WATER -- Creators/AIR -- Section 5: An action plan to get started. Audit your news consumption -- Create your civic calendar -- Build a civic network without "networking" -- How to lobby elected officials without spending a dollar -- Having challenging conversations about politics -- Tips on raising children with a heart for civic engagement -- Bringing it all together -- Section 6: The future is written by is, not in the stars. 10 rules for political action when we're all very busy and exhausted -- Section 7: Additional resources. "In today's political climate, it's hard not to get discouraged. Isolated, doom scrolling, lacking a sense of purpose or community... it's easy to become overwhelmed by the dire state of American democracy and do nothing, because why try when the odds are never in our favor? At this fragile moment in history, Emily Amick, lawyer and former counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, alongside New York Times bestselling author and Betches Media cofounder Sami Sage, want to reframe civic engagement as a form of self-care: an assertion of one's values and self-respect. This book is not just about voting, but about claiming your singular place in your country and community"-- Provided by publisher. Political participation United States. Participación política Estados Unidos 411 Democracy United States. Democracia Estados Unidos 2815 United States Politics and government 2021- Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 2021- 42839 États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 2021- Amick, Emily 42137 7 cbc copycat 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 123514 123514 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-05-21 0 JK 1764 S129d 2024 00000192805 2025-05-21 00:00:00 1 2025-05-21 BK