Contents 7
Acknowledgments 9
Preface 11
Part I: Birth of a Movement 17
Chapter 1: Paths to Social Justice 19
ALTRUISM: DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS\u2014AND YOURSELF 20
FIXING A HAND 22
WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE ANYWAY? 26
Chapter 2: The Dance of Hope 31
JOINING THE DANCE 36
BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING 37
GIVE AS WELL AS TAKE 38
I COULDN\u2019T MAKE THIS UP 42
Chapter 3: Children Disappearing 47
A NATION ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE 47
DEAD IN A POOL OF BLOOD 50
GIRLS DISAPPEARING 52
GROWING A GENERATION OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS 56
A FIRST DONOR 58
BUILDING A TEAM 60
Chapter 4: Stories of Despair and Resilience 65
A FAMILY 65
FLY OVER THE SKY 69
STORIES OF IMPACT 73
DIFFERENT PATHS TO THE SAME PLACE 73
Part II: Stories of Impact 75
Chapter 5: Road Trip 77
PART 1\u2014TAKING OFF 78
PART 2\u2014DIVING IN 83
PART 3\u2014IN OVER MY HEAD 86
PART 4\u2014NEW VISTAS 89
PART 5\u2014TAKING IT HOME 92
Chapter 6: Being Lost 97
JEFFREY: WE LOST A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM 97
KRISTINE: BEING TOO INDEPENDENT 101
JEFFREY: BEING LOST AND FINDING YOUR WAY 104
KRISTINE: THE AFTERMATH 105
BEING LOST IN OTHER WAYS 107
Chapter 7: Student Transformations 115
RETURN FROM THE JOURNEYS 116
JANE: \u201cI SAW A PHOTO ON THE WALL\ 116
HEATHER: \u201cSHARING A COMMON SPIRIT OF FEARLESS DREAMING\ 120
HEATHER'S STORY\u2014IN HER OWN WORDS 121
CHRISTINE: \u201cI FOUND A SECOND HOME\ 125
ALI: \u201cWHO REALLY LIVES IN POVERTY?\ 129
Chapter 8: Making Universal Connections 133
WHO I AM 133
WHAT'S IMPORTANT, AND WHAT'S NOT 135
CUTTING LOOSE 136
I CARRY THIS MOMENT FOREVER 138
Chapter 9: Lessons and Major Themes 141
SOME UNIVERSAL FACTORS 141
OVERCOMING FUTILITY AND FRUSTRATION 146
CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINED COMMITMENT 147
BEING THE LONELY ONE 149
Part III: Taking Action 155
Chapter 10: Relationship Skills for Promoting Constructive Action 157
WORKING WITHIN OTHER CULTURES 158
LISTENING SKILLS 161
RESPONDING 163
RECOGNIZING DYSFUNCTIONAL THINKING PATTERNS 166
Chapter 11: Travel That Can Change Your Life 169
EFFECTS OF VOLUNTEER TRAVEL 169
CLARIFYING AN AGENDA 174
ACTING OUT OF CHARACTER 175
CREATING A TRANSFORMATIVE TRIP 176
MAKE A LIST OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THEN . . . THROW IT AWAY 177
GET LOST 178
CREATE A MINDSET FOR CHANGE 181
CLARIFY YOUR GOALS 182
INSULATE YOURSELF FROM THE USUAL INFLUENCES THAT RULE YOUR LIFE 183
EMBRACE EMOTIONAL AROUSAL 184
SEARCH OUT NOVEL ENVIRONMENTS 186
EXPERIMENT WITH NEW WAYS OF BEING 187
PLAN FOR RE-ENTRY 187
Chapter 12: International Jetsetters 191
BELIEVE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE: ARIANE KIRTLEY, FOUNDER OF AMMAN IMMAN 192
TAKE THE NEXT STEP: ELIZABETH HAUSLER, BUILD CHANGE 196
ACCEPT UNCERTAINTY: ZANA BRISKI, KIDS WITH CAMERAS 199
STAY OPEN: SAM GOLDMAN, D. LIGHT 201
THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER: JESSICA MAYBERRY, VIDEO VOLUNTEERS 205
FINDING YOUR OWN PATH 207
Chapter 13: Local Community Activists 209
LEARN TO LISTEN: AARON BARTLEY, PUSH BUFFALO 209
DON'T BE AFRAID TO CHANGE: FARAJII MUHAMMAD, NEW LIGHT LEADERSHIP COALITION 212
OVERCOME YOUR FEARS: KYRA BOBINET, VISION YOUTHZ 214
Chapter 14: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally 219
REBOUND: AUSTIN GUTWEIN, HOOPS OF HOPE 219
GETTING VULNERABLE: MATTHEW AND JESSICA FLANNERY, KIVA 222
THINK VIRALLY: BLAKE MYCOSKIE, TOMS SHOES 226
FINDING YOUR OWN PASSION 230
Chapter 15: Going Small 231
ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY 232
CULTURAL ACCEPTANCE 234
IT'S A SMALL WORLD 235
FIND YOUR NICHE 236
FOLLOW YOUR PASSION 240
IGNORE THE NAYSAYERS 242
MAINTAINING AUTHENTICITY 243
STARTING LOCAL 244
COLLABORATE 245
DO SOMETHING 246
HOW YOU CAN PUT YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS INTO ACTION 247
References and Resources 251
About the Authors 257
About the DVD 259