Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Can Your Conversations Change the World?
    Unavailable
    Can Your Conversations Change the World?
    Unavailable
    Can Your Conversations Change the World?
    Ebook128 pages53 minutes

    Can Your Conversations Change the World?

    By Erinne Paisley

    4/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Being a feminist can mean different things to different people, but one thing it always includes is the belief in equality and human rights.

    Whether you are talking with one close friend or hanging out with a group of classmates, it matters what you say and how you say it. Not everyone is going to agree with your opinions, especially when you are talking about social justice issues. Can Your Conversations Change the World? provides insight into the origins and history of feminism, how it plays out on the global stage and what it means to be a young feminist and activist today.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateSep 18, 2018
    ISBN9781459813113
    Unavailable
    Can Your Conversations Change the World?
    Author

    Erinne Paisley

    Erinne Paisley is an activist, public speaker, youth content developer and writer. She was awarded one of ten University of Toronto National Scholarships and graduated with a BA in Peace, Conflict, and Justice & Book and Media Studies from the University of Toronto, Trinity College. She has since gone on to study and lecture at the University of Amsterdam. She is also the author of the PopActivism series.

    Related to Can Your Conversations Change the World?

    Related ebooks

    YA Social Themes For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      How To Ask For Help

      Aug 14, 2019

      How To Ask For Help
      7 min read

    • Article

      How To Talk To Your Child

      May 18, 2020

      There’s no doubt that children of all ages do switch off or seem to have selective hearing, says Joanna, but the good news is that listening is a skill that can be harnessed. ‘Remember that the younger your child, the less able they are to keep focus

      1 min read

    • Article

      In Block We Trust

      Mar 10, 2021

      In Block We Trust
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Dating Game

      Sep 23, 2021

      The Dating Game
      4 min read

    • Article

      How To Generate New Ideas

      Nov 27, 2020

      How To Generate New Ideas
      4 min read

    • Article

      Five Ways To Reduce The Risk Of Cyber Trauma

      May 19, 2020

      1 Although it’s not as simple as ‘just turn it off’ or ‘don’t look’, try to be conscious of the platforms you use, how often you use them and what activities or content you engage with online. 2 Try to stay mindful when you use digital media, and r

      1 min read

    • Article

      Editor’s Letter

      Nov 22, 2021

      GAY TIMES Honours is back! After our digital-only event last year, we are thrilled to be returning to Magazine London in 2021 for a night of celebration. Coming together to recognise incredible people and organisations who have had a profound impact

      3 min read

    • Article

      Idea-zapping

      Sep 1, 2022

      Idea-zapping
      6 min read

    • Article

      Stay Or Leave?

      Aug 28, 2019

      Stay Or Leave?
      4 min read

    • Article

      Talking Dirty, Talking Feminism

      May 31, 2019

      Dear feminist men screaming #NotAllMen, and women of the sisterhood' calling Sonakshi Sinha moti, feminism is more than a hashtag or a clever quote on a T-shirt. Two books published earlier this yearone a personal account of growing up as a woman in

      1 min read

    • Article

      Put Your Money Where Your Interest Lies

      Feb 14, 2022

      Energy, food, furniture, housing and clothing prices are all outpacing wages. So much so that the cost of living has risen at the fastest rate in 30 years. The gas and electricity price hikes will hit all households on all incomes, and experts warn t

      2 min read

    • Article

      How to Be a Writer on Social Media: Advice from Roxane Gay, Alexander Chee, Celeste Ng, and Adam M. Grant

      Jul 10, 2017

      Before social media became the juggernaut it is today, countless authors were skeptical about how it could be, for lack of a better word, useful. Wouldn’t tweeting just be a time-suck? How could Facebook be anything but trivial? By now, most authors

      8 min read

    • Article

      A Florida Gunman Killed 4, Including A Mother Who Was Still Cradling Her Baby

      Sep 5, 2021

      Sheriff deputies in Polk County said they encountered a massive gunfight Sunday with a suspect in full body armor. Authorities said the suspect, who is now hospitalized, was "ready for battle."

      3 min read

    • Article

      When Positivity Turns Toxic

      Sep 8, 2021

      When Positivity Turns Toxic
      4 min read

    • Article

      The New Netflix Series 'Mindhunter' Looks at an Elite FBI Profiling Unit During the 1970s

      Oct 12, 2017

      NEW YORK - To meet Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany, stars of the Netflix series "Mindhunter," you'd never suspect they recently spent 10 long months consumed with the darkest reaches of the human psyche. Groff, a charmer known for playing the lead

      4 min read

    • Article

      A Year in Reading: T Kira Madden

      Dec 13, 2019

      I let go of any book that lacked sincerity in 2019; I plan to maintain that rule. Still, I’ve never in my life felt more grateful to return to words at the beginning or end of my days. The post A Year in Reading: T Kira Madden appeared first on The M

      3 min read

    • Article

      ASK Aunty Nelly

      Mar 17, 2022

      Q My daughter is 22, lives with me, and has borderline personality disorder. She doesn’t work and refuses help for her mental-health issues. She will never help around the house, no matter how much I ask. It’s disrespectful. Please help me get throug

      2 min read

    • Article

      Get Happy

      May 8, 2020

      Get Happy
      1 min read

    • Article

      What Do Animals See in a Mirror?: A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.

      May 15, 2014

      The idea for a tool to probe the basis of consciousness came to Gordon G. Gallup, Jr. while shaving. “It just occurred to me,” he says, “wouldn’t it be interesting to see if other creatures could recognize themselves in mirrors?” Showing chimpanzees

      8 min read

    • Article

      After Mass Rape, Turning Disgrace Into Grace

      Feb 2, 2018

      New services for women assaulted in conflict, such as in the Rohingya crisis, aim to restore a survivor’s dignity and remove social stigmas. Another aim is to help end gender inequality and the culture of impunity toward wartime rape.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Savor What You See

      Jan 26, 2021

      Savor What You See
      1 min read

    • Article

      4 Steps To Happiness

      Jul 10, 2020

      YOU HAVE AROUND 60-80,000 thoughts per day, according to neuroscientific research. Some of the research indicates that as much as 60 and 70 per cent of thought content can be negative in nature. It’s important to understand that most of your thoughts

      3 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Can Your Conversations Change the World?

    4/5

    13 ratings6 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      A good introduction to social networking activism, this book defines and explains concepts that may be foreign to the youngest of readers.However, it was too elementary at times, and I found myself frustrated by the lack of depth to many of the concepts and suggestions. I do not have young females in my life, so I am not the best audience for this book.
    • 5/5
      Wish I had had this book as a teen!
    • 5/5
      I approached this book from an educator's viewpoint. My basic question to myself concerned whether or not I would want to add this to my personal social studies library for students to peruse as their will. The answer is a resounding yes. The author takes an insightful look at human rights and more specifically women's rights. She looks at a number of issues associated with feminism as well as the history of people fighting for women's rights. It is written so that the average 7-12 grade student could read it and easily understand it. There are wonderful photos and sidebars adding to the reader's understanding of the topics involved in each chapter. Finally, there is a glossary and list of resources that are very helpful. I would recommend this to every school to add to their library shelves for students in grades 7-12.
    • 2/5
      The author is a young woman who became famous (I infer -- I've never heard of her) for something of a stunt with a prom dress. This book follows up on two others that appear to address the same topic(s) -- basically that teens' social media use can "change the world." The specific cause is feminism, which seems mostly to be focused on child brides and the failure of many countries to make provision for education of female chdilren; the audience appears to be middle schoolers. That said, I was disappointed in the book. I haven't seen the other books by this author or in this series, but find myself wondering how this one differs from what it appears (from this text) is in the others. Yes, hashtags and similar tools can bring attention to a cause, but the author missed an opportunity to tell her audience --yes, even at the middle-school level-- HOW to have productive conversations with others to raise their awareness and recruit their agreement about a cause or topic. Things like "stay calm," "use facts," "listen to understand the other person's point of view before arguing." Instead, the book continues the degradation of conversations about topics by focusing on how to get attention, rather than on what to do once you have someone's attention. My middle schoolers (7-8th grade) are smarter than that, and perfectly capable of making a case for a cause they care about. They're also capable of discussing, with nuance, questions surrounding the appropriateness of White Americans trying to change cultural norms in other countries. I hoped for a book that would help guide those conversations, but I instead got some facts, some encouragement about how your social media use can help bring attention to a cause, and oh, did we mention the power of hashtags?
    • 4/5
      Young Adult non-fiction is a new genre for me. The author is an activist, who rose to fame when she wore a prom dress made out of her math homework and donated the money she would have otherwise spent to the Malala Fund (supporting girls' education).In this book, Erinne Paisley provides young readers with an overview of feminism, and shows how individuals can make a difference in promoting women's rights. There is a good overview of the history of feminism, and of the major issues women are dealing with today, not only in Canada but around the world. There are suggestions for holding discussions in school, and of on-line communities that young people can monitor. The book itself is engaging, with lots of photographs, and inspirational quotes highlighted with illustrations.I think this book would interest young people in middle school....which seems to be the target audience, For that, I would rate it highly. There isn't enough depth for older readers, but a number of sources are provided for those who want more info.
    • 4/5
      Paisley writes for every female rather than ones called feminist. This slim volume is packed with websites, examples, quotes, and pop quizzes that explore what being female means in the media, workplace, public, marriage, and other social situations. This would be meaningful and appropriate for pre-teens and teenagers.