Leadership for Social Justice: Profiles in Peacebuilding (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508959380)

Leadership for Social Justice Students are the authors of this book. Each profile was developed based on their interests, inspiration, and determined scholarly work. Their biographies are found at the end of each profile: Nonviolent Peaceforce - Annie McCahery; Friends of the Children - Erin Statz; International Justice Mission - Rachael Mysnyk; Otpor! Leadership in Movement - Katie Mell; 350.org - Aurelia Phillips; The Minnesota Literacy Council - Laura Kvasnicka; Soliya - Reika Yokooka; Jeremiah Program - Ciara Parks; WATCH - Kate Weyenberg; Appetite for Change - Sam Lorentz; Relentless - Suad Mahamud; Project for Pride in Living - Lauren Curtright; Working for Peace through Coffee - Sawyer Phillips; Tibetan Rights and "Free Tibet" - Brian Fulton; Washburn Center for Children - Lauren Murphy; John Noltner & A Peace of My Mind - Ryan Niezgocki; Daily Diner - Grace Nelson. The editor, Dr. Mike Klein, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas. His work combines classroom teaching, campus and community education, and leadership development. His research interests include: critical pedagogy, peace education, intersections between the arts and social justice, and democratizing leadership. Klein teaches courses in: Leadership for Social Justice, Conflict Analysis and Transformation, Introduction to Justice and Peace Studies, and seminars on vocational discernment, art and social change, and coffee as lens for interdisciplinary analysis. He is also a leadership consultant and an occasional community mural artist. He lives with his wife and daughter in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA.