Citizen Power : Stories of America's New Civic Spirit

by Robin Epstein

In nine true stories, Citizen Power tells the struggles, adventures, and life-changing experiences of ordinary citizens in rural Kentucky fighting to protect the health of their families and communities. To save the people and places they love, these grassroots leaders confront racism, stop waste dumps, challenge corruption, demand better from their children's schools, and fight to put the public back into public decision-making. The book features an introduction by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, 26 black and white photographs of the activists, and a nationwide resource guide to more than 300 citizens' groups across the country.

148 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Robin Epstein is a writer, runner, professor and astronaut* (*in her own mind). Beginning her career as a comic and television writer. Her last young adult novel, God Is In the Pancakes, was an official selection of the 2012 New York State Reading Association (NYSRA) Charlotte Award Master List. She's written for the New York Times, Marie Claire, Glamour, as well as other publications. A contributor to This American Life on NPR, she also writes video games and books for TV shows on the Disney Channel. Robin attended Princeton University, got her MFA from Columbia University, and teaches at NYU. She currently lives in New York with her fetching pit bull Bandit.