Making Change Happen : Black and White Activists Talk to Kevin Cook about Aboriginal, Union and Liberation Politics.

Making Change Happen -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- An introduction to Cookie's book -- PART 1 - FOUNDATIONS -- 1. Growing up Koorie - in Wollongong -- 2. Life and death on the job:The Builders Labourers' Federation - rank and file democracy, 1970 to 1975 -- 3. In the wider struggle: The union, gender, race and environment -- 4. Tranby, co-operatives and empowerment -- PART 2 - TRANBY 1980s -- 5. Aboriginal-directed education: Getting started -- 6. Exploring possibilities: Teaching and learning at Tranby -- 7. Politics and real education -- 8. Reaching out for change -- PART 3 - LAND RIGHTS NSW 1980s -- 9. Strategies: 1976 to 1981 -- 10. Experiences: 1981 to 1982 -Street demos and bush camps -- 11. Hard decisions: 1983 to 1985 -- 12. Getting land back -- PART 4 - NETWORKS 1980s -- 13. National networks -- 14. Onto the streets -- 15. International networks -- PART 5 - BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER -- 16. Bicentennial -- 17. Beyond the Bicentennial: Victories, defeats and more struggles for change -- 18. Reflections: Networks, hubs, pathways - and leadership -- Appendix 1. Interviewees -- Appendix 2. Glossary and abbreviations -- Appendix 3. Bibliography and further reading -- Index.

This book is a unique window into a dynamic time in the politics and history of Australia. Readers are invited into the frank and vivid conversations Cookie had with forty-five black and white activists about what they wanted to achieve, the plans they made, and the risks they took to make change happen.

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