Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Same Damn Bird: The Workbook is a 90-page companion guide to Same Damn Bird by Dr. Natasha Campbell. Designed for personal reflection, educational use, book clubs, community organizations, and facilitated group study, the workbook helps readers move from understanding structural problems to taking specific, organized civic action. Built around the book’s eight calls to action, it is designed to turn awareness into measurable engagement.The workbook begins with a self-assessment that helps readers examine their current relationship to civic and political engagement, identify the skills and relationships they already possess, define their community context, and determine where they have the greatest potential for action. Readers are encouraged to begin with the module most relevant to their circumstances rather than follow a strict sequence.The eight modules focus on practical civic engagement:Learn Your Local Budget - understand how public resources are allocated and identify who benefits from spending decisions.Show Up Where Power Is Bored - attend school board meetings, zoning hearings, city council sessions, and other local decision-making spaces consistently.Build Economic Buffers - explore credit unions, cooperatives, mutual aid, community land trusts, and other structures that create greater economic independence.Organize Around Outcomes, Not Identities - focus on measurable improvements to shared material conditions rather than political labels alone.Develop Civic Skill - build practical skills such as public records requests, regulatory comments, budget analysis, election follow-through, and land-use knowledge.Build the Counter-Infrastructure - strengthen organizations and networks that support long-term policy, legal, organizing, journalism, and civic accountability work.Withdraw Attention Strategically - examine how political attention is spent and redirect energy away from outrage that produces little structural impact.Find the People Across the Line - build respectful relationships with people across political or social divisions who share similar material concerns.Each module includes structural context, guided reflection questions, writing space, concrete action steps, a personal commitment prompt, common obstacles, a 30-day tracker, a learning reflection, and connections to the other modules.The workbook also includes a Group Facilitation Guide for book clubs, faith communities, neighborhood groups, unions, and community organizations. Suggested formats include an eight-week series, a weekend intensive, or an ongoing monthly working group.A concluding 90-Day Action Plan helps readers prioritize modules, set commitments, build accountability relationships, and evaluate progress over time.Overall, Same Damn Bird: The Workbook is a practical civic engagement guide, journal, organizing tool, and facilitation resource created to help readers move beyond political reaction and toward informed, sustained, community-based action.
