Booklist Review

As Williams writes, activism means taking consistent action to advance a cause you are passionate about. But that action need not be big and flashy, she asserts; small "micro" actions can breed big results. In this useful guide to micro activism, Williams reminds readers that it's important to regularly take action to make a difference, but we shouldn't take it all on--no one can do everything all at once. Build in periods of rest during your action, and seek community. Williams interviews a number of successful micro activists as role models, offering four archetypes: the Indispensable, the Producer, the Organizer, and the Headliner. There's space for the reticent too, because, she says, "If the only people who qualified as activists were those in the spotlight, nothing would get done." There is nothing radical about these micro recommendations, most of which are commonsensical and promise salutary, macro results. Readers will conclude, along with the author, that micro actions are mighty.