How a new generation of activists is changing the world 160;That age-old quest for meaningmdash;Who am I? What is my calling? How can I make the world better?mdash;is about to get a twenty-first-century makeover by one of the countryrsquo;s most widely read young writers on social change. Courtney E. Martin pursues the gritty truth about the complicated and challenging process of social change in contemporary America. 160;In Do It Anyway, Martin explores the lives and motivations of eight activistsmdash;not superhuman heroes, but ordinary young people searching for their own way to make a difference. Among others, we meet Raul Diaz, a prison re-entry social worker at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles; Nia Robinson, an African American climate-change activist in Washington, D.C.; Maricela Guzman of California, a former soldier fighting to end violence against women in the military; and Rosario Dawson, an actor struggling to use her celebrity for social change while staying authentic in her activism. 160;In direct opposition to an older generationrsquo;s cry that young people are apathetic and disengaged, Do It Anyway introduces a new generation of activists drawn to the kind of work that keeps you up at night because you believe in it so deeply.