HUMBOLDT AUTHOR PUBLISHES SECOND BOOK Dave Berman issues compilation of essays, We Do Not Consent, Volume 2
August 27, 2009, Eureka, CA – In the new book, We Do Not Consent, Volume 2, self-described advocacy journalist Dave Berman presents 20 essays from his We Do Not Consent blog, promoting themes of peace, media accountability, election integrity, and other public service. As with the first volume, published in 2006, free copies of Berman's latest book may be downloaded and paperbacks purchased at a new website launched with the book, www.ManifestPositivity.org .
"For years I've been practicing and promoting advocacy journalism," says Berman, "transparently using media to facilitate the achievement of public service goals. The new book covers the period from mid 2006 through late 2008."
Featuring a freshly written introduction, epilogue and glossary, We Do Not Consent, Volume 2, also sets the stage for Berman's new work, shifting focus from writing mainly about his own projects to creating videos supporting the public service goals of other people and groups, many entirely apolitical.
Combining writing and community organizing experience with 10 years as a radio DJ, a communication degree from Cornell University, and six years as a successful entrepreneur, Berman sees his new site as a pathway to an online talk show.
"The Manifest Positivity site comes from a place of love not anger, showing how we can use media as a tool for the greater good. I think this can be most effective in the form of a web-based TV talk show," explains Berman. "People everywhere are collaborating independent of the corporate/military/government/media juggernaut to address the survival needs of humanity and our planet. Manifest Positivity is the work of peaceful revolution, inspired by pronoia, the belief that the universe is conspiring on our behalf."
Berman's advocacy journalism has appeared frequently in local media over the past five years, with several examples showing up in We Do Not Consent, Volume 2. In support of the new book and website, an in-depth interview with Berman appears in Humboldt's free Steelhead Special magazine issue #51 due out in early September. Beyond the North Coast, Berman hopes to reprise national and international media exposure garnered by his past work, as well as to resume frequent public speaking appearances.
"I'm especially interested in collaborating with students," says Berman. "Social networking and other new media tools are particularly conducive to advocacy journalism so I'm reaching out to my contacts at HSU, CR, and elsewhere, including through programs at The Ink People. I invite everyone to contact me through ManifestPositivity.org to get involved."
