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Mike Staresinic

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Mike Staresinic has 35 years' experience in 45 countries in crisis, conflict, and transition, specialized in democracy and governance, civil society development, civic participation, strategic nonviolent action, human rights, campaigns, elections, and independent media that has helped nudge history on its way.

Mike helps civic and political movements organize to catalyze participation and change.

Mike has held leadership roles in Washington international affairs organizations, authored books on international affairs and edited a volume on leadership of change for the Change Leaders, an Oxford and HEC Paris-based network of 100 leading change practitioners from 25 countries.

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Average rating: 5.0 · 6 ratings · 2 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Activism it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pittsburgh G-20: The IRREVERENT Guide to the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ACTIVISM: The How-to Guide for Preserving US Democracy (The first in a series on effective organizing Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vision: VOTE to Preserve US Democracy (Activism #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TRUMPUM: Nicknames for Donnie Ding Dong at the END of the Trump Error it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	5th Ed. TRUMPUM: Nicknames for the Trump Error 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HAIKU MAIKU: 35 years of Zen-infused poems 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Essential Reading Have a look and a good read of 300 Zen-infused poems written from 1990-2025. My favorite is “The Nature of Birds,” 28 haiku about birds such as Cardinal cardinal decided to sit on the fence undecided The author puzzles over perplexing si ...more
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