Protest is an invaluable way to speak truth to power, which is why we spoke to award-winning poet Salena Godden on the "How To Be Books Podcast", who wrote Pessimism is for Lightweights: 13 Pieces of Courage and Resistance.

Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

Other amazing guests who took part:

• Puneet Singhis the founder of ssstart, an organization working towards a more inclusive and accessible society for people with disabilities. His life is an intersection of poverty, domestic violence, and multiple disabilities.

Other books/articles looked at:

• Danny Schechter: Occupy: Dissecting Occupy Wall Street