Nancy Welch, Professor of English at the University of Vermont, has written a useful and engaging book that helps those of us who, addressing the public turn in composition studies, teach our students how to engage productively in the public sphere. Her theories and examples offer insightful ideas and practical tools for both teachers and students. I especially appreciate the way she pulls from many social movements and public intellectuals for her examples. Her analysis of _Detroit, I Do Mind Dying_ (a book about African-American labor counterpublics in the 1970s Detroit auto industry) is memorable and made me read the book. I cannot recommend this book enough. Dr. Welch does not just theorize about public writing for social change--she lives it. Along with other faculty and many students at the University of Vermont, she helped organize a movement successfully pushing the University to divest from companies dealing with the South African government during Apartheid. This story provides a perfect case study in the power of grassroots organizing to effect change. I applaud the efforts of Dr. Welch and other citizen-scholars to share their work in engaging students. We need more of this collective action, especially in our current political environment.