Find Your Fight

A practical and empowering guide for activists and advocates on how to speak out, spark controversy, and fight for what matters most!

Before you can become an effective activist or trusted ally, you must first find your fight and pinpoint the issue or issues that matter most to you. Once you figure this out, you can start moving what’s inside you to the outside, where change happens.

Jay Ruderman, activist and president of the Ruderman Family Foundation has been doing just that for more than three decades—working to change popular opinion and influence public policy on the issues that move him. In this inspiring call to action, Ruderman offers hard-earned wisdom, sure-fire strategies, and actionable lessons for how to create controversy, speak up, and grab attention for the causes closest to your heart.

With authenticity and purpose, Ruderman details his many successes (and more than a few setbacks) to illustrate these lessons in action. Complementing his stories are profiles of notable activists and advocates from the past and present. Urgent and unapologetic, Find Your Fight teaches the next generation of activists and advocates how to step up, shout out, and start doing the hard work of bringing about lasting change.

Discussion questions provided by the publisher, Greenleaf Book Group.

Book club questions for Find Your Fight by Jay Ruderman

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

Finding Your Cause
Which of the stories in the book resonated with you the most, and why? Did it shift how you think about what causes you want to support?

Personal Voice
Jay writes about the importance of using your own voice to create change. How do you personally define “finding your fight”? Do you feel you’ve found yours yet?

The Role of Adversity
Many of the individuals profiled turned hardship into action. How do you think personal struggles can shape someone’s advocacy or activism?

Philanthropy and Power
Jay shares insights from his work in philanthropy. How did the book influence your perspective on the responsibility that comes with resources—whether time, money, or influence?

Community vs. Individual Action
Do you think meaningful change is more often sparked by individuals or by collective movements? How does the book illustrate this tension?

Polarization and Hope
In today’s polarized climate, what lessons from the book do you think are most urgent? Did you feel the book left you with a sense of hope?

Practical Application
After reading Find Your Fight, what is one small action you feel inspired to take in your own life or community?

Legacy and Impact
How do you hope to be remembered when it comes to standing up for what matters most to you? Did the book change that vision in any way?

Find Your Fight Book Club Questions PDF

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“Find Your Fight will leave you energized to take real action and equip you with the tools you need to do it. You will hear from those who have been there and learn how to be an activist and advocate in an effective way.” —Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actress and activist

“Find Your Fight is an essential guide for those wanting to learn more about what it means to be an activist. Jay Ruderman provides practical steps that anyone can use to better their efforts as an ally for the issues they’re passionate about.” —Marlee Matlin, Academy Award-winning actress, director, and activist

“If you want to be an activist for human dignity and a better world, and not just a bystander lamenting the course of global, national, or local issues, this book will stimulate and guide you. As Ruderman warns, there are no ‘quick fixes.’ Activism is a marathon, not a sprint, and progress rarely happens in a straight line. A timely and well-written book, especially for a youthful activist with conviction.” —Tom Harkin, United States Senator from Iowa