Sen Stir It Up

Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7879-7140-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Kim Klein's Chardon Press

Stir It Up--written by renowned activist and trainer RinkuSen--identifies the key priorities and strategies that can helpadvance the mission of any social change group. This groundbreakingbook addresses the unique challenges and opportunities the newglobal economy poses for activist groups and provides concreteguidance for community organizations of all orientations.
Sponsored by the Ms. Foundation, Stir It Up draws onlessons learned from Sen's groundbreaking work with women's groupsorganizing for economic justice. Throughout the book, Sen walksreaders through the steps of building and mobilizing a constituencyand implementing key strategies that can effect social change. Thebook is filled with illustrative case studies that highlight bestorganizing practices in action and each chapter contains tools thatcan help groups tailor Sen's model for their own organizationalneeds. Stir It Up will show your organization how to:
* Design and conduct actions that further campaign goals
* Develop effective leaders
* Build strong alliances and networks
* Generate and use solid research
* Design an effective media strategy
* Put in place a plan for internal political education andconsciousness-raising
With the information, tools, and suggestions outlined in thisbook your organization can use your "good idea" to change theworld.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sen, Rinku

Weitere Mitwirkende

Klein, Kim

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Exercises and Exhibits.
Preface.
The Author.
Profiles.
Introduction: Community Organizing--Yesterday andToday.
1. New Realities, Integrated Strategies.
2. Organizing New Constituencies.
3. Picking the Good Fight.
4. Ready, Set, Action!
5. Leading the Way.
6. Take Back the Facts.
7. United We Stand.
8. Speaking Truth to Power.
9. Education for Engagement.
Conclusion: Community Organizing--Tomorrow.
Resources.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Rinku Sen is the publisher of ColorLines, the national quarterlymagazine on race, culture, and action and the director of the NewYork office of the Applied Research Center. She was a codirectortrainer for the Center for Third Organizing. Rinku has trainedcountless organizers, directed campaigns, and designed programs toadvance race, gender, and class justice issues.
Sponsor
The Ms. Foundation for Women, a national, multi-issue, publicwomen's fund, supports the efforts of women and girls to governtheir own lives and influence the world around them. They fund andassist women's self-help organizing efforts, and pursue changes inpublic consciousness, law, philanthropy, and social policy. Thefoundation directs resources to break down barriers based on race,class, age, disability, sexual orientation and culture. TheFoundation is the founder and sponsor of the annual Take OurDaughters to Work Day.