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Organizing for social change : a manual for activists in the 1990s /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bobo, Kimberley A.
Corporate Author: Midwest Academy
Other Authors: Kendall, Jackie, Max, Steve
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Ana, CA : Seven Locks Press, 1996.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Direct action > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Social action > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Social change > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Community organization > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • part I. Direct action organizing. The fundamentals of direct action organizing. Choosing an issue. Developing a strategy. A guide to tactics. Organizing models : the underlying structure of organizations. Designing actions
  • part II. Organizing skills. Holding accountability sessions. Building and joining coalitions. Recruiting. Developing leadership. Planning and facilitating meetings. Being a great public speaker. Using the media. Designing and leading a workshop. Working with community organization boards. Working with religious organizations. Working with local unions and central labor councils. Tactical investigations
  • part III. Support for organization. Grassroots fundraising. Controlling your work : administrative systems. Using computers for organizing. Supervision. Financial and legal matters. Working for the long haul. Toward a program for the year 2000
  • part IV. Selected resources. Print materials. Training videos. Sources for progressive audio-visuals. Citizen action state organizations. Songs.