We make change : community organizers talk about what they do– and why / Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos with an introduction by Harry C. Boyte.

Szakos, Kristin Layng.
Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 2007.
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241).
  • WHAT IS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING? Profile: Brian Johns — A Day in the Life of a New Organizer Profile: Don Elmer — 35 Years and Going Strong WHERE ORGANIZERS COME FROM: CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Profile: Teresa Erickson — Organizing in the West HOW I STARTED ORGANIZING Profile: Nicholas Graber-Grace — Organizing with ACORN in Florida Profile: Kelly (Corley) Pokharel — Just Starting Out WHY ORGANIZE? Profile: Rhonda Anderson — Organizing for Environmental Justice WHAT MAKES A GOOD ORGANIZER? Profile: Vivian Chang — Bridging Cultures CHANGING LIVES WHILE MAKING CHANGE Profile: Guillermo Quinteros — Urban Organizing in the Northeast Profile: Jana Adams — Faith in the City Profile: Scott Douglas — Organizing in the South ACHIEVEMENTS AND VICTORIES Profile: Dave Mann — Consulting (Life After Organizing) DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE INEVITABLE Profile: Jerome Scott — Educating a Movement ADVICE TO ASPIRING ORGANIZERS Profile: Abigail Singer — A Young Organizer in Appalachia Profile: Dave Beckwith — Funding Community Organizing WHAT ORGANIZERS READ AND WATCH WHERE ORGANIZERS WORK WHAT THEY’RE DOING NOW.

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