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Organizing fOr sOcial change 4th editiOn contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Part i: direct action Organizing 1 Introduction 1 2 Fundamentals of Direct Action Organizing 5 3 Choosing an Issue 21 4 Developing a Strategy 29 5 A Guide to Tactics 45 6 Organizing Models: The Underlying Structure of Organizations 61 7 Meetings to Pressure Officials (Actions) 69 8 Holding Accountability Sessions 79 9 Building and Joining Coalitions 97 Part ii: Organizing skills 10 Recruiting 109 11 Developing Leadership 117 12 Planning and Facilitating Meetings 127 13 Public Speaking and Presentations Using Power Point 139 14 Using the Media 159 15 Online Organizing 175 16 Designing and Leading a Workshop 189 17 Tactical Investigations 199 18 Working with Organization Boards 231 19 Grassroots Fundraising 241 Part iii: support for Organization 20 Working with Religious Organizations 255 21 Working with Local Unions, Central Labor Councils and Building and Construction Trades Councils 269 22 Building Labor-Community Partnerships 283 23 Controlling Your Work: Administrative Systems 297 24 Supervision 307 25 Financial and Legal Matters 337 26 Working for the Long Haul 357 27 The Breakdown of the Real Economy 365 Songs for Organizers 385 Index 397 Resources for Organizing: for regularly updated list visit wwwmidwestacademycom publisher: the forum press 714-545-3114 * www.the forum press.com * [email protected]

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Page 1: Organizing fOr sOcial change 4th editiOn contents Part i ... · vii Organizing fOr sOcial change 4th editiOn contents Preface

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Organizing fOr sOcial change 4th editiOn

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixAcknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Part i: direct action Organizing1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 . Fundamentals of Direct Action Organizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 . Choosing an Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4 . Developing a Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 . A Guide to Tactics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

6 . Organizing Models: The Underlying Structure of Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

7 . Meetings to Pressure Officials (Actions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

8 . Holding Accountability Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

9 . Building and Joining Coalitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Part ii: Organizing skills10 . Recruiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

11 . Developing Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

12 . Planning and Facilitating Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

13 . Public Speaking and Presentations Using Power Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

14 . Using the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

15 . Online Organizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

16 . Designing and Leading a Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

17 . Tactical Investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

18 . Working with Organization Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

19 . Grassroots Fundraising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Part iii: support for Organization

20 . Working with Religious Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

21 . Working with Local Unions, Central Labor Councils and Building and Construction Trades Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

22 . Building Labor-Community Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

23 . Controlling Your Work: Administrative Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

24 . Supervision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

25 . Financial and Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

26 . Working for the Long Haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

27 . The Breakdown of the Real Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Songs for Organizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397

Resources for Organizing: for regularly updated list visit www .midwestacademy .com

publisher: the forum press 714-545-3114 * www.the forum press.com * [email protected]