Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activists - Softcover

Bobo, Kimberley A.; Max, Steve; Bobo, Kim; Kendall, Jackie; Midwest Academy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 092976594X ISBN 13: 9780929765945

Publisher: Seven Locks Pr, 2001

Synopsis

This manual is for grassroots activists seeking social, political, environmental and economic change at all levels of organization ->local, state and national. The handbook has been used by Midwest Academy since 1973 in its organizing and activism seminars. Central to the Academy and the manual are three guiding principles: that for people to organize and seek change effectively they must win real improvements in peoples' lives, get a sense of their own power, and alter the relations of power. The main topics presented in the handbook are direct action organizing, organizing skills, and sources of support for organizing. The new edition was inspired by the transition into a new millennium, which prompted a new awareness of the need to bring activists from diverse movements into a unified whole. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Publisher:

This book has been an ideal work book for social movement groups for over a decade. It has been used as a textbook in major universities including Harvard and Johns Hopkins. From local to international issues, this book helps organizers create attention and affect change.

About the Author:

Kim Bobo is the founder and director of the National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice. She was a trainer with the Midwest Academy for ten years.

Jackie Kendall, Executive Director of the Midwest Academy worked extensively with senior, student, and citizen action organizations at the local, state and federal levels.

Steve Max has 35 years of experience in civil rights, labor, and community. He is a key trainer and the designer of the economic education program.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seven Locks Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 092976594X
• ISBN 13: 9780929765945
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 425