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BUILDING POWERFUL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: A PERSONAL GUIDE TO CREATING GROUPS THAT CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS AND CHANGE THE WORLD
By Michael Jacoby Brown
If you are committed to working with others to bring about change, this book will instruct and inspire you. Using stories and exercises from grassroots organizing that make the process come alive, this book walks you through the steps of starting a new group or strengthening an old one - to build a better world.
Long Haul Press, paperback, 424 pages, 2006. $22.00 |
CLASS MATTERS: CROSS-CLASS ALLIANCE BUILDING FOR MIDDLE CLASS ACTIVISTS
By Betsy Leondar-Wright
Based on interviews with 40 diverse activists and thinkers, this lively, highly readable guide helps readers build bridges across class lines and collaborate more effectively in mixed-class social change efforts. Full of stories, ideas, quotations, tips, and resources, it discusses frankly the politics of class, what gets in the way of cross-class alliances, and how effective alliances can be built.
New Society Publishers, paperback, 175 pages, 2005. $19.00 |
HOMOPHOBIA: A WEAPON OF SEXISM
By Suzanne Pharr
This now-classic text is in use in women's studies programs throughout the country. The first book on homophobia and sexism, it is essential reading for those whose lives and organizations are affected by homophobia and sexism.
Chardon Press, paperback, 123 pages, 1997, expanded edition. $12.00 |
IT'S MY LIFE - A GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVES AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
From the American Friends Service Committee
Are you almost out of high school? Have you been out for awhile but still not figured out what to do with your life? You're not sure what's next, but you know you're in for some changes - a temporary job, different school, even taking a year off from college or a career to explore. You may even be thinking about the military. Whatever you're thinking about doing, each choice means a choice NOT to do something else. So it's a good idea to get a big picture of the options you have before making any decisions. It's My Life has information on what it feels like to make a big change, what you might consider doing as your next step and how you can start thinking "outside of the box". $9.95
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE FUNDED: BEYOND THE NON-PROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Edited by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
Over 25 activists and scholars describe and discuss the non-profit industrial complex (NPIC)—a system of relationships between the state, the owning classes, foundations, and social service & social justice organizations that results in the surveillance, control, derailment, and everyday management of political movements. Naming what some might call "the elephant in the room," the contributors to this groundbreaking and thought-provoking collection critically assess the NPIC’s impact on the practice and imagination of the political left in the U.S.
South End Press, Paperback, 272 pages, 2007. $18.00 |
STIR IT UP
By Rinku Sen
Stir It Up - written by renowned activist and trainer Rinku Sen - identifies the key priorities and strategies that can help advance the mission of any social change group. The book is filled with illustrative case studies that highlight best organizing practices in action and each chapter contains tools that can help groups tailor Sen's model for their own organizational needs.
Chardon Press, paperback, 288 pages, 2003. $30.00 |
WE MAKE CHANGE: COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY DO AND WHY
By Kristin Layng Szakos and Joe Szakos
An essential resource for organizers and would-be organizers! Community organizers work at their jobs because they are passionate, because they believe that change is possible, and because they enjoy working with people. This book explores the world of community organizing through the voices of people working in small towns and city neighborhoods, women and men of different races and economic backgrounds, ranging in age from those in their twenties to those in their sixties. Includes 14 in-depth profiles and issues of organizing take from 81 interviews.
Vanderbilt, paperback, 280 pages, 2007. $27.95 |
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