Roots for radicals / Edward T. Chambers with Michael A. Cowan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers, Edward T.

Contributor:

Cowan, Michael A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--United States.

Community development.

Group relations training.

Communication in community development.

United States.

Community organization--United States.

Community organization.

Community power--United States.

Community power.

Communication in community development--United States.

Group relations training--United States.

Industrial Areas Foundation.

Physical Description:

152 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, [2003]

Summary:

Roots for Radicals is a distillation of the IAF (Industrial Areas Foundation) philosophy and its unique approach to community organizing. The IAF is the oldest and largest institution for community organizing in the United States. For sixty years, its mission has been to train people to take responsibility for solving the problems in their own communities and to renew the interest of citizens in public life. The IAF, now headed by the author, Edward T. Chambers, has taken founder Saul Alinsky's original vision, refined it, and created a sophisticated national network of citizens' organizations. One of the key activities is its 10-day training sessions for community organizers.

Contents:

Introduction: The Industrial Areas Foundation: Social Knowledge, Power, and Politicalness 13

1. The World As It Is and the World As It Should Be 21

2. The Relational Meeting 44

3. Broad-Based Organizing: An International Response to the Human Condition 55

4. Relationships: Private and Public 72

5. The Practice of Public Life: Research, Action, and Evaluation 80

6. Reflections of an Organizer 91

7. Broad-Based Organizing for the Twenty-First Century: United Power for Action and Justice 112

8. Thoughts on Twenty-First Century Challenges 124.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [147]-148) and index.

ISBN:

0826414990

OCLC:

51848381