Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for ActivistsThis 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 |
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accountability session activities AFL-CIO agencies agenda Alliance for Justice board members budget build Business Week Civil disobedience coalition committee community boards community organizations CompuServe congregations contract corporate decision demands develop Director economic Economic Policy Institute elected officials employees event example families Family Coalition federal Form funds give goals Grievance hear income Internal Revenue Service involved issue campaign Jobs with Justice Kim Bobo Labor Councils leaders leadership legislation lobbying meeting ment Midwest Academy National Organizers Alliance non-profit organization's organizational participate percent person political problem records recruit religious self-interest social someone specific speech Staff Member strategy chart supervisor tactics talk target tion union USAction volunteer vote wages William Greider workers workshop