It is now a commonly held belief that funding organizing work is the most effective way to bring about real, effective social change. But what is the history behind that belief? How have full-time ...

History teaches that fear, isolation, and hopelessness play a big part in our divisions. Organizing is where we do two things essential to democracy: We listen deeply and dream big. Organizers know ...

Lawmakers want President Obama to award Fred Ross Sr. a Medal of Freedom. March 19, 2013— -- In 1952, Fred Ross Sr. was combing the Latino barrios of San Jose, California, for places to hold ...

The death last month of Edward Chambers, one of the world’s great community organizers, serves as a strong reminder of how the power of the grass-roots can be mobilized to make a huge difference in ...

Getsy Hernandez has only been working as a community organizer for Iowa City nonprofit Escucha Mi Voz for about four months, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A Tucson community organizer is asking city leaders to support or partially sponsor a city-sanctioned encampment. Armed with a stack of visual guides and possible programming ...

John L. McKnight, a professor of speech and urban affairs at Northwestern University, was an expert on community organizing and a keen researcher whose work focused on helping neighborhoods understand ...

Hard-won victories for freedom and equality are under direct assault in the United States. Do we have the courage to unite and defeat an authoritarian regime? I believe that we do, but only if we ...

The makeup of Together Baton Rouge's meetings brings to mind an old joke. A priest, a rabbi and minister walk into a. ... Well, maybe not a bar. But Together Baton Rouge is often like that, bringing ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. When we think of democracy, we often picture elections, debates and the legislative process. But some ...

HOLYOKE — José Maldonado Velez doesn’t use his office much. The space above Nueva Esperanza’s storefront in South Holyoke has become something of a storage area for the Holyoke chapter of Neighbor to ...