5.01.06 coalition building - how to

Road Test: NY Activists Create a New Poor People's Campaign

Bushwick, NY, February 2008. A protest against a negligent landlord. PHOTO: Make the Road New York
Authors: Melony Swasey

Summary:

Make the Road New York is admired for its consensus-based, collective decision-making, an intensive process that builds strong, trusting relationships, leadership, and shared agreement among members.

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Black and Brown Together

Jerry Ball, a poultry plant worker at Pico Foods, and union steward for the Laborer's Union. PHOTO: © David Bacon 2008
Authors: David Bacon

Summary:

In Mississippi, African American political leaders and immigrant organizers favor a different calculation: Blacks plus immigrants plus unions equals power.

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Remembering Tony Henry And a Generation of Leaders

Tony Henry, 1989. PHOTO: American Friends Service Committee
Authors: Keith Harvey

Summary:

We need to remember that the dream was not just Dr. King's, but belongs to the many, many people who gave their time, their energy -- even their lives -- to achieve this powerful vision.

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How to Wage Peace & Justice - Tools for Activists

How to Wage Peace & Justice - Tools for Activists

How to Wage Peace & Justice - Tools for Activists:
Peacework
Magazine's Annotated Guide to Organizing Resources

First compiled especially to accompany the How to Wage Peace and Justice Peacework Issue, March, 2008.

Sections in this How-to-Organize Resource Include:

How Student Radicals Can Be Relevant: Athens, OH SDS Scores Victories -- Sealed with a Pinkie-Swear

Demonstrators at Indonesian Consulate, NY Photo: www.etan.org

Summary:

Reaching beyond the usual suspects.

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How to Mobilize Students to Ally for Safe Schools: The Growth of Gay Straight Alliances

GLSEN members, Philadelphia. Photo: Conrad Ventur

Summary:

"You're gay and I'm straight, so let's call it a Gay-Straight Alliance."

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How Local Peace and Justice Groups Can Mobilize

How to End Violence Against Women & Children poster
Authors: Joanne Sheehan

Summary:

Use nonviolent methods to withdraw cooperation from key institutions.

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The Long Arc of Movement-Building: United for Peace and Justice Coalition Lays Out 2008 Plans

Vermont says no to war sign.
Authors: Joseph Gainza

Summary:

Many people want to see a mass mobilization in Washington on the fifth anniversary of the invasion…Others see a need to build the movement's base before we can expect huge numbers of people to travel to D.C. for another demonstration.

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The African Activist Archive Project: Preserving the History of the Solidarity Movement

Bury Apartheid
Authors: Richard Knight

Summary:

The two employees formed the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, which demanded that the company disengage from South Africa and contribute its profits made in South Africa to recognized African liberation movements.

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Tomato Pickers Organize to Improve Conditions: An Open Letter to Burger King and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange

Demonstrator in the rain

Summary:

Boycott Burger King until it supports a penny per pound increase in wages.

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