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Community Organizing

David Jones | Posted 01.07.2010 | New York

Read More: Working Poor, Black and Latino, Rudy Giuliani, Bill De Blasio, New York City, Public Advocate of New York City, Community Organizing, Income Inequality, New York News
David Jones

With income inequality higher in New York City than anywhere else in the country, if these foundations are serious about social change and commitment, they should put up and join the public advocate's effort.

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All That Campaigning? It Mattered

Seth Masket | Posted 01.06.2010 | Denver

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Community Organizing, Electoral College, Local Field Offices, Obama for America, Electoral Map, Obama Campaign, Campaign Organizing, Denver News
Seth Masket

Political scientists have a difficult time showing campaigns actually affect votes. In a new paper, I found that had it not been for Obama's field offices, McCain would have won Florida, Indiana and North Carolina.

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Organizing for America: Looking Back, Marching Ahead

Jeremy Bird | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Ofa, Community Organizing, Organizing for America, Health Insurance Reform, Obama Organizing for America, Politics News
Jeremy Bird

Like most organizers, I'm usually focused on the next step, the next campaign; but in this first week of a new decade, I think it's the perfect time to remember who OFA is and where we came from.

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Judge Blocks Government's Move To Cut ACORN Funding

AP | ADAM GOLDMAN | Posted 12.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Embezzlement, Fraud, Census, Prostitution, Center for Constitutional Rights, Acorn, Pimp, Bill Quigley, Community Organizing, ACORN Funding, Nina Gershon, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Politics News

NEW YORK — The U.S. government's move this fall to cut off funding to ACORN was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing the emba...

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College Students take on Negative Rap Lyrics

Ryan Mack | Posted 12.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: College Students, Community-Empowerment, Community, Community Organizing, Youth, All About Business, Rapy Lyrics, Rap Music, Impact News
Ryan Mack

AAB understands if it truly takes a village to raise a child, we must demonstrate accountability for all of those issues that have a negative effect in the village.

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What in the World Is a Social Entrepreneur?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Social Development Organizations, Social Services, Community Organizing, Community Building, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Activism, Home News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Social entrepreneurs show us that enabling others to lead lives of belonging and contribution is a truer measure of value, one that is priceless.

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Where is the American Piazza? A Search for Unintentional Community

Marika Holmgren | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Community, Politics, Living, Travel, Togetherness, Piazza, Community Organizing, Living News
Marika Holmgren

It's not only the gathering part of the Piazza that I'm drawn to. It's the community that is created when people of all walks of life come together.

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A Lesson for Barack Obama From the Harold Washington Playbook

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Auto Bailout, Wall Street, Reproductive Rights, Election Night 2009, Harold Washington, Community Organizing, China, Barack Obama, New Jersey Governor's Race, Virginia Governor's Race, South Side of Chicago, Health Care Reform, Chicago News
Rebecca Sive

Chicago Mayor Harold Washington never did move away from his people; he stuck with them; he delivered for them. The result: They stuck with him.

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Obama Campaign Arm Silent On Maine's Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment

AMERICAblog Gay | Joe Sudbay | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Parenting, Maine Senate, Gay Adoption, Maine, Marriage Equality, John Baldacci, Marriage, Organize for America, Question 1, Same Sex Marriage, Community Organizing, Ofa, Ofa Message, Families, Maine House, Gay Marriage, Family, Politics News

Funny thing (or not), OFA forgot to tell Mainers what issues are on the ballot and how to vote on those issues. For example, there's no mention of Que...

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350 Global Day of Action: A New Bright Line for Digital Organizing

Michael Silberman | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green

Read More: 350.Org Day of Action, Climate Change, 350.Org, Community Organizing, Online Organizing, 350 Campaign, International, Green News
Michael Silberman

Good organizers embody the idea that nothing can be achieved alone -- so they naturally inspire others to join the effort and even encourage others to take ownership of various components.

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The Payer Mayor: Has Mike Bloomberg Bought Himself Another Term?

Nelson Montana | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Part Lines, Finance, Mayor, Liberals, Thompson, 9/11, Mike Bloomberg, Candidates, Community Organizing, Election, New York, New York News
Nelson Montana

Even if there wasn't one thin dime spent in advertising, in a straight up comparison, Bloomberg is clearly the better man than Thompson.

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It's Wednesday Night, What Meeting Am I in?

Chantal Unfug | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver

Read More: Government, Parks and Recreation, Community Organizing, Denver Parks, La Alma Neighborhood Denver, Denver Public Libraries, Public Libraries, Denver Public Schools, Byers Library, Outdoor Exercise, Outdoors, Denver News
Chantal Unfug

At the discussion about the Byers Library, or the session about Lake Middle School, the anger was the same, the distrust of the bureaucracy was the same, and the total exasperation was the same.

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Obama's Free Space Moment

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, American Politics, Community Organizing, 2008 Election Anniversary, Inside Obama's Brain, Barack Obama, Politics News
Sasha Abramsky

Yes, Obama's popularity ratings have fallen, and some have taken that as a sign of the administration's failure. But what is the point of governing solely to remain popular?

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Growing Up In Detroit: Community Organizing With Mostaccioli

Nancy Cronk | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Growing Up, Large Families, Uaw, Unemployment, Chrysler, Economy, Detroit, Gm, Community Organizing, Italian Food, Ford, Unions, Living News
Nancy Cronk

Raising a big family was tough for my parents. Feeding eleven people on an auto-workers income meant everything my parents did required effort and creativity.

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ACORN: A Case of Selective Prosecution

David Jones | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Barack Obama Community Organizing, Community Organizing, Education Funding, Acorn Employees, Acorn Scandal, Acorn New York City, Politics News
David Jones

While the guerrilla theater video made for interesting TV, it does not accurately portray the work ACORN does. ACORN has a done a tremendous amount of good.

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Acorn Loses Bank Of America As Corporate Partner

Wall Street Journal | JAMES R. HAGERTY | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Ethics Training, Foreclosure-Prevention, Banks, Acorn Housing, Lending, Wells Fargo, Michael Shea, Undercover Tapes, Tax Evasion, Census, Bank of America, Prostitution, Acorn, Foreclosure, Community Organizing, Politics News

Already facing the loss of federal government funding, the community-organizing group Acorn also has run afoul of one of its big corporate partners, B...

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Care About the Earth? Four Simple Ways to Take Action

Avital Binshtock | Posted 11.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Congress, Charity, Social Life, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Green, Earth, Community, Green Living, Gandhi, Planet, Tree Planting, Change, Constituents, Activism, Letter Writing, Climate Crossroads, Party, Climate Week Nyc, Environment, Beach Cleanup, Community Organizing, Fundraising, Editors, Sierra Club, Elected Officials, Environmental Activism, Green News
Avital Binshtock

It's officially Climate Week. In case you feel discouraged that you can't do enough, remember Gandhi's words: "Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

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Time to Get Real About the ACORN "Controversy"--and Republican Double Standards

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Aig, Mark Sanford, Acorn, John Ensign, Voter Registration, Boeing, Blackwater, Mickey Mouse, Breaking News, Citicorp, Community Organizing, Republicans, Newt Gingrich, Haliburton, David Vitter, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Right wing has always hated ACORN. Partially that's because the organization has been so effective at allowing poor people to vote. The Right hates it when poor people vote.

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Resilience Takes Form -- A Handbook for Transition

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Uk, Self Help, Urban Planning, Transition-Towns, Sustainability, Community Organizing, Green Living, Rob Hopkins, Totnes, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

Totnes, a sleepy seaside town in the West of England, has become the accidental epicenter of a quiet revolution.

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Shall We Brunch? Ft. Collins Politics in Action

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Denver

Read More: Ft. Collins, Governor Ritter, Politics, Local Politics, Betsy Markey, Community Organizing, Colorado, Obama, Dan Shaner, Barack Obama, Sharon Glassman, Barackfast, Denver News
Sharon Glassman

At Dan Shaner's Sunday brunches for change, you'll get a snapshot of a movement, bluegrass, and a tasty homemade meal. That's politics in northern Colorado.

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Peeling Away the "Obama Phenomenon": An Interview with Paul Street

Christian Avard | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Values, President Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Obama, Media, Progressive Politics, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Barack Obama 2008, Progressive, Martin Luther King, David Axelrod, John Edwards, Racism, Community Organizing, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Christian Avard

Street goes beyond the Obama phenomenon and investigates who Obama is and what he's all about in Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics.

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This 9/11, Urban Communities Remember and Serve

Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins. Green the Block, Community Service, Reverend Yearwood, Rev.Lennox Yearwood, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Community Organizing, Green News
Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

To see people from all walks of life take up service as a way to remember the tragedy of 9/11 is beauty from ashes. It is also part of the solution that will put our nation on the road to recovery, permanently.

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Cleaning Some of the Fox Off of Van Jones

David Roberts | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Communism, Swiftboating, Fox News, Community Organizing, Glenn Beck, Van Jones, Green News
David Roberts

If the conservative movement were smart it would claim Van Jones as one if its own. But then, it's not smart. It's Glenn Beck.

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Congo: Midwives Transform Trash Into Hope

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Rape, Democratic Republic of Congo, Humanitarian, Drc, Mountain Gorilla, Midwives, Grassroots, Conflict Zone, War, United Nations, Georgianne Nienaber, Congo, Secretray of State, Clinic, Wise Women, Virunga Park, Aprosaf, IDP Camps, Womens Issues, Homeless, Community Organizing, Hillary Clinton, Charcoal, Emmanuel De Merode, Refugees, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Since Secretary Clinton ended her African trip, the news cycle has seemingly abandoned the women of Congo.

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A Bronx group's battle with the Yankees reminds us about real community organizing

Miguel Guadalupe | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Community Organizing, Bronx, Yankees, Michael Bloomberg, New York, Yankee Stadium, New York News
Miguel Guadalupe

4DSBx's mission is simple: to make sure the Yankees organization live up to promises made while garnering community support for their new stadium in the Bronx.

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