Activism and social change : lessons for community organizing by Shragge, Eric, 1948- instant download

Activism and social change : lessons for community organizing by Shragge, Eric, 1948- instant download

xl, 184 pages ; 24 cm, \"Drawing on over thirty years of experience in community development practice, Eric Shragge offers a unique historical perspective on activism, linking various forms of local organizing to the broader goal of fundamental social change, This new edition places contemporary community organizing in a post-9/11 context and includes a discussion of national and international organizing efforts - in the Middle East, in the Occupy movement, in European resistance to austerity measures, and in recent student protests in Quebec. A new chapter-length case study covering Shragge's long-term involvement with the Immigrant Workers Centre in Montreal offers one of the few English-language discussions of community organizing in Quebec. Activism and Social Change is an excellent core or supplementary text in courses on social movements, community organizing, or community development.\"--Pub. desc, Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. Theoretical Perspectives and Models of Community Work -- 2. Getting from There to Here: Historical Development of Community Work -- 3. The Legacy and Tradition of Social Action -- 4. Social Action Continues: Fighting Back in a Neo-liberal Age -- 5. Community as Containment or New Possibilities? -- 6. Conclusion: Fighting the Good Fight -- The Immigrant Workers Centre