Tag: Community
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Taking Power at the Municipal Level
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A review of two books about experiences in Richmond, California.
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Jane F. McAlevey, ‘No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age’: A Review Essay
New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0190624712 This is an absolutely important—and brilliant—recent book by someone who knows what she’s talking about. It is clear, thoughtful and, yes, inspiring. It is a book that I believe should be read by every social change activist in (at least) North America. It is written by…
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January 1948: Tragic death of immigrant workers inspires a song of solidarity
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The fire began over Los Gatos Canyon. It started in the left engine-driven fuel pump. The plane crashed 20 miles west of Coalinga, California, on January 28, 1948. It came down into hills which, as one commentator noted, at that time of year are “a beautiful green, splendid with wildflowers … a place of breathtaking…