Winter 2003, Vol. 34, No. 2Spring 2004, Vol. 34, No. 3
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| Voter Turn-Out: Setting up the Machinery and Making It Work Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor showed itself to be an effective player in Los Angeles politics when it provided leadership in the recent defeat of a new Wal-Mart in Inglewood, California -- defeat by a margin of 2 to 1. Other partners in this fight were the LA Alliance, IAF, Clergy and ... [more]By: Charles Lester 18-10-04 03:15 |
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| Special Feature: Organizing Youth Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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There is much to be enthusiastic about in these reports on growing activity among young people. Commitment, talent, energy, curiosity and intellect are abundantly present in the tales told herein. In many instances youth are leading their seniors to re-examine the work of “adult” organizations. Y... [more]By: Mike Miller 18-10-04 03:15 |
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| Youth and Community Organizing Today Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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When 17-year-old Sadeelah Muhyee walked into an Oakland radio station for a field trip last fall, a slickly designed brochure promoting new low-cost youth bus passes called out to her from the station’s lobby. “Our youth group made that happen,” Muhyee told the middle-aged man guiding the station t... [more]By: Daniel Hosang 18-10-04 03:16 |
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| The People Closest to the Problem Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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It was more than five years ago that the thought of hiring some teenagers who would be trained to become grass roots institutionally-based community organizers was first uttered publicly in a formal meeting setting, and I was scared. It was an unexpected agenda item being brought up during the... [more]By: Don Stahlhut 18-10-04 03:17 |
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| Towards A Chicago School of Youth Organizing Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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Chicago has always occupied a special place in the American mind. As the symbolic capitol of “Middle America,” Chicago has served as a testing ground for ideas that have influenced fields as varied as sociology, architecture, and economics. The city also has a rich history of community, labor, civ... [more]By: Alyson Parham and Jeff Pinzino 18-10-04 03:17 |
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| The West Coast Story: The Emergence of Youth Organizing in California Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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California is, and has always been, an awkward amalgam of different regions. While demonstrating many unifying elements, youth organizing in California is ultimately shaped by the political and economic histories and dynamics of the state’s four primary regions -- Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Fr... [more]By: Adapted by Patricia Soung from a longer piece by Ryan Pintado-Vertner 18-10-04 03:18 |
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| A New Generation of Southerners: Youth Organizing in the South Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs | ||
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The South occupies a central place in America’s historical memory. As the region where the first people of people of color were imported en masse and in bondage, its slave trade spurred a Civil War and shaped our Constitution. The region engendered the Civil Rights movement, forcing the nation to ... [more]By: Patricia Soung from a longer version by Charles Price and Kim Diehl 18-10-04 03:19 |
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