organizing the gateway city

ORGANIZING THE GATEWAY CITY How do campaigns for economic & social justice organize the fragmented St. Louis metropolitan area? Scott Humphrey | 2014 PROBLEM Fragmentation impedes collaboration & limits solidarity • Political constituencies are splintered by ward based factionalism, metro area sprawls across 87 municipalities; • Ongoing racial division inherits legacy of segregation & racialized poverty; • Antagonistic state legislature puts progressive groups on defensive. “Prejudice is literally baked into the city’s brown bricks.” -- Catholic Services Director APPROACH Case study interview model shows how organizations work through networks • Objective was to determine how organizers working for economic & social justice identiﬁed priorities and worked within & outside existing institutions; • Historical analysis of political, economic & social issues placed contemporary struggles in context; • Accounts of progressive groups working through congregations were tested with interviews of faith leaders & laity. FINDINGS Congregation-based community organizing builds power across fractured space • Secular and progressive groups rely on relationships with faith leaders and congregation organizers to reach “pre-organized” St. Louisians; • Priorities for campaigns are set in concert with more conservative suburban church-goers and the local Catholic leadership; • Building power across the urban and suburban metro area, campaigns attempt to jump scale. CAMPAIGN CASE STUDY FAST FOOD WORKER ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN CASE STUDY STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVES

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organizing the gateway city

how do campaigns for economic & social justice organize the fragmented St. Louis metropolitan area?

Scott humphrey | 2014

ProbLemFragmentation impedes collaboration &

limits solidarity•Politicalconstituenciesaresplinteredbywardbasedfactionalism,metroareasprawlsacross87municipalities;•Ongoingracialdivisioninheritslegacyof segregation&racializedpoverty;•Antagonisticstatelegislatureputsprogressivegroupsondefensive.“Prejudiceisliterallybakedintothecity’sbrownbricks.”--CatholicServicesDirector

aPProachCase study interview model shows how organizations work through networks

•Objectivewastodeterminehoworganizersworkingforeconomic&socialjusticeidentifiedprioritiesandworkedwithin&outsideexistinginstitutions;•Historicalanalysisof political,economic&socialissuesplacedcontemporarystrugglesincontext;•Accountsof progressivegroupsworkingthroughcongregationsweretestedwithinterviewsof faithleaders&laity.

findingSCongregation-based community organizing builds power

across fractured space•Secularandprogressivegroupsrelyonrelationshipswithfaithleadersandcongregationorganizerstoreach“pre-organized”St.Louisians;•Prioritiesforcampaignsaresetinconcertwithmoreconservativesuburbanchurch-goersandthelocalCatholicleadership;•Buildingpoweracrosstheurbanandsuburbanmetroarea,campaignsattempttojumpscale.

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