types of change organizations
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Types of social change organizations and how trhey challenge powerTRANSCRIPT
SAIC ACTIVISM & SOCIAL CHANGE
STUDENT GROUP
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL CHANGE INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZINGORGANIZING
“The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of struggle…Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning…Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will…
Find out what the people will submit to, and you have found the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
- Frederick Douglass, Letter to an abolitionist associate, 1849
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www.industrialareasfoundation.org
Saul Alinsky (1909 – 1972)
• Pioneer in grassroots democracy theory and practice
• Founder of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF)
• Master organizer and challenger of the status quo
“Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or
change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.” - Saul Alinsky
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The Midwest Academy teaches an organizing philosophy, methods and skills that enable ordinary people to actively participate in the democratic process. The Academy courses and consulting services are designed for progressive organizations and coalitions that utilize civic engagement activities to build citizen power at all levels of our democracy.
www.midwestacademy.com
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“Organizing for Social Change” A book that belongs in the hands of every progressive organizer. Now in its third edition, this 425 page manual covers every aspect of Direct Action Organizing."People power can still trump the power of big money. This book will tell you how to organize that power." Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
Direct Service
Self Help
Education
Advocacy
Direct Action
Source: Midwest Academy
Direct Service
Source: Midwest Academy
United Way's mission is to improve lives by mobilizing caring people to invest in the community where their resources are needed most.
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
Self Help
Source: Midwest Academy
Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership.
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
Education
Source: Midwest Academy
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
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Advocacy
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The mission of the ACLU is to preserve these protections and guarantees:
Your First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly. Freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state.
Your right to equal protection under the law - equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin.
Your right to due process - fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at stake.
Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into your personal and private affairs.
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
Direct Action
Source: Midwest Academy
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. ACORN's accomplishments include successful campaigns for better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and more. ACORN members participate in local meetings and actively work on campaigns, elect leadership from the neighborhood level up, and pay the organization's core expenses through membership dues and grassroots fundraisers.
TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONSORGANIZATIONS
FORMS OF COMMUNITY FORMS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGORGANIZING
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Accepts ExistingPower
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ChallengesExistingPower
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Source: Midwest Academy
FORMS OF COMMUNITY FORMS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGORGANIZING
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Level of involvement
of people directly affected by
problem
FORMS OF COMMUNITY FORMS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGORGANIZING
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Change of people involved in
problem
THREE PRINCIPLES OF THREE PRINCIPLES OF DIRECT ACTION ORGANIZINGDIRECT ACTION ORGANIZING
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1.Win real, immediate, concrete improvements in people’s live
2.Give people a sense of their own power
3.Alter the relationships of power