Bibliography
Alinsky, Saul. Reveille for Radicals (Vintage, 1989).
Alinsky, Saul. Rules for Radicals (Vintage, 1989).
Bäckstrand, K. “Civic Science for Sustainability: Reframing the Role of Experts, Policy-makers and Citizens in Environmental Governance,” Global Environmental Politics 3:4, 24-41, 2003.
Bobo, Kim, J. Kendall and S. Max. Organizing for Social Change: Midwest Academy Manual for Activists (Seven Locks, 2001).
Corburn, J. Street Science. (MIT Press, 2005), 25-46.
Dreier, Peter. “Community Empowerment Strategies: The Limits and Potential of Community Organizing in Urban Neighborhoods,” Cityscape 2:2 (May 1996), 121-159.
Fischer, F. Citizens, Experts, and the Environment: The Politics of Local Knowledge. (Duke University Press, 2000), 68-86 and 147-169.
Ganz, Marshall. Why David Sometimes Wins (Oxford University Press, 2009).
Hart, Stephen. Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics: Styles of Engagement Among Grassroots Activists (University of Chicago Press, 2001).
hooks, bell. Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. (Routledge, 1994)
King, Mel. Chain of Change (South End Press, 1981).
Moses, Robert. Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights (Beacon Press, 2001).
Osterman, Paul. “Overcoming Oligarchy: Culture and Agency in Social Movement Organizations,” Administrative Science Quarterly (December 2006).
Osterman, Paul. Gathering Power (Beacon Press, 2002).
Sen, Rinku. Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy (Jossey-Bass, 2003).
Smock, Smock. Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban Change (Columbia University Press, 2003).
Su, Celina. Streetwise for Booksmarts (Cornell University Press, 2009), 46-105.
Traynor, W. and J. Andors. “Network Organizing: A Strategy for Building Community Engagement” (National Housing Institute, 2005).
More Examples of Community Organizing
City Life / Vida Urbana, based in Boston
Strategic Concepts for Organizing, Policy and Education, based in Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Environmental Network, based in the San Francisco Bay Area
Organizing Asian Communities (also known as Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence), based in New York City
Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC, based in New Orleans East, LA
Lawrence Community Works, based in Lawrence, MA
Kerala Model of Development This highlights the Kerala Model of development, which employs a Freirian framework.
The Rucks Society provides training for people and organizations interested in participating in civil disobedience in the name of environmental justice.
Vandana Shiva organizes farmers and focuses on reclaiming the commons. She is an ecofeminist who works towards Earth Democracy, food sovereignty, and water rights.
Links & Further Reading
Information on Paulo Freire and his pedagogy
GMO Organizing Toolkit The second half of this toolkit is applicable to any person or group interested in community organizing. Highlights include information on how to develop campaign strategy, how to conduct meetings, and how to hold press conferences and write press releases.