Community Organizing in Eastern Massachusetts
Author | : Mark Shanahan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Citizens' associations |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Mark Shanahan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Citizens' associations |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Madeline del Carmen Fraser |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Melanie Ann Barron |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
In 2010, community organizers in Boston, MA began to lay the groundwork for a truth and reconciliation process about the long-term impacts of the violence and racism surrounding the desegregation/busing crisis in the 1970s. Organizers believe that the busing crisis still presents impediments to the ability of communities of color in Boston to live well and participate in public life. I contextualize their efforts first as a response to the failures of the liberal democratic reforms that marked the civil rights movement. Rather than truly reforming the structures that permit the existence of racialized inequalities, I argue that the liberal democratic state instead systematically preserves and enhances white privileged access to resources. The state does this by resolving crises in such a way that places racism and inequality outside the purview of state responsibility by constructing a "post-racist" sensibility. I demonstrate this by examining two seminal court cases in Boston: Morgan v. Hennigan and Wessman v. Boston School Committee. Second, in order to achieve equality, I argue that the notions of justice and rights must be expanded in order to achieve a positive conception of rights--one in which it is possible to advocate for the rights of groups rather than liberal individuals. Thus, I conceptualize the organizers' efforts as a way to use a restorative conception of justice to assert a Right to the City, in terms of asserting a right to live well and participate in public life.
Author | : Massachusetts. Department of Community Affairs. Division of Social and Economic Opportunity |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Community development |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles D. Garvin |
Publisher | : Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | : 657 |
Release | : 2017-05-16 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1462530613 |
This definitive text, now revised and expanded, has introduced thousands of students and practitioners to the theory and practice of social work with groups. Leading authorities outline major models of group work and address critical issues in planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions. The Handbook describes applications in all the major practice settings--mental health, prevention, child welfare, substance abuse, health care, aging, corrections, and more--as well as organizational and community settings. A strong focus on empowerment, social justice, and diversity is woven throughout. The empirical foundations of group work are reviewed, and innovative research methods discussed. New to This Edition: *Incorporates over a decade of advances in the field *Heightened focus on practitioner-researcher collaboration. *Two chapters on substance abuse prevention with youth. *Chapters on social justice work, evidence-based practice, offender reentry, intimate partner violence, intergroup dialogue, working with immigrants and refugees, qualitative methods, and intervention research. *Major updates on existing topics, such as cognitive-behavioral group work, psychoeducational groups, health care settings, and technology-mediated groups. *Integrative epilogue that synthesizes key themes.
Author | : United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Planning Department |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Community development, Urban |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lee Staples |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2016-02-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
The third edition of the manual for community organizers tells readers how to most effectively implement community action for social change, clearly laying out grassroots organizing principles, methods, and best practices. Written for those who want to improve their own lives or the lives of others, this thoroughly revised how-to manual presents techniques groups can use to organize successfully in pursuit of their dreams. The book combines time-tested, universal principles and methods with cutting-edge material addressing new opportunities and challenges. It covers basic concepts and best practices and offers step-by-step guidelines on things an organizer needs to know, such as how to identify issues, formulate strategies, set goals, recruit participants, and much more. The work focuses on six organizing arenas: turf/geography, failth-based, issue, identity, shared experience, and work-related. It offers new or expanded material addressing community development, use of social media, internal organizational dynamics, electoral organizing, evaluation/assessment, and prevention of burnout for key leaders. There are also nuts-and-bolts articles by experts who address topics such as action research, lobbying, legal tactics, and grassroots fundraising. Numerous case examples, charts, worksheets, and small group exercises enrich the discussion and bring the material to life.
Author | : Donald R. Keating |
Publisher | : Green Tree Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Citizens' associations |
ISBN | : 9780919476639 |
Author | : Mark Holbrook Hatch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Community organization |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Shel Silverstein |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2014-02-18 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0061965103 |
As The Giving Tree turns fifty, this timeless classic is available for the first time ever in ebook format. This digital edition allows young readers and lifelong fans to continue the legacy and love of a classic that will now reach an even wider audience. "Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. This moving parable for all ages offers a touching interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a bestselling children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. He is also the creator of picture books including A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and the perennial favorite The Giving Tree, and of classic poetry collections such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, Don't Bump the Glump!, and Runny Babbit. And don't miss the other Shel Silverstein ebooks, Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in the Attic!