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Subject: Getting Back to Cmty Org and Building Local Power
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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:25:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chad Uhlenhopp Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: mi mismo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good Thursday Mornin' Yall,
While there is oodles and oodles to read out there on that world wide
web (and i have been known to forward more than my fair share along),
there are the episodic articles that merit me shouting out that 'this
one is a MUST READ!'
That said, I was tickled by the headliner in this week's Black
Commentator: "Getting Back to Community Organizing and Building Local Power"
http://www.blackcommentator.com/245/245_cover_community_organizing_jennings_ed_bd_torres.html
As one paragraph put it:
"Community-based organizations in communities of color must return to
their original mission on behalf of social justice, advocacy, and
political mobilization of residents.
"This call, for greater emphasis on civic and political mobilization on
the part of smaller, community based nonprofits, is consistent with
political and economic developments today. As the concentration of
wealth spirals upward, and government seeks to distance itself from
safety-net activities, the collective political voice of
neighborhood-based nonprofits becomes crucial for representing the needs
of residents and local communities."
As someone recently reminded me, Obama was once a community organizer
and will keep working that into his campaign and campaign strategies
(god knows that he needs more of that, and less hawkish talking points
on bombin Pakistan!). And, amongst a few other unique factors at play, I
hope that his campaign continues to integrate local/power-building
strategies as the prime orientation of that work. <He aint quite got my
endorsement yet. But next Thursday's event in Washington Sq Park could
change all that...>
muchlove to you all in these frenetic times,
chad.
P.S. For those of you who don't know Black Commentator, you ought to get
on their weekly mailing list of new articles and features. They are one
of the most reliable, cutting-edge and hard-hitting journalism
collectives/sources on the mighty WWW.
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