Organizing urban America secular and faith-based progressive movements / Heidi J. Swarts.

Author/creator Swarts, Heidi J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Descriptionxxxii, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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SeriesSocial movements, protest, and contention ; v. 28
Contents Introduction. Invisible actors : community organizing, agenda setting, and American social movements -- Different mobilizing cultures : congregation-based organizing and ACORN -- Religion and progressive politics : congregation-based Community Organizing's innovative cultural strategy -- Experimenting with national organizing campaigns : ACORN's innovative political strategy -- Organizing is a numbers game : St. Louis ACORN -- A seat at the regional table : Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis -- La puebla unida : ACORN in the Sunbelt -- The power is in the relationship : San Jose PACT -- The results of organizing -- American inequality and the potential of community organizing.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.
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ISBN9780816648382 (hc : alk. paper)
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