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- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 17:52:57 -0500 (EST)
- From: Aaron D Wilson <adw7@columbia.edu>
- To: drctalk-l@netcom.com
- Subject: Re: Organizing Books
- Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950223171234.26713B-100000@namaste.cc.columbia.edu>
-
- As promised here is a list of books I have in my collection that
- deal with the subjects of political activism, organizing, leadership
- development, and community organizing. Those I have marked with an
- asterisk (*) have proven to be especially useful to me.
-
- * "How People Get Power", by Si Kahn. 1994 (Latest edition)
-
- * "Organizing", by Si Kahn. 1991 ( " " )
-
- "Political Organizing in Grassroots Politics", by Daniel
- Russell. 1990 ( Association of Community Organizations for
- Reform Now or ACORN's organizing handbook).
-
- "Rules for Radicals", By Saul Alinsky. 1971
-
- * "War Resister League--Organizer's Manual. 1981 (You may have to
- look for this in an academic library, as it is out of print).
-
- * "Resource Manual for a Living Revolution", by Virginia Coover,
- et al. 1981
-
- * "Organizing for Power and Empowerment", by Jacqueline B.
- Mondros and Scott M. Wilson. 1994 (An amazing book, has a chapter
- called Maintaining and Deepening Membership Participation...)
-
- "Organizing for Community Action", by Steve Burghardt. 1982
-
- "NORML Activist Packet", Available for $15 from National NORML.
- I recently purchased a copy and have found it to be an excellent
- resource. A must for any marijuana activist.
-
- "Why We Can't Wait", by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. 1964
- (This is a first hand account of the campaign to desegregate
- Birmingham, Alabama. Great stuff on CD in America).
-
- "Conquest of Violence", by Joan Bondurant. 1965 (Analysis of five
- Ghandhian campaigns).
-
- "Steal This Book", by Abbie Hoffman. 1971 (Learn why the power
- structure hated the Yippies...)
-
- "Roots to Power: A Manual for Grassroots Organizing", by W.
- Collette. 1984
-
-
-
- I hope people take the time to check at least a few of these out.
- Like I said before, why should we re-invent the wheel? There is a huge
- amount of practical knowledge, all based on hard experience, out there
- for us to use.
- Aaron Wilson
-