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Common Sense Democracy In Action:
Helpful Steps for Your Neighborhood
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Photo by Kurt Hedlund
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Steps for Creating Democratic Organization in Your Neighborhood
13 SIMPLE STEPS TO START A DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION FOR YOUR BLOCK
You are concerned about something on your block (ex. an abandoned and falling apart house). You think others are also concerned. You'd like to know how to address it. Click here to read more.
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DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WINNING AN ISSUE
What is the issue and how do you know it is one? Click here to read more.
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REQUIREMENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
The Save Our City Coalition (SOCC) adheres to three principles of organizing which it believes can result in a democratic community organization capable of addressing the political establishment in an effective and fair manner. Click here to read more.
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Photo by Kurt Hedlund
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AN ORGANIZER'S JOB
Listen, observe, build relationships of trust and accountability. Click here to read more.
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Report to the Center for Urban Research and Learning:
Evaluation of Community Empowerment
This report contains the analysis of an evaluation conducted by Dr. Susan Grossman and Dr. Edward Gumz of a model of community organization utilized on the northwest side of Chicago by the Save Our City Coalition (SOCC). The evaluation design was prepared with the assistance of Kimberly VanWagner and Kristen Poohl. Click here to read more.
"Majority-Based Neighborhood Organizing and Its
Role in Contemporary Community Practice"
by Susan F. Grossman, PhD and
Edward J. Gumz, PhD in the Journal of Community Practice 2003, Volume 11,
Number 2. This article is based on an interview with Clayton and other
participants in his community organizing work. Click here to read more.
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