Fighting Injustice With Love
On Valentine’s Day, job seekers and organizers will deliver candy and flowers to local and state officials, contractors associations, and other stakeholders with the goal of changing federal regulations to get […]
4 Organizing Trends You’ll See in 2014
Community organizing is changing. It's more social media driven and younger. Immigration advocacy alone has brought a new sector of young leaders into organizing: the DREAMERS. The field also seems […]
The Push for Public School
Confusion, ambivalence and anger all seem to accompany many discussions of public education. High stakes testing, positive behavior intervention and supports (PBIS) , wrap around services, isolation rooms, and common core […]
Nelson Mandela was a Community Organizer
Off the top of your head, what was Nelson Mandela’s job title? “Icon?” Nope. “Inspiring speaker?” Nope. “National leader?” Nope. “World figure?” Nope. He was, of course, all of these things. Those […]
U.S. Catholic Funders: Resist Calls to Abandon Social Justice
In the last few years community organizers have learned it’s in their self-interest to become astute Vatican watchers. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) which is run by the US Conference […]
Immigration Leaders Take a Stand…In Handcuffs
Immigrants are increasingly putting their bodies on the line, hoping to move immigration reform. On Oct. 8, a Chicago activist was one of roughly 200 protesters arrested outside the nation’s […]
What’s Wrong With Milwaukee’s Hiring Practices? Almost Everything
When the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee announced back in 2011 that they would be conducting an $82 million dollar rehab of the state's largest public housing development, Westlawn Gardens, everyone […]
Bus Tour Fueled by Immigration Reform
One bus, four days, seven states, 11 cities, nine Congressional offices visited and 40 people riding a bus to advocate for a better path to citizenship. Those impressive numbers summarize […]
Section 3: It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Section 3 was a truly creative idea when it was inaugerated in 1968: Let's give low-income residents the first crack at the jobs that public housing generates. Unfortunately, several generations later, […]
A Hero on the Bench: WI Judge Takes on Real Impacts of Highway Expansion
When we go looking for the heroes and heroines who defend our freedoms, we tend to look backward: George Washington, Mother Jones, Harriet Tubman, etc. But sometimes giants are walking […]
Transit Initiatives Boosted by Employers
It’s been clear for several years that more people than ever support public transit. In vote after vote, people consistently say yes to taxes for transit creation. In 2012, 79 […]
3 Initiatives to Drive the New Secretary of Transportation
President Obama on April 29 nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for Secretary of Transportation. Transit advocates are hoping that Foxx's experience as the successful mayor of a mid-size city will […]