Michael Jacoby Brown has more than 30 years of experience building community organizations. He has trained hundreds of individuals involved with a variety of nongovernmental organizations who have proceeded to build groups focused on social change. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.
"A practical, much-needed skills-building manual for a wide range
of readers. Beginners will find a broad guide to the work. Veterans
will find critical points of reflection, evaluation and
re-orientation." --National Organizers Alliance Ark Magazine
'At a time when national power is held by the wealthy classes,
there is an urgent need, if democracy is to survive, for people to
organize in their own communities. For this, Michael Brown is a
superb guide. His book is full of thoughtful, practical advice for
community organizers, and indeed for anyone who wants to
participate at the grass roots in making ours a more just society."
--Howard Zinn, author, A People's History of the United States
"Covers all the organizing principles and methods and also breaks
out 25 specific written exercises people can do." --Social
Policy
"Michael Jacoby Brown distills more than 30 years of organizing
into his book, which every aspiring and veteran activist should
own. This book is strongly recommended." --Library Journal
"This no-nonsense, user-friendly guidebook is replete with sound
organizing advice . . . the book's nicely illustrated, jargon-free,
pragmatic, and skilled pedagogical format makes it a wonderful
textbook for teaching community organizing." --Journal of Community
Practice
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