Topics: Activism : Community Building
Community building has come to refer to a variety of intentional efforts to (a) organize and strengthen social connections or (b) build common values that promote collective goals. Literally, community building means building more community (an interim goal) as a way of achieving some set of desired outcomes (safer neighborhoods, healthier children and families, better-preserved cultural traditions, more profitable businesses, and so forth). While specific meanings vary widely depending on context, community building emphasizes the beneficial aspects of key processes (actions) that shape relationships, values, psychological attachment, and other aspects of community. As such, community building bears important connections to community organizing and community development." (Xavier de Souza Briggs)
Saul Alinsky
Born 1909, died 1972, Chicago, Illinois."A passionate believer that social justice could be achieved through American democracy, Saul Alinsky methodically showed the 'have-nots' how to organize their communities, target the power brokers and politically out-maneuver them.
More »