What is Organizing?
Community organizing is a set of practices that activate a whole community toward collective action together, used by leaders like Saul Alinsky, Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta, Mother Jones, and Martin Luther King Jr. It is different from activism and advocacy, in that those most impacted are at the heart of decision-making.
Organizing means we do things with, not for our neighbors.
Organizing means we do things with, not for our neighbors.
How We Organize
We encounter our neighbors listening to the deepest needs of our community. We hold one-to-one conversations, small groups, and house meetings to make sure we understand what issues are most impacting those on the margins of our community.
We unveil where power lies around these issues, speaking to elected officials and community leaders and taking time to analyze the path before us.
We take action with the whole of our community, committing to never doing anything alone. Sometimes we are partnered with service providers, other faith communities, teachers and school support staff, or youth. Sometimes we are partnered with all of the above.
We make space for time to pause, celebrating wins and evaluating what to keep doing and how to improve for next time.
We unveil where power lies around these issues, speaking to elected officials and community leaders and taking time to analyze the path before us.
We take action with the whole of our community, committing to never doing anything alone. Sometimes we are partnered with service providers, other faith communities, teachers and school support staff, or youth. Sometimes we are partnered with all of the above.
We make space for time to pause, celebrating wins and evaluating what to keep doing and how to improve for next time.
