Progressive Community Organizing

by Loretta Pyles

Now in its third edition, Progressive Community Transformative Practice in a Globalizing World introduces readers to the rich practice of progressive community organizing for social change while also providing concrete tools geared toward practitioner skill building. Drawing from social movement scholarship and social theory, this book articulates a transformative approach to organizing that embraces emergent strategies and healing justice. It emphasizes framing processes and the power of stories using story-based strategy and digital activism. Embracing intersectional organizing, the book addresses topics such as identity politics, microagressions, internalized oppression, and horizontal hostility with attention to recentering and allyship as a growth-oriented journey of solidarity and liberation. Readers will engage with case studies focused on issues such as poverty, racial justice, immigration, housing, health and mental health, and climate crisis. This new edition The book will be of interest to students and practitioners who want to become more skilled in structural analysis, praxis, and self-reflexivity through critical and transformative engagement with historical and current social problems, social movements, and social welfare.

320 pages, Paperback

Published December 30, 2020

Reviews

[Luca Suede · Rating 4 out of 5]

An incredibly useful text for folks interested in teaching about or making introductory resources surrounding community organizing. Academic, but accessible. Helpful case studies but I wanted a bit sharper or more aggressive analysis.