Companion Lectures For Progressive Community Organizing in a Globalizing World By Loretta Pyles Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 Tactics, Power and change By engaging in critical thinking and group dialogue, organizers can identify the types of power for change that may lie behind their issue and then consider the power mechanisms that are feasible to pursue. There are four types to consider: Political/legislative powerPolitical/legislative power Consumer powerConsumer power Legal/regulatory powerLegal/regulatory power Strike and disruptive powerStrike and disruptive power Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 types of policy advocacy Ballot-based advocacy seeks to change the composition of governmental positions through the electoral process. Legislative advocacy is the practice of securing, enacting, or blocking specific legislative proposals. Analytic-based advocacy is the data-driven critical study of social issues and reform. Implementation advocacy works in the context of the administrative implementation and evaluation of social policies and programs. Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 asset-based community development The Traditional Path— Deficiency Oriented Needs mapping determine how problems are to be addressed through deficiency-oriented policies and programs Intervention community teaches people the nature and extent of their problems, and the value of services as the answer to their problems; many residents come to believe that their well-being depends upon being a client, as a person with special needs that can only be met by outsiders This leads to fragmentation of efforts and denies the basic community wisdom which regards problems as tightly intertwined; targets funds toward service providers not to residents; can have negative effects on the nature of local leadership Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 Asset-based community development The Alternative Path: Capacity-Focused Can lead toward the development of policies and activities based on the capacities, skills and assets of lower income people Significant community development happens only when local community people are committed to investing themselves in the effort The key to neighborhood regeneration is to locate all of the available local assets to begin connecting them with one another in ways that multiply their power and effectiveness and to begin harnessing those local institutions that are not yet available for local development purposes Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 3 Basic principles of ABCD 1. 1.Start with what is present in the community not with what is absent or what is problematic or what the community needs 2. 2.Internally-focused - focus on the agenda building and problem-solving capacities 3. 3.Relationship driven – to constantly build and rebuild the relationships between and among local residents, local associations and institutions Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 Direct action The purpose of direct action is to create interference with the status quo. This disruption may involve shaking up entrenched ways of thinking about issues or creating problems in the operations of an institution Gamson’s (1990) study of the efficacy of social movements found that disruptive tactics in general are correlated with successful outcomes Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 tactical considerations Considerations when planning a direct action:Considerations when planning a direct action: The goals of the campaignThe goals of the campaign Organizational considerationsOrganizational considerations Constituents, allies and opponentsConstituents, allies and opponents TargetsTargets TacticsTactics Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 consensus organizing Consensus approaches to organizing builds on the mutual self-interest that diverse individuals share Marshall Rosenberg (2004) developed a practice known as Non-Violent Communication (NVC) that is relevant to negotiation and consenus-building NVC is grounded in the understanding that conflict occurs when individuals are not getting their basic needs met The NVC process entails four components: 1) observations; 2) feelings; 3) needs and 4) requests Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 9 cooperative economics/solidarity economy Rejects the industrial growth society and embraces a life sustaining society that affirms the idea that “small is beautiful” (Schumacher, 1973). Cooperatives promote equality among workers, thereby eliminating management and the time and money excesses that hierarchical companies require; thus, there is less discrepancy across worker wages. Examples include Mondragon in the Basque region of Spain and Evergreen Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.