Community Allies Building a Strong Network Wednesday August 13 730845 Agenda 730 800 Power Analysis of Labor Unions Labor Community POWER 800 830 Building a Sustainable Network ID: 781989
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Community Allies: Building a Strong Network
Slide2Community Allies: Building a Strong Network
Wednesday, August 13
7:30-8:45
Agenda
7:30 – 8:00: Power Analysis of Labor Unions
Labor + Community = POWER
8:00 – 8:30: Building a Sustainable Network
Best Practices and New Models
8:30 – 8:45: Discussion and Wrap-Up
Slide3Building a Strong Network Begins with Community Organizing
Community organizing is a process by which a group of people organize and take measures to influence the policies or culture surrounding them. The term is usually, but not always, used to refer to local community organizing.
Slide4Building a Strong NetworkWhy is Community Organizing Important?
Because social change takes place and is more effective when people work together in an organized way. This gives us the POWER we need to achieve the changes we want.
Slide5Building a Strong NetworkUsing the Right Method
There is more than one way to organize a strong community network. People choose the methods that make the most sense to them and seem most likely to achieve their goals.
Slide6Building a Strong NetworkBasic Principles for Creating Social Change
Nonviolence-Preventing or minimizing violence against ourselves, each other, our communities, and the environment.
Social Transformation-Identifying and addressing the root causes of problems and creating solutions that truly make things better for all groups involved.
Slide7Building a Strong NetworkBasic Principles for Creating Social Change
Organizing-offering people the opportunity and support to work with others on problems they face.
Direct Democracy-Giving People the power to control their own lives, and maximizing their access to the decision-making processes that affect them.
Slide8Building a Strong NetworkBasic Principles for Creating Social Change
Economic Equality-Putting basic human needs first; insuring that all have enough before any get much more.
Social Equality-Promoting participation and leadership especially for those who have experienced discrimination in the workplace or society.
Slide9Building a Strong NetworkBest Practices
1800-1900 Mother Jones & Mine Workers- Mother Jones’ organizing methods included African American workers, women and children. Her organizing led to thousands of mines workers winning collective bargaining rights and the passage of the 1938 Child Labor Law.
1943 UAW & Community Campaign to Organize Ford
1969 Charleston Hospital Strike SEIU 1199 & Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Over 5,000
people marched in support of the
workers-including
labor leaders
and five U.S. Congressmen.
2000 Campaign for Workers Rights in South Carolina. The Charleston 5 International Longshoremen Strike: worldwide effort of dock workers, Labor, Civil Rights and Community.
2002 Southern California Strike gathered nationwide support for over 70,000 grocery store workers.
2006 “Day Without Immigrants” May 1
st
rallies, which contributed to the defeat of the HR 4437 Immigration Reform proposal, meant to criminalize all undocumented immigrants living within the United States.
2008 Smithfield Campaign, organized nationwide support of community, civil rights and labor organizations.
Slide10Building a Strong NetworkNew Models
2011 Occupy and the 99% Movement
Making Change at Walmart Black Friday Strike
Fast-Food Workers Strike,
Demand for
'Living
Wages‘
Detroit’s Community Growth Partnership
One America—Immigrant Rights Coalition
Retail Justice Alliance for Better Jobs in Retail
Retail Action Project (RAP)
Slide11Building a Strong NetworkKey Steps
Working with community allies is a TWO way street. You must understand their self interest. There must be a deep understanding of the ally
organization, its mission
, its officers and members, how the organization operates
.
Community allies often want a sense of ownership, which doesn’t mean full control, but a seat at the table, and their ideas acknowledged and considered.
Slide12Building a Strong Network Key Steps
Make sure that the relationship is transparent
Present clear goals and objectives
Know the challenges of the ally organization (people power, funding, resources, etc.)
Understand the decision making process
Understand the structure of the ally organization
Understand the capacity of the ally organization (can they accomplish the task).