PDF-[READ]-No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required Todays progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC and capitols throughout the West where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests Labor unions now focus on the narrowest possible understanding of the interests of their members and membership continues to decline in lockstep with the narrowing of their goals Meanwhile promising movements like Occupy Wall Streetand Black Lives Matter lack sufficient power to accomplish meaningful change Why do progressives in the United States keep losing on so many issuesIn No Shortcuts Jane McAlevey argues that progressives can win but lack the organized power to enact significant change to outlast their bosses in labor fights and to hold elected leaders accountable Drawing upon her experience as a scholar and longtime organizer in the student environmental and labor movements McAlevey examines cases from labor unions and social movements to pinpoint the factors that helped them succeed or fail to accomplish their intended goals McAlevey makes a compelling case that the great social movements of previous eras gained their power from massorganizing a strategy todays progressives have mostly abandoned in favor of shallow mobilization or advocacy She ultimately concludes that in order to win progressive movements need strong unions built from bottomup organizing strategies that place the power for change in the hands of workersand ordinary people at the community levelBeyond the concrete examples in this book McAleveys arguments have direct implications for anyone involved in organizing for social change Much more than cogent analysis No Shortcuts explains exactly how progressives can go about rebuilding powerful movements at work in our communities and atthe ballot box. 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Test Analysis. Where are we now?. Hayes wins the presidency because he promises to end . Reconstruction. Reconstruction was forced acceptance of freed slaves, imposed by the North on the South. Food for Thought: should we force people to be moral?. 1865-1914. UNIT VI: “The Gilded Age.”. So, what is it all about?. “The transformation of the United States from an agricultural to an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society brought about significant political, economic, diplomatic, social, environmental and cultural changes.” . 1877-1900. The Gilded Age. Name comes from the title . of an 1873 Mark Twain . book. Referred to . the “superficial glitter” of the new wealth that developed in the late . 1800s. Dominated by a belief in . Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing New Grantmaking Program 2017. Pipelines to Power – FCYO New Multi-Year Grant Program 2017. “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass, 1857.  . The Gilded Age in America: Successes. : . 1. Displays of wealth and excess among upper class. 2. 2nd industrial revolution. 3. Labor union movements. Gilded Age . But underneath, there were problems. American author . Mark Twain. To “gild” something is to lay a thin layer of gold. over some rougher/cheaper base material. Gilded Age. Refers to the period after the Civil War through 1900. Period of great economic and population growth. Lecture 5. Hartmut Kaiser. hkaiser@cct.lsu.edu. http://www.cct.lsu.edu/˜. hkaiser. /spring_2015/csc1254.html. Abstract. We will discuss functions as the main means of organizing computation. We rework the student grades example to be . The golden gleam of the gilded surface hides the cheapness of the metal underneath.”--Mark Twain . What . do you think this quote means?. What is Twain trying to say?. What are some industrial problems America has during the Industrial Revolution . Section 6.3 (230-232) . The Spirit of the Gilded Age. The . Rossers. Today’s Agenda. September 21, 2015. Collect “letter home” paragraph. Reminder: HIPE (Essay or Presentation) due in 1 week. Put finished slide show in my Inbox by Monday morning. So what is POWER?. Power is the ability to act.. Power is not good or bad. It is how you use it and toward what end.. Power unchecked or unaccountable can corrupt – it can also reveal…. Power is not a zero sum game – there is not a limited amount.. August 18, 2015. Allegra Stout. astout@bostoncil.org, 617-338-6665. Community Organizer, . Boston Center for Independent Living. Example:. Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities in Massachusetts. Section 6.3 (230-232) . 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