“Michael Brown is an experienced and savvy organizer. His humanity and skill both shine through in this useful and important new book. Michael tells us not just how ordinary people can organize to change the balance of power in our world, but why we must do so, if we are to build the just and [...]
Read more →“Michael Brown has written a vital textbook for social activists, entrepreneurs and just about anyone who wants to get things done. This is a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to accomplishing social change, including invaluable self-interview forms and questionnaires that enable the reader to define specific motives and personal goals. Many of the writer’s primary concepts and [...]
Read more →“This book inspired me to imagine a course I was about to teach on community organization as a project in community organization – self-government. It worked. Michael Brown knows how to take from the Big Picture a snapshot of life – the way organizers really see it.” Robert Ross, Sociology Professor, Clark University & author, [...]
Read more →“This book would be applicable for Love Canal, for fighting a proposed facility or something as simple as a stop sign.” Lois Marie Gibbs, Founder Love Canal Homeowners’ Association and Executive Director, Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Read more →“Michael Brown has given us a gift. .Bravo! and Amen! Through stories and analysis from his years of training organizers, he explains the strategy, the theory, the techniques and the most important lesson — ORGANIZE!” Heather Booth, Founder Midwest Academy
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