03296nam 2200649Ia 450 991078183880332120230721032156.00-8166-5384-4(CKB)1000000000485008(EBL)334227(OCoLC)476140775(SSID)ssj0000216309(PQKBManifestationID)11197492(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216309(PQKBWorkID)10198709(PQKB)10385225(MiAaPQ)EBC334227(OCoLC)216934019(MdBmJHUP)muse39601(Au-PeEL)EBL334227(CaPaEBR)ebr10215807(CaONFJC)MIL522978(EXLCZ)99100000000048500820071107d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOrganizing urban America[electronic resource] secular and faith-based progressive movements /Heidi J. SwartsMinneapolis University of Minnesota Press20081 online resource (333 p.)Social movements, protest, and contention ;v. 28Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4839-5 0-8166-4838-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction. Invisible actors : community organizing, agenda setting, and American social movements -- Different mobilizing cultures : congregation-based organizing and ACORN -- Religion and progressive politics : congregation-based Community Organizing's innovative cultural strategy -- Experimenting with national organizing campaigns : ACORN's innovative political strategy -- Organizing is a numbers game : St. Louis ACORN -- A seat at the regional table : Metropolitan Congregations United for St. Louis -- La puebla unida : ACORN in the Sunbelt -- The power is in the relationship : San Jose PACT -- The results of organizing -- American inequality and the potential of community organizing.Heidi J. Swarts explores activist groupsÕ cultural, organizational, and political strategies. Focusing on ACORN chapters and church federations, Swarts demonstrates how congregation-based organizing has developed an innovative cultural strategy, and how ACORNÕs national structure allows it to coordinate campaigns quickly. By making these often-invisible grassroots organizers evident, Swarts sheds light on factors that constrain or enable other social movements in the United States.Social movements, protest, and contention ;v. 28.Community organizationUnited StatesCase studiesCommunity development, UrbanUnited StatesUrban renewalUnited StatesCitizen participationReligion and politicsUnited StatesCommunity organizationCommunity development, UrbanUrban renewalCitizen participation.Religion and politics307.3/4160973Swarts Heidi J1468094MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781838803321Organizing urban America3679059UNINA