Thanks to Sarah Palin (with an assist from Rudy Giuliani), the media are finally paying attention to community organizing. As David Moberg and I write in our Huffington Post column today (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/palin-attacks-on-communit_b_129568.html), in the past few weeks, many reporters, columnists and editorial writers have written about the community organizers in their midst, triggered by the Republicans’ orchestrated attacks on Barack Obama’s community organizing experience. In addition, dozens of community organizers and their allies have written op-ed columns explaining what they do and why community organizing is important in our society and culture. For the first time in memory, America is having a national conversation about grassroots activism, challenging some of the myths and stereotypes about organizing. Our Huffington Post piece offers an analysis of the backlash, provides links to the many articles, editorials and columns published in recent weeks, examines why the media generally ignore community organizing, and briefly summarizes the history and current condition of community organizing, with links to many of the key groups and websites for those who want to learn more.
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