[Dialogue] Visionary Organizing (Bill Parker)

[steve har]

Regarding Visionary Organizing

Randy Williams found an equally interesting piece here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SjhNrNX34Ctl9EcWuafNN4W1oDIYlnL0PT0qm2Z5N3s/edit

1st 2 sentences
"Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn’t change one person
at a time. It changes as networks of relationships form among people
who discover they share a common cause and vision of what’s possible.
This is good news for those of us intent on changing the world and
creating a positive future".

There is a related point not either/or either onsite or online  but
onsite<--->online.
Doing a program in one little corner of the universe without sharing
it is just plain parochial or worse a little bit stingy.

Here is an example of local<->global sharing where someone picks up on
ICA's work with participatory methods on the West Side of  Chicago and
contrasts it with Saul Alinsky's organizing.
http://the99percent.com/articles/7175/99-Conference-2012-Key-Takeaways-On-Making-Ideas-Happen-(Pt-III).

Seem's like it might be a useful public reference point for the
Accelerate 77 Neighborhoods Program sponsored by ICA-USA this summer.

Really interesting exchange Harper & Parker. Hope you guys aren't so
busy that there is no space or imagination to share stories and
pictures.


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Steve Harrington