[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Wrong about social change??

[Sherwood Shankland via Dialogue]

True – via the ballot box – changing who is in office can make a major
difference in the story, policy and public priorities areas.

False - Action and implementation is another vast arena involving 1000s of
players, budgets and the will to act. / Sherwood

 

From: OE [mailto:oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of
jlepps at pc.jaring.my via OE
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 8:12 PM
To: James Wiegel; Colleague Dialogue; Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Wrong about social change??

 

False. 

Change rarely happens by trying to make other people do something. It's a
do-it-yourself operation. "Whoever sees the need, does the deed." "D-O-O-P"
was a project mantra (Do Our Own Project). Or, as we once said, "If you're
waiting for the government to make the changes you want, you have a long
wait ahead" or something like that. 

It does require organizing people, not to hold representatives responsible,
but to get the work done.

John


At 12:17 PM 9/28/2014, James Wiegel via OE wrote:



"I've been doing social change work for more than 40 years, and I know that
organizing people to hold our elected officials accountable is the only
thing that actually makes change."  Wenonah Hauter.

True or false.  Please comment

Jim Wiegel

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