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Gathering Power
The Future of Progressive Politics in America
by Paul Osterman
ISBN: 0807043389
ISBN-13: 9780807043387
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 2003
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.48 pounds
Pages: 256
Publisher's Notes
Democrats are looking for the right national message that will attract the most voters, leaving progressive politics to operate from the margins. Paul Osterman argues that political change lies not in crafting a better message to beam from Washington but rather in effective local action. Gathering Power explores the most successful and promising organization to enable local activism and strengthen our democracy: the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF).
Osterman focuses on the successes of Valley Interfaith, a progressive multiracial coalition founded by the charismatic Ernesto Cortes. It is based in the Rio Grande Valley, which straddles the border between Texas and Mexico and, since the passage of NAFTA, has been one of the fastest growing regions in America, as well as one of the poorest. With the help of the IAF, and working primarily through local churches, Valley Interfaith has brought together Latino residents to improve their communities.They have fought for, and won, reform in their schools and improved wages—but most important, the members of Valley Interfaith have been transformed into activists, ready to take on future battles as a community.
GATHERING POWER shows how the IAF teaches people to become activists, and argues that religious values have an important place in progressive politics
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Beacon Press, 2003. First edition. . Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Some chipping at top of jacket spine, slight wear along rest of jacket edges. Clean and unmarked inside, tightly bound. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. ( more information) Offered by Dale's Books (Canada)
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