Banska Stiavnica We trudged in the snow finally in Slovakia, but the temperature was tolerable, especially for the middle fat of February, though it was easy to see that the challenges of living in some of the shelters we visited were extreme and the stories we heard of forced relocations were enraging. Our first visit …
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Coalitions in All Shapes and Sizes Fraught with Potential and Peril
Banksa Bystrica Having listened carefully to the presentation on the work of the central Slovakian coalition, Together There is More of Us, I was especially curious about the workshop led by Melody Lopez, executive director of the New York Civic Engagement Table, whose work seems largely to be creating, servicing, and directing coalitions of all …
“Together There is More of Us” – A Winning Campaign in Slovakia
Banska Bystrica We heard an interesting presentation by Martina Strmeňová, one of the CKO or Center for Community Organizing staff, at their headquarters in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. It’s not a model, and many might have done it differently, but it was an important campaign coalition that was assembled to oppose the threat posed by a …