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 …
Category: Community Organizing
When Politics Becomes a Barrier, Rather than Leverage
Thessaloniki I was lucky. With little time and information, people we had met in Brussels with contacts back home in Greece were able to pull together ten or so activists of various stripes and persuasions agreed to come together to learn about ACORN and community organizing on a Saturday evening in Thessaloniki, the second largest …
Pedestrian Right-of-Way Becomes Interesting Tactic
Sofia When walking the streets of Sofia with colleagues, as always I’ve been all eyes and ears to new experiences and amazing sights, but I have to admit, I’ve had trouble adapting to the cavalier way many of them approach street crossings. Unless there is a clear light with a red or green “walking …