Oakland Running up and down California from south to north and back and forth to do Q&A after trial screenings with the documentary, “The Organizer,” and coupling that with my new book, Nuts & Bolts: The ACORN Fundamentals of Organizing, I have been trying to determine how we might use the film as an organizing …
Category: Organizing
UndocuFund and the Philippines
Petaluma Two interesting meetings, one in San Jose and the other in the north bay city of Petaluma in Sonoma County brought the issues of immigrants, both documented and undocumented in California, into stark relief. I tracked down Davin Cardenas, co-director of the North Bay Organizing Project, and lead organizer for their tenant organizing for …
Hedge Fund Housing Horror Stories in California
San Jose At the University of California at Santa Cruz in the question and answer period after THE ORGANIZER, I got what has become a standard question about the role of social media in organizing. I’m always kind but clear. Social media is a fantastic and inexpensive communication tool that is invaluable for organizing, but …