Monday, February 8, 7 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop
Si Kahn, “Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice” Si Kahn will discuss his book “Creative Community Organizing: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice,” about the work of Grassroots Leadership. This latest work by the legendary activist, musician and author, is a different kind of community organizing book. While it does outline many of the practical tactics organizers use, Kahn also examines community organizing as a way of thinking and a way of life.
“Creative Community Organizing” suggests ways that readers can identify and analyze the various options for action, weigh the positives and negatives and make choices among them. In other words, focus on the end goal and then determine the best strategies, tactics and methods to achieve that goal. It will help established community organizers become more creative and innovative, encourage them to question established principles and decide whether or not they still work. Those new to the field will discover a whole new way of looking at the world – they’ll gain a new sense of empowerment, understand that things don’t have to be the way they are, that the world can be more fair and humane – and that they can live and work in ways that help make that happen.