Igniting Justice and Progressive Power

The Partnership for Working Families Cities
Herausgeber: Reynolds, David B; Simmons, Louise

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows how long-lasting coalitions have built progressive power from the regional level up. Regional power building projects are putting in place the vision, policy agenda, political savvy, and grassroots mobilization for progressive governance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9780367684235
• ISBN-10: 0367684233
• Artikelnr.: 69984216

Autorenporträt

David Reynolds has a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University. He works at the Center for Labor and Community Studies at the University of Michigan and teaches State and Local Government at Eastern Michigan University. For almost twenty years he has led a research network based in the United Association for Labor Education's Central Labor Council Working Group that documents regional and state labor movement innovations that, among other things, have produced many of the PWF affiliates. Louise Simmons is Professor of Social Work at the University of Connecticut and author or editor of several books and articles on community-labor coalitions and other economic justice issues. She is co-editor with Scott Harding of Economic Justice, Labor and Community Practice (2010, Taylor and Francis). She has a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Studies from MIT and is a long-time activist in Hartford, Connecticut, including serving on the Hartford City Council in the early 1990s.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Setting the Stage. 1. Introducing the Regional Movement to
Transform America. 2. From the Partnership for Working Families to IGNITE:
Lessons and Evolution from Twenty Years of Anchoring Affiliates. 3. Why
Cities Matter: Governing for The Common Good and Reclaiming Democracy. 4.
Regional Power Building Today: A New New Deal Revisited. Part 2: The
Founders Today. 5. LAANE Brain: Understanding the Model and Future of the
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy. 6. 25 Years of Working Partnerships
USA in San Jose. Part 3: From (Neo) Liberal to Progressive Cities. 7.
Community Labor United: Building Bridges in Greater Boston. 8. Aligning
Labor and Community Groups: The Alliance for a Greater New York. 9.
Building a Bigger "We": Reflections on More than A Decade of Building
Community Power in Pittsburgh. 10. Racial Justice is Economic Justice:
Chicago's Grassroots Collaborative Expands Economic Fairness by
Prioritizing Racial Equity. Part 4: Storming Conservative Bastions. 11.
Transforming a Conservative County: The Development of the Center on Policy
Initiatives. 12. OCCORD: Organizing in Conservative Territory: If you can't
win the game, change the rules. 13. Georgia STAND-UP: Organizing for
Progressive Power in the South. 14. Stand Up Nashville: Shaping a Narrative
of Equity and Inclusion in the "IT City" Boom. 15. Central Arizonans for a
Sustainable Economy (CASE) in Phoenix. Part 5: Further Adaptions and
Innovations. 16. Adapting the Model for a Purple State: United for a New
Economy in Metro Denver. 17. The Warehouse Workers Resource Center in
Southern California. 18. Organizing in Rural Towns and Suburbs: Central
Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy. Part 6: Conclusion. 19.
Conclusion: The Challenges and Opportunities to Change Regions, States, and
the Nation.