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The Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) is the oldest and largest institution for community organizing in the United States. This resource for organizers presents a distillation of the IAF philosophy and its approach to community organizing. Topics include, for example, the relational meeting, the practice of public life, and broad-based organizing for the twenty-first century. Chambers has headed the IAF since 1972. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Roots for Radicals is a distillation of the IAF (Industrial Areas Foundation) philosophy and its unique approach to community organizing. The IAF is the oldest and largest institution for community organizing in the United States. For sixty years, its mission has been to train people to take responsibility for solving the problems in their own communities and to renew the interest of citizens in public life. The IAF, now headed by the author, Edward T. Chambers, has taken founder Saul Alinsky's original vision, refined it, and created a sophisticated national network of citizens' organizations. One of the key activities is its 10-day training sessions for community organizers.
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