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Cover of Rules for Radicals
I have been watching the media coverage of the protests in Wisconsin. I can’t believe the media and the public at large can’t see through the protests and school closures. Let me give you a hint. From the NEA website:
From NEA Tools:
Recommended Reading: Saul Alinsky, The American Organizer
A Resource for Every Organizer & Anyone Contemplating Action in Their CommunityNEA recommends the following Saul Alinsky books to those members of our Association who are involved in grassroots organizing, especially Association Representatives (ARs) — also known as building reps or shop stewards — and leaders at local affiliates.
Saul Alinsky is widely recognized as the father of, and pre-imminent expert in, grassroots organizing, which is why we recommend that ARs and local leaders become familiar with his theories & materials.Alinsky’s writings have been called the “mother’s milk of the left,” however in an ironic homage, the conservative right has borrowed a page or two from the Alinsky playbook. Tea Party leader and self-described “conservative radical” Michael Patrick Leahy, for example, has authored a book based on Alinsky’s teachings: “Rules for Conservative Radicals.” Read the rest of this entry »
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