http://www.thewarpreport.org/2008/like-organizes-like-except-when-it-doesnt/ Grassroots Organizing, Peacemaking, and Faith Perspectives Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thewarpreport.org/2008/like-organizes-like-except-when-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Chuck Warpehoski Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:32:29 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=131#comment-240 Good point, Patty. You have to accept and respect the agendas and perspectives of the people with whom we're working. We can't just assume that they will want to show up and take up our agenda. Good point, Patty. You have to accept and respect the agendas and perspectives of the people with whom we’re working. We can’t just assume that they will want to show up and take up our agenda.

]]> http://www.thewarpreport.org/2008/like-organizes-like-except-when-it-doesnt/comment-page-1/#comment-239 TeacherPatti Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:18:56 +0000 http://www.thewarpreport.org/?p=131#comment-239 I've been thinking about this post, Chuck. One thing that bothers me about organizing is when people THINK they know what the "un-organized" group (for lack of a better term) want. I've been in several organizations that decided they wanted more blacks in the group. That in and of itself is fine. But what I didn't think was so "fine" was the assumption that blacks WANTED to be in these particular groups. I'm not saying I know everything about Af-Am culture--of course I don't--but it really bothers me for groups (which are almost always all-white) to just presume that because WE want to be in the Sierra Club (for example), so too must blacks (or any other "group"). I hope what I'm saying makes sense. I’ve been thinking about this post, Chuck. One thing that bothers me about organizing is when people THINK they know what the “un-organized” group (for lack of a better term) want. I’ve been in several organizations that decided they wanted more blacks in the group. That in and of itself is fine. But what I didn’t think was so “fine” was the assumption that blacks WANTED to be in these particular groups. I’m not saying I know everything about Af-Am culture–of course I don’t–but it really bothers me for groups (which are almost always all-white) to just presume that because WE want to be in the Sierra Club (for example), so too must blacks (or any other “group”). I hope what I’m saying makes sense.

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