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Creative Community Organizing Deserves a Place on the Must-Read Shelf Next to a People's History of the United States More Praisefor Creative CommunityOrganizing "Make room, Howard ZinnI Si Kahn's Creative Community Organizing deserves a place on the must-read shelf next to A People's History of the United States. Warm, cheerful, candid, and wise-just like the man him­ self-Si's book is more thana how-to for justice seekers, more than a grip­ ping memoir from the front lines of bodacious modern activism. It's the up-close and creative story of how the 'people's history' gets made:' -Jay Harris, Publisher, Mother Jones "Si Kahn's latest book is a great addition to strategic community organiz­ ing, offeringnuanced insights into the difficultand oftenlife-saving fights organizers wage on a daily basis for social justice, human rights, and pro­ gressive change." -Rinku Sen, President and Executive Director, Applied Research Center; Publisher, ColorLines; and coauthorof The Accidental American "Creative Community Organizing reminds us of the power of music and , storytelling for deep transformation. Magic happens when we bring to­ gether creativity with strategy. Si gives us therecipe for moving to a future where human rights for all can become possible:' -Mallika Dutt, ExecutiveDirector, Breakthrough "Si Kahn is a Renaissance man for the social movements of our genera­ tion. He is a troubadour, a poet, and a lyricist; a thoughtful and reflective writer; a committed organizer and institution builder; and a carrier of his family 's and his faith's deepest values. Most of all, he is a passionate be­ liever in social justice and the power of ordinary people to stand up and determine their destinies. Reading this beautifully written and uplifting narrative will give faith and hope to all who read it and take it to heart." -Miles Rapoport, President, Demos "Creative Community Organizing documents Si Kahn's career of working for justicein ways that are deeply affecting,personally and culturally. Si is truly Democracy's Troubadour, bringing us not just the songs and stories of democracy and justice but also the practical strategies to deepen our democratic roots:' -Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin "Si Kahn is an organizer and an activist. He's also a poet, a songwriter, "Classic recipe: Mix classic storytelling with 2 cups autobiography, a preservationist, a historian, a documentarian in song. He's a stark re­ 3/4 cup textured folk/movement/gospel poetry set to music, 1/2 cup U.S. alist and simultaneously an unflinching optimist. The tender reverence history, 2 spoons tested advice, a dash of nostalgia, and a smidgen of me­ he holds for the people whose struggles he has facilitated spills over into dieval history and literature. Blend well with love, encouragement, reju­ his writing, keeping their stories alive, connecting us to them-and ulti­ venation, faith, and a lifetime of commitment. Get Si Kahn's classic book, mately, ourselves:' Creative CommunityOrganizing: a great lesson plan for teaching organiz­ -Kathy Mattea, Grammy-winning singer ers but also a must-read for anyone who cares about progress and how to make it happen." "Over a lifetime of social justice activism-much of it spent on the front -Congressman Mel Watt lines-Si has kept the faith with courage, creativity, and humor. His bed­ rock belief in the power of people working together to create a just world "Si Kahn has the heart of a poet, the wit of a comedian, the hands of a sea­ is the spirit that guides this remarkable book:' soned political operative, and the ability to explain to the rest of us how -Alan Jenkins, Executive Director, The Opportunity Agenda to translate dreams into day-to-day reality. This is one of the most illumi­ nating and personal books ever written by a real-life progressive hero:' "The true moxie of Creative Community Organizing comes from Si -Danny Goldberg, author of Bumping into Geniuses Kahn's brilliant storytelling and his own distinguished career as an orga­ nizer, folksinger, and all-around rabble-rouser-exemplifying all that is "There is so much hope in Si Kahn's new book: it is filled with stories great about fighting for justice and working for progressive social change. spanning four decades of his creativity tackling some of our country's This book is a great primer for organizers, activists, and those dedicated toughest problems. He may not have invented the term 'creative commu­ to movement building:' nity organizing; but he has certainly shaped its past and future:' -Pronita Gupta, Director of Programs, Women Donors Network -Geraldine Laybourne, founder, Oxygen Media "Si Kahn has been my mentor, song leader, and conscience since I started "In Creative Community Organizing, Si distills forty-five years of experi­ organizing two decades ago. From his strategic wisdom, I've learned ence for another generation that is already picking up the fight for a just about organizing smart campaigns, about winning and losing and never and democratic future.Poet, songwriter, and storyteller par excellence, he giving up. From his songs and stories, I've been connected to the beauty weaves memoir and organizing manual into a unique and inspiring tap­ and pain and shared vision that make it possible to keep on fighting. Si estry. This book is a gift to the rest of us, a challenge never to lose faith in combines the brass tacks of organizing with the soulful, collective, cre­ human possibility or to back offfrom doing the work of joining with oth­ ative yearning for the world-as-it-should-be:' ers to build a better world:' -Brad Lander, New York City Councilmember, -Sara M. Evans, author of Bornfor Liberty 39th District (Brooklyn) "My union brother Si Kahn and I have been friends for over thirty years. "In this marvelous book, Si Kahn leads us through his own history as an His first book, How People Get Power, was my introduction to organiz­ organizer for progressive social change and in the process provides an ed­ ing and my initial inspiration for what has been a wonderful life work­ ucation for future generations to get involved in bringing justice to more ing to build collective action and to struggle together for the common of the world's people. His insights on the importance of integrating artis­ good. What better hope for Creative Community Organizing than that it tic expression into strategies for change are invaluable:' willhelp create that dynamic in the lives of others." -John Stocks, Deputy Executive Director, -Stewart Acuff,Assistant to the President, AFL-CIO National Education Association "Si Kahn's compelling portraits remind us that creative community or­ "Reading a Si Kahn book is like listening to his music-organizing stories ganizing is all about people-real-life individuals who use their skills to come alive and we learn while listening and imagining. This is an equally take on enormous challenges and those whose lives are made better as a great read for community and workplace organizers:' result. This is an inspiring and instructive read." -Larry Cohen, President, Communications -Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Workers of America "Si writes with a calm passion. This book is a kind, caring friend and men­ "Si Kahn, the grandchild of immigrants, is a gifted storyteller who con­ tor for we who are engaged in the struggle to help our country live up to veys the story of community organizing in a way it's never been told. His the promise of what America was meant to be." account of the campaign to abolish so-called immigrant family detention -Ben Cohen, cofounder, Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream leaves the reader with hope and inspiration." -Daranee Petsod, Executive Director, Grantmakers "Si Kahn's powerful, stirring story of his lifelong journey for justice and Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees lessons learned will captivate and energize all who care about equal jus­ "Creative Community Organizing provides the reader with an opportu­ tice. This is the handbook for rabble-rousers everywhere! -Ada Deer, Distinguished Lecturer Emerita, School of Social Work and nity to listen to and learn from one of the field's legendary practitioners. American Indian Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison; As someone who has benefited firsthand from Si's insight and inspira­ former Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs; and past chair, Menominee Tribe tion, first as an organizer and more recently as the CEO of the Jewish Funds for Justice-the foundation Si helped create to fund community "In his forty-five years as a labor, civil rights, and community organizer, organizing-I commend this book to anyone seeking to understand what Si Kahn has maintained his unshakeable faith in the capacity of working organizing at its best can look like:' people to shape their own destiny and his passionate belief that what this -Simon Greer, President and CEO, Jewish Funds for Justice country needs more than anything else is a strong progressive labor move­ ment. His work and his songs are a testimony to the power of the union:' "Si, master organizer, storyteller, and musician, uses his poetic, lyrical -John McCutcheon, President, Locall 000, prose to teach and inspire. This is a book you'll read in one sitting and re­ American Federation of Musicians, AFL-CIO member the lessons because the stories will stay with you forever:' -Jackie Kendall, Executive Director, Midwest Academy "Organizing is not simply a toolbox of strategies, charts, and tactics. Organizing for social and economic justice demands deep relationships, "Si Kahn beautifully weaves poetry, song, stories, remembrances, analysis, core unshakeable values, humility born of experience, and appreciation and prescriptions into a rich tapestry. He transports the reader through of the creative spirit in all of us. Si Kahn, a marathon runner for justice, forty-five years of community and labor organizing, from roots with the 1965 crams a lifetime of experience and wisdom into this highly readable and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in through recent de­ inspirational book-a must-read for anyone in the trenches or thinking cades as founder and executive director of Grassroots Leadership.
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