SOCIAL MOVEMENTS DIRECTORY MAKING EFFECTIVE CHANGE: SOCIAL MOVEMENT ORGANIZING AND ACTIVISM FALL 2012, THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/SocialMovementsDirectory.pdf CONTENTS organizations that have historically defended the social status quo (conservative, right- wing, etc.). The organizations listed within 1 Project Description each social movement section are divided 2 Program Description into these two perspectives. In general, 3 Students and Faculty fewer groups were found in the second 4 Class / Economic Justice / Labor category, since the historical status quo 13 Racial/Ethnic/Immigration perspective tend to have adequate 22 Militarism / GIs / International Solidarity resources available from large institutions 32 Environmental Justice (government, military, corporations, etc.) 40 Indigenous Sovereignty 51 Gender / Feminism / LGBTQ The students used their research to familiarize themselves with the range of goals, strategies, tactics within the PROJECT DESCRIPTION movements, and internal debates, in preparation for Part II of the project (analysis of a single organization within the In Fall 2012, students at The Evergreen movement) and Part III (an interview with an State College studied social movements as individual within the organization). They part of the program “Making Effective listed the organization name, website, the Change: Social Movement Organizing and group-defined mission or goals, mailing Activism.” To prepare for their research address, phone, and email, in this format: project, students were organized into six thematic groups (two per seminar). The Name of organization seminar thematic groups were Class / Website Economic Justice / Labor, Racial / Ethnic / Mission or goals Immigration, Militarism / GI / International Mailing address Solidarity, Environmental Justice, Phone Indigenous Sovereignty, and Gender / Contact/Email Feminism / Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ). Students selected a diverse range of organizations that are currently active, on a As part of their three-part research project, local, regional, national or global level. the students gathered web-based The list is by no means comprehensive, information about organizations within a and can only offer examples of social social movement, which would be compiled movement organizations. The Directory as a class directory and released to the can only provide a starting point in campus community. They used the Internet researching these extensive social to find and research organizations that movements in the U.S. and abroad. challenge the existing society to change (progressive, left-wing, etc.), and The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural in downtown Olympia represents social movement organizations (from around the city and the world) as “leaves” on a tree. 1 MAKING EFFECTIVE political spectrum, including lessons from how populist movements effectively reach CHANGE: SOCIAL and mobilize disillusioned people, including MOVEMENT ORGANIZING right-wing populist movements, such as the Tea Party, pro-life/anti-choice and anti-gay AND ACTIVISM movements, and anti-immigrant, anti- indigenous, and other white supremacist 2012-13 PROGRAM, groups. THE EVERGREEN STATE During winter quarter, we’ll explore the COLLEGE, OLYMPIA WA ways that movements emerge and grow, focusing on themes that cut across Social movements don’t just happen. They organizations, and developing practical skills emerge in complex, often subtle ways out of centered on these themes. Our discussions shifting historic conditions, at first unnoticed will include how movements reflect and tell or underestimated. Social movements-- people’s stories (through interviews, theater, across the political spectrum--push us to etc.). Central to our work will be an examine a wide array of questions about examination of ways to communicate with ideas, communication and organization, and people from different walks of life, using how people are inspired and mobilized to accessible language and imagery (through create change. In this program, we will personal interaction, popular education, explore what individuals and communities alternative media, etc.). We’ll critically can do about whatever issues are of most examine how groups use mainstream concern to them. institutions to effect change (such as press releases, research centers, legislative This program will examine methods of tactics, etc.). We’ll examine and critique the community organizing that educate and use of the internet and social media in draw people into social movements, and networking people, and share innovative methods of activism that can turn their uses of culture (film, audio, art, music, etc.). interests and commitment into effective We’ll assess the effectiveness and creativity action. Key to this will be how movements of actions at different scales (rallies, direct construct and frame their strategies, using a actions, boycotts, etc.). Finally, we will look toolkit of tactics. Our foundation will be the at relationships between social movements contemporary U.S. scene, but we’ll draw on with different organizing styles, and how historical roots and lessons from the past, as they have built alliances, as well as the well as on models from other countries. It internal dynamics within organizations. will be crucial for us to look at the contexts of global, national and regional movements, Spring quarter will be a time for in-depth and how they shape (and are shaped by) work through different types of projects: events at the local scale. comparative critiques of movement strategies, critical social history of a In fall quarter we’ll undertake a movement, direct work with a local or comparative exploration of strategies and regional movement, critical exploration of tactics of various social movements in the movement literature, or development of U.S. and abroad, and critically analyze their media, including such possibilities as social effectiveness and applicability. We’ll explore media, short film pieces, photography, web movements based around class and pages, photovoice, and podcasting. economic equality (such as labor rank-and- Throughout the program, our work will be file, welfare rights and anti-foreclosure shaped by a range of community organizers, groups), as well as those based around activists, and scholars. Projects will use identities of race, nationality and gender community-based research and (such as civil rights, feminist, Native documentation, with a view toward the sovereignty, LGBTQ, and immigrant rights sharing and presenting of work, in groups). The program will also examine connection with partners and collaborators. movements that focus on life’s resources, from environmental justice to health, education and housing. Our examinations and explorations will take us across the 2 FACULTY Militarism / GIs / International Solidarity Lawrence Abrams Jaime Alarcón Zoltán Grossman Charleen Bray Geography/Native Studies Randy Dunn [email protected] Cameron Faison Zachary Fleig Lin Nelson McKenzie Gunns Sociology Sean Keegan [email protected] Estella Rogers Allison Scott Anthony Zaragoza Pacheena Shuen-Mitchell Political Economy Chrystal Betleski [email protected] Indigenous Sovereignty STUDENT RESEARCH GROUPS Matt Bambara Dolores Carney Class / Economic Justice / Labor Alison Rosa Clark Polly Bilchuk Natalie Giles Haley Bryant Caleb Hepker Kiara Eakers-Porter Jessi Howard Rocky Hollenbaugh Sara Kukkonen Katrina R. Jones Amanda Niles Ginger J. Krinsky Whitney Queral Alex Marroquin Johannah Tallon David Rosenthal Brittni Watts Alexander C. Steinfeld Benjamin J. Thale-Galat Environmental Justice Joe Briggs Race / Ethnicity / Immigration Hollis Clark Michael Abdon Jeff Cole Joseph Ademofe Jennifer Foster Kristina Amphy Kevin Gavalis Leah Aragon Cache Hunter Sabra Chandiwalla Wes Jones Jose Chavez Gavin Kerr Sarah Flatt Monica Morgan Max Hanckel Liz Quincy Allie Harders Brendan Rosgen Stefan A. Moye Gord Scott Rafael Ruiz Tyler Sison Reese A. Semanko Isabel Watts David P. Weatherspoon Gender / Feminism / LGBTQ Anders Blomberg Kaija D’Aigle Alex Dufurrenca Talitha Fanous Erin Griffin Angela Hannah Sheryl Hill Euri Lomax Dannie Parke Marc Taylor Michaela Wright 3 CLASS / ECONOMIC production, maintenance and sanitation workers in bakeries, as well as tobacco and JUSTICE / LABOR grain milling industries in Northern America. ORGANIZATIONS [email protected] Campaign for America’s Future PRO-WORKING CLASS www.ourfuture.org Challenges the big money corporate agenda Abahlali baseMjondolo and advances a progressive economic http://abahlali.org agenda and a vision of the future that works The Abahlali baseMjondolo (South African for the many, not simply the few. Shackdwellers' Movement) seeks to achieve 1825 K Street NW Suite 400 Washington public expropriation of privately owned DC 20006 landholdings in the Durban area of South (202) 955-5665 Africa. They work to create better overall http://www.ourfuture.org/contact conditions for the poor and those in public housing. “Democratize South Africa from the Center for Economic and Social Justice bottom up.” CESJ is a non-profit educational center, Suite 416 Tower B., Salisbury Centre, think tank and social action catalyst. We are 347351 West Street, Durban, 4001, South dedicated to a free enterprise approach to Africa economic and social justice for all, through (+27 031) 304 6420 equal opportunities to capital ownership for http://www.abahlali.org/contact every person. P.O. Box 40711, Washington,