{"id":23254,"date":"2011-08-29T09:51:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T16:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/?p=23254"},"modified":"2011-09-02T09:53:26","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T16:53:26","slug":"playbook-for-progressives-sixteen-qualities-for-a-successful-organizer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/2011\/08\/29\/playbook-for-progressives-sixteen-qualities-for-a-successful-organizer\/","title":{"rendered":"Playbook for Progressives: Sixteen Qualities for a Successful Organizer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/DailyDigest-082911\/2011_08_29_mann.mp3\">Listen to this segment <\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"inline-playlist playlist\" title=\"\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.archive.org\/download\/DailyDigest-082911\/2011_08_29_uprising.mp3\">Listen to the entire program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=right width=45% src=\"http:\/\/img2.imagesbn.com\/images\/111120000\/111124065.JPG\" alt=\"playbook for progressives\" \/>As activists organize from Chile, to Flagstaff, a timely new book by local community organizer Eric Mann attempts to distill what it is that makes a good organizer. \u201cPlaybook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer,\u201d articulates what organizers often don\u2019t have a chance to put on paper; The book has been described as an \u201cOrganizing Manifesto\u201d and an \u201cArt of War\u201d for organizers. Mann draws on his decades of experience in a wide range of movements to create a comprehensive theoretical framework for organizing. He skillfully intertwines stories of great organizers like Nelson Mandela with those who have been quietly doing grassroots work in their communities for years. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which breaks down the roles that organizers play, from \u201cThe Foot Soldier\u201d to \u201cThe Political Educator,\u201d even as the best organizers perform many if not all of the varying roles, Mann highlights Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X as \u201cEvangelist\u201d organizers as they called for personal transformation, a conversion of values, and a commitment to a bigger cause. Eric Mann identifies the actions each role performs and the purpose they fulfill in the functioning of an organization. He also explains how these roles come together to create an effective organization. The second half of the book details the qualities, skills, and attributes of a successful organizer. Eric Mann\u2019s Playbook for Progressives emphasizes \u201cTheory-Driven-Practice\u201d and effectively lays the groundwork to go from \u201ca critic to an activist, from an activist to an organizer, and, finally, from an organizer to a more conscious introspective, and successful leader.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>GUEST: Eric Mann, Director of the Labor\/Community Strategy Center, co-founder of the Bus Riders Union, author of six books, including his latest, Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Book Signing Event with Eric Mann: Thursday, September 1st, 2011<br \/>\nWestminster Chapel, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 3300 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010 (map)<\/p>\n<p>6pm &#8211; 7pm Eric Mann signing session<br \/>\n7pm &#8211; 8pm Program and readings from Playbook for Progressives<br \/>\n8pm &#8211; 9pm Bonus signing session<br \/>\n9pm &#8211; 10pm Q &#038; A session with the author<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As activists organize from Chile, to Flagstaff, a timely new book by local community organizer Eric Mann attempts to distill what it is that makes a good organizer. \u201cPlaybook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer,\u201d articulates what organizers often don\u2019t have a chance to put on paper; The book has been described as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-program","category-featured-book"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23254\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}