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Roots of Justice Stories of Organizing in Communities of Color

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ISBN-10: 0787961787

ISBN-13: 9780787961787

Edition: 1998

Authors: Larry R. Salomon, Kim Klein

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With a foreword by Elizabeth Martinez, Roots of Justice recaptures some of the nearly forgotten histories of communities of color. These are the stories of people who fought back against exploitation and injustice--and won. From the Zoot Suiters who refused to put up with abuse at the hands of the Navy, to the women who organized the welfare rights movement of the 1970s, Roots of Justice shows how, through organizing, ordinary people have made extraordinary contributions to change society.
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Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Kim Klein is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the field of grassroots fundraising, both as a writer and a practitioner. In great demand as a speaker and presenter, she has provided training and consultation in all fifty states and twenty-one countries. Klein specializes in training nonprofit organizations working for social justice with budgets of less than $2,000,000 on how to build a broad base of individual donors. She began her fundraising career while studying to be a Methodist minister and working in one of the first domestic violence programs in California, La Casa de las Madres, in San Francisco. Since then, she has been development director, board member, and…    

Foreword
Author's note
Introduction
"I Never Run Off the Track": Organizing the Underground Railroad
"Ang Laka Ay Nasa Pagkakaisa": "Strength is in Union": Filipino Farmworkers Organize in the 1930s
The "Zoot Suit Riots": Pachucos vs. the Navy
"It's Our Union Too": Mexican American Women Rescue the "Salt of the Earth" Strike
Affirmative Action from the Grassroots: African Americans Demand Jobs in San Francisco
"Stand on a Street and Bounce a Ball": Organizing the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Unafraid and Dignified: Welfare Recipients Organize for their Rights
"No Evictions. We Won't Move!": The Struggle to Save the I-Hotel
"You Are Now on Indian Land": Native Americans Occupy Alcatraz
Participation with Power: Parents Fight for Community Control of New York City Schools
Back to the Blanket: The Trail of Broken Treaties Marches on Washington
"Justice, Not Sympathy": Japanese Americans Fight for Dignity and Reparations
References
Index