Class Matters Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists

Name: Class Matters Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists
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ISBN: 9780865715233

ISBN-10: 0865715238

ISBN-13: 9780865715233

Edition: 2005

Authors: Betsy Leondar-Wright

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Movements for social change could be more powerful it they had more class diversity -- a factor that has limited their size and clout in the past. But attempting to cross class barriers has frequently left middle-class activists frustrated, with few resources to turn to for help. Based on interviews with 40 diverse activists and thinkers, this book fills this gap by demystifying this taboo topic. A guide to building bridges across class lines and collaborating more effectively in mixed-class social change efforts, it is designed in lively, highly readable short 'bites', full of stories, ideas, quotations, tips and resources.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: New Society Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 4/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.25" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Betsy Leondar-Wright is the Program Director of Class Action (www.classism.org). She is the author of Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists and coauthor of The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide.



Overview -- Working Definitions


Reality Check: Who Has How Much Money?


How Did I Come to Write Class Matters?


Activists Interviewed for Class Matters


Why Do We Need Cross-Class Alliances?


Two Stories of Cross-Class Alliances


Are There Class Cultures?


Class And Our Other Identities -- Identity Politics, Race, and Class


African American Class Dynamics


Sisterhood and Solidarity


GLBT and C


Working-Class White Men


Some Places We Meet -- Middle-Class Organisers in Working-Class Communities


Labour-Community Coalitions


Electoral Politics


Environmental Justice


Defending the Safety Net


Obstacles To Alliances -- Classism from Our Mouths


Internalised Classism


Working with Socially Conservative, Economically Progressive People


Unequal Control over Information and Money


Working-Class Rage and Mistrust


Counterculture Lifestyle Clashes


Invisible Walls


Inner Barriers for Middle-Class Activists


Dynamics with Owning-Class Activists


Building Alliances -- Tips from Working-Class Activists


Sharing Resources and Control


The Ally's Balancing Act


Reducing Classism in Non-profit Organisations


Walking the Talk in Our Individual Lives


Cross-Class Dialogue


Conclusion: Stepping Forward, Building Bridges


Resources -- Organisations and Websites


A Few Great Books on Class


Discussion Questions


Sample Classism Workshop Agenda


Index