“There’s No Better Time To Believe In Justice Than Right Now!”

Stephen Lerner from SEIU (the guy who helped create the brilliant Justice For Janitors campaign) gave a keynote address at the 11th anniversary dinner of Grass Roots Organizing in Missouri--a kick ass group that is, like SUN, a part of National People's Action. Check out the last part of this speech if you need a …

The Journey Of Councilor Tom Seals: From Jefferson Smith to Richard Nixon

I was ambivalent about the tax increase passed by the Syracuse Common Council and then vetoed by Mayor Stephanie Miner. In a system where 75% of the school district's funding comes from state sources, increasing the school property tax rate is an ineffective way to deal with the enormous shortfall facing the Syracuse City School …

Let Them Call Me Rebel

"Let them call me rebel and welcome, I feel no concern from it; but I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul." Thomas Paine This was a favorite quote of Saul Alinsky, who developed the idea of community organizing. One of the reasons that I love my …