Great quotes
From Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power by Amy Sonnie and James Tracy
””[Rising Up Angry] accomplished their work by taking a long-term approach - the kind of organizing that cultivates radical families as much as it cultivates radical change.” 129
“…[October 4 Organization] used ongoing popular education methods to deepen conversations with residents on a range of issues from city corruption to foreign policy. During one session, O4O bused Kensington residents to Main Line suburbs to see how the rich lived. THey made special stops at the homes of ninteen individuals O4O believed directly oppressed and exploited the neighborhood, especially landlords and elite industrialists.” 146
“The programs they created - in the tradition of participatory organizing and the Black Panthers’ revolutionary service model - engaged neighborhood residents in a kind of radical self-governance that transformed self and society… And because members took part in a broader movement, their visions went beyond immediate reforms…The job of community organizers [O4O, JOIN, White Lightening, and Rising Up Angry] showed, is to direct power towards justice and solidarity.” 171
“What the ‘organize you own’ model teaches us is that we should each find connections to the freedom movements of our time.” 173
