Florence was an associate of malcolm x, and asked malcolm what he thought of alinsky. A film about the history of community organizing in america and the role played by saul alinsky in the development of the practice. Extension media center legendary organizer saul alinsky led the movement to empower disenfranchised communities through collective action. Saul alinsky project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Based on his organizing in chicago, alinsky formed the. Project muse labor studies journalvolume 29, number 2. Florence tells this story in the documentary produced for pbs the democratic promise. Saul alinsky and his legacy, tells us, few know it today, but chicago was. Saul alinsky and his legacy september 5, 2004 september 5, 2004.
Saul alinsky and his legacy, claims that alinsky championed new ways to organize the poor and powerless that created a backyard revolution in cities across america. Saul alinsky and his core concepts 00 mike miller 3. Saul alinsky and his legacy, notes that alinsky envisioned an organization of organizations, comprised of all sectors of the communityyouth. Malcolms response, according to florence, was hes the best organizer in the country today. Famed abolitionist frederick douglass wrote, power concedes nothing without demand. Sw 7 session eleven april 5, 2014 community organizing industrial areas foundation iaf my only fixed truth is a belief that if people have the opportunity to act freely and the power to control their own destinies, theyll generally reach the right decisions, saul alinsky. Saul alinsky, community organizing and rules for radicals. Worldwide english title alternative spelling the democratic promise. Saul alinsky and his legacy explore this comprehensive companion site for the itvs documentary about saul alinsky, a legendary community organizer and. Two of his most notable modernday disciples are hillary clinton and. This documentary is a good introduction to the work of legendary organizer, saul alinsky. The community organizing tradition of saul alinsky academia. From the late 1930s until his death in 1972, alinsky led the movement to empower disenfranchised communities through collective action. Perhaps alinsky s greatest legacy from his time on this earth is his 1972 book rules.
Saul alinsky and his legacy saul david alinsky, community activist, was born in chicago on jan. Narrated by alec baldwin, and featuring interviews with many people alinsky worked with, the democratic promise shows how people learned to get together and lobby their government and workplaces to promote their welfare. Chicago video project independent television service media process educational films this exceptional and compelling documentary, narrated by alec baldwin, examines the life and legacy of legendary community organizer saul alinsky. Saul alinsky identified a set of very specific rules that ordinary citizens could follow, and tactics that ordinary citizens could employ, as a means of gaining public power. That clip of saul alinsky is from the 1999 documentary film the democratic promise. Independent television service media process educational films chicago video project university of california system. Indieflix for education stories that inspire positive action, personal revelation and social change. Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and k12 institutions. Alinsky championed new ways to organize the poor and powerless that created a backyard revolution in cities across america. Saul alinsky, hillary clinton, and barack obama oath keepers. The democratic promise saul alinsky and his legacy by chicagovideoproject. Well, two leading democratic candidates for president. In recent years alinsky has again gained recognition through his political links and through his influence on hillary clinton and barack obama, whose candidacy was reinforced via his association with alinsky.
Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. This exceptional and compelling documentary, narrated by alec baldwin, examines the life and legacy of legendary community organizer saul alinsky. Saul alinsky and his legacy is a compromise, but the two visions manage to cohere, each ultimately enriching the other. Alinsky codified and wrote a clear set of rules for community organizing. You cant get away from it for the simple reason all issues are controversial. Alec baldwin narrates the story of legendary community organizer, saul alinsky, and his modernday legacy. He was the son of jewish russian immigrants, benjamin alinsky and sarah tannenbaum. Saul alinsky and his legacy, produced in association with the independent television service.
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Fewer itvs staff will be in the field as a covid19 precaution. Saul david alinsky january 30, 1909 june 12, 1972 was an american community activist and political theorist. Website devoted to a documentary about saul alinsky and his legacy, democratic promise. Democratic promise, a documentary about alinsky and his legacy. Created a blueprint for revolution under the banner of social change. Alinsky further explained his methods in a video clip included in the 1999 documentary the democratic promise.
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