As attendees of the 2008 Republican National Convention cheered their candidate in September, they witnessed former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin ...

The death last month of Edward Chambers, one of the world’s great community organizers, serves as a strong reminder of how the power of the grass-roots can be mobilized to make a huge difference in ...

The presidential race has made the nature and role of community organizing and civic engagement a central topic of public discourse. During the campaign, some people have suggested that community ...

We’re in desperate need of broad-based community organizing these days. Many of the most tangible injustices in our world, both large and small, appear to be unresolvable through straightforward ...

Behind the May 20 opening of the Expo Line to Santa Monica lies the untold story of dozens of dedicated volunteers who worked for decades and made this line happen. In 1989 Santa Monica city officials ...