Essential Theory and Intervention in Community Organizing

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This course integrates theory, history, and community organizing practice. Students will critically engage with the history of community organizing through a critical framework. The course highlights the importance of theories of power and social change, critical frameworks, and transformative change models to explore models of organizing, community and coalition building, and thinking strategically to achieve short- and long-term goals. The importance of relationship building and attention to process tasks and goal achievement are also covered. The course culminates with examples of transformative community organizing, their ties to social movement theory and practice, and implications for structural social change and community social work. Formerly offered as CORG 5301.