Community Organizing for Social Change

Catalog description

Community organizing is a strategy that has empowered individuals and communities to make social change. It has been a major factor in shaping the Bronx, the college's home, as it is today. The class will provide a historical perspective on community organizing and assist in developing skills critical to organizing, such as discussing the role of the organizer, identifying, and researching issues, developing leaders, and developing an organizing campaign. The class would include opportunities for real-world experience with a local community organization. (Students meet two hours in class weekly and have additional meeting time obligations in the community.) Department Chair approval required.