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Community Organizer's Tale: People and Power in San Francisco
Community Organizer's Tale People and Power in San Francisco Author:Mike Miller Saving the Mission District from bulldozers In A Community Organizer s Tale, veteran activist Mike Miller recounts the rise and fall of the Mission Coalition Organization (MCO), which forestalled urban renewal projects in San Francisco s Mission District in the late 1960s. Employing strategies inspired by the famous community organizer Saul Alin... more »sky, Miller and his team of organizers galvanized the neighborhood with the help of churches, Latino power groups, youth groups, tenants rights advocates, and others to demand a say in what got built in the area. One of the most successful organizations of its kind at the time, the voice of the Mission effectively negotiated jobs for unemployed residents and protected low-income tenants from exorbitant rents until it was ultimately weakened by the influx of federal funding under the Model Cities program. A tale of lessons learned by an accomplished veteran of the field, this book will serve as a guide and an inspiration for today s organizers. Mike Miller is one of the most experienced community organizers in the nation. Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States« less