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| Title: | Class Matters
: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists |
| Author: | Betsy Leondar-Wright |
| ISBN: | 0865715238 : 9780865715233 |
| Illustrations: | b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 190x230mm |
| Pages: | 176 |
| Weight: | .4 Kg. |
| Published: | New Society Publishers - April 2005 |
| List Price: | 17.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Political activism |
Movements for social change could be more powerful it they had more class diversity -- a factor that has limited their size and clout in the past. But attempting to cross class barriers has frequently left middle-class activists frustrated, with few resources to turn to for help. Based on interviews with 40 diverse activists and thinkers, this book fills this gap by demystifying this taboo topic. A guide to building bridges across class lines and collaborating more effectively in mixed-class social change efforts, it is designed in lively, highly readable short 'bites', full of stories, ideas, quotations, tips and resources.
OVERVIEW -- Working Definitions; Reality Check: Who Has How Much Money?; How Did I Come to Write Class Matters?; Activists Interviewed for Class Matters; Why Do We Need Cross-Class Alliances?; Two Stories of Cross-Class Alliances; Are There Class Cultures? CLASS AND OUR OTHER IDENTITIES -- Identity Politics, Race, and Class; African American Class Dynamics; Sisterhood and Solidarity; GLBT and C; Working-Class White Men. SOME PLACES WE MEET -- Middle-Class Organisers in Working-Class Communities; Labour-Community Coalitions; Electoral Politics; Environmental Justice;Defending the Safety Net. OBSTACLES TO ALLIANCES -- Classism from Our Mouths; Internalised Classism; Working with Socially Conservative, Economically Progressive People; Unequal Control over Information and Money; Working-Class Rage and Mistrust; Counterculture Lifestyle Clashes; Invisible Walls; Inner Barriers for Middle-Class Activists; Dynamics with Owning-Class Activists. BUILDING ALLIANCES -- Tips from Working-Class Activists; Sharing Resources and Control; The Ally’s Balancing Act; Reducing Classism in Non-profit Organisations; Walking the Talk in Our Individual Lives; Cross-Class Dialogue; Conclusion: Stepping Forward, Building Bridges. RESOURCES -- Organisations and Websites; A Few Great Books on Class; Discussion Questions; Sample Classism Workshop Agenda. INDEX.
