Grass-Roots Strategy for Change (article)

(The article also touches very briefly on public/corporate relations and roles.)

A section of note:

"Not that demonstrations bring about social change, she notes. Nor do these alternative events, at least not immediately. They’re all about networking and exercising democratic options on the local level.

'The point isn’t necessarily to directly influence the government summits,' Hochstetler explains. 'The emphasis is on learning what others are doing and then emulating strategies and trying them at home. These are the kinds of things that come out of these conferences.'"

from: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/14

Many heads are better than one. Individual actions make a difference, but when many people who act individually come together for a cause, they're one step closer to big change. By working in groups for this project, you may be able to accomplish more than you would on your own. Further, the act of exchanging ideas with other people may broaden your way of thinking.

Again, consider this class blog an open forum for discussion (as occurred in class today), so long as you're respectful.