German Forum Community Organizing FOCO and European Community Organizing Network ECON
Coach / Consultant
Organizer Profile
1978 Study trip to the Republic of Korea, witnessing the pro-democracy movement of churches, students, and workers. Working on the JP Stevens Boycott with students at Brown University. And then working with the Rev. Jim Drake and the Southern Woodcutters Assistance Project in rural Mississippi and attending an IAF 10-day training.
1. The power of relationships of trust and respect, built through one-on-one visits.
2. Power = organized money and organized people.
3. Countless strategic skills such as negotiating, power analysis, engaging people in action, working with the media, evaluation, etc.
Rev. Jim Drake, Don Elmer, Shel Trapp, Herb White, Rev. William Sloan Coffin, Rev. Robert Linthicum, Greg Galluzzo, John Calkins, Jim Capers, Catherine Peterson,
Rev. Charles Baldwin, Jerry Silbert
Endless numbers of organizational volunteers
Pro-democracy movement in Republic of Korea, anti-Vietnam war movement, civil rights movement, labor movement, pro-democracy movements of Easter Europe.
1. Early literacy education reform 2. School and classroom behavior education reform 3. Bank reinvestment 4. Drug hot spots 5. Fair scaling legislation for woodcutters 6. beginning successes building organizations and networks in Germany and Europe
1. More financial support for CO, especially in Europe - build greater understanding among funders for the value of CO.
2. Development and retention of new organizers - DART has developed the beginnings of a good recruitment and training model.
Yes. Working as trainer and consultant in Germany, along with projects in 8 other European countries (Sweden, Czech, Slovakia, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Bosnia, and Poland).
Which of your peers influenced your development as an organizer?
Rev. Paul Cromwell's Trainees
Whom have you developed or trained as an organizer? (Please list people who have stayed in the field or a related field for at least three years.)
Person
Organization
Barrens, Jim
Congregations United for Community Action
Bye, Travis
Interchurch Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment ICARE - Jacksonville
Capers, Jim
Interchurch Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment ICARE - Jacksonville
Luby, Kate
Interchurch Coalition for Action Reconciliation and Empowerment ICARE - Jacksonville
Rev. Paul Cromwell's Coachees
Who did you mentor, coach, or consult with you in your organizing career? (Please list people who have stayed in the field or a related field for at least 3 years.)
Person
Organization
Persons, Numerous
German Forum Community Organizing FOCO and European Community Organizing Network ECON
Zboril, Milan Kajo
German Forum Community Organizing FOCO and European Community Organizing Network ECON
