Organizing Manuals

Never before has the media been so friendly to radical feminism.
But then again, never before has radical feminism been so eager to
place itself at the forefront of the "fight against crime,"
wholeheartedly supporting the basic premises and institutions of our
society that underlie all oppression, including that of women. [...]

Groups like Santa Cruz Women Against Rape are complex. They
make good statements about racism in their publications. They reject
prison as a solution to fighting violence against women. They recognize
that rape will end only ". . . with the development of a new system that
provides a context for . . . changes in people's lives." One wonders,
then, how and why they are fighting rape.

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This zine may be copyrighted.

Guide to dealing with riots put together by the anons at Anonymous. In both English and Arabic.

Zine produced in response to the Christchurch Earthquake of February 22, 2011. While focused on this event there are valuable ideas for any community organizer.

This zine contains three articles by Tod Augusta-Scott, a social worker who works with men who have battered, abused, or used sexual violence. He has a novel approach to leading the men to take responsibility for their own actions and be accountable. This approach is based in challenging gender essentialism, listening to the men, and helping them develop new stories for their lives.  read more »

could be some useful stuff in this...

By Gene Sharp

Written in 1971 in America, arguing that only class activity, organized in collectives, can achieve liberation, with suggestions on how thus to organize.

Community How To Updated

Community theory, communication, and ideas and resources for starting a community with The Lorax Manner Student Cooperative in Eugene, Oregon, as a case study.

By Sage, Lorax Manner Student Cooperative Resident Fall 2009 – Fall 2010. Updated December 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I Introduction (3)
II Sense of community (3)
A Membership (3)  read more »

A light and entertaining introduction to the basics of security culture, with lots of stupid sock-based puns.

If you like it, feel free to make your own performance of it!

Find it at Columbus ABC's website:
http://www.columbusabc.org/2010/11/security-culture-puppet-show.html

coil.losangeles (at) gmail.com
anotherpoliticsispossible (at) gmail.com

Back to the Roots: Anarchists as Revolutionary Organisers by Ian Martin
From Reform to Revolution by Ian Martin
The Intersections of Anarchism and Community Organising by Dave
Active Revolution by James Mumm

How to Promote Events: 16 page zine adapted from original text by the Beehive Design Collective.  This file (PDF, 11MB)  read more »

Student power for accessible education

by Andrew Flood