Lawmakers want President Obama to award Fred Ross Sr. a Medal of Freedom. March 19, 2013— -- In 1952, Fred Ross Sr. was combing the Latino barrios of San Jose, California, for places to hold ...

History teaches that fear, isolation, and hopelessness play a big part in our divisions. Organizing is where we do two things essential to democracy: We listen deeply and dream big. Organizers know ...

Theodore A. Moore is taking the reins at the Alliance for a Greater New York. Moore was tapped to lead the economic and environmental advocacy group, also known as ALIGN, starting in October. A ...

The makeup of Together Baton Rouge's meetings brings to mind an old joke. A priest, a rabbi and minister walk into a. ... Well, maybe not a bar. But Together Baton Rouge is often like that, bringing ...

Travis Hope has been volunteering on Milwaukee's south side for decades. He now uses his experience to maximize his impact as ...

Hard-won victories for freedom and equality are under direct assault in the United States. Do we have the courage to unite and defeat an authoritarian regime? I believe that we do, but only if we ...

In 1985, I needed to hire a community organizer. I found myself in New York City, across from a 25-year-old recent college graduate. I wanted to convince him to give up a comfortable life and a bright ...

In The End of Theological Education, Ted Smith starts by telling the story of a group of Lane Seminary students who came to be known as the Lane Rebels. In 1834, the students at the Cincinnati school ...

Maricopa County has asked a judge to end federal supervision of the sheriff’s office, saying the oversight is no longer needed. But not everyone thinks it’s time. Albert Rivera, a community organizer ...

NEW YORK — Rana Abdelhamid, a community organizer and Democratic Socialists of America member, is officially kicking off a campaign for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s state Assembly seat, pitting her ...