Outline!

i. Intro
a. What is the problem?
i. Neoliberal Kist Globalization
1. Definition of
2. History of
3. Fracturing of social fabric (or maintaining & widening fractures)
4. Individualism/ identity
5. Capital concentrates- unequal distribution of resources
6. Oppression/ Injustice (social and environmental)
7. State maintenance of Kist power
ii. Fractured communities
1. Define community
2. Restate why Kism fractures communities
3. Why are communities important? Why should we defend them?
4. Community as direct action against Kist domination
5. Define Radical Community Organizing

ii. Radical Community Organizing
a. Goals of Organizing
i. To foster sustainable community/ resist and pose a threat to Kist oppression
ii. Solidarity with other communities in resistance
iii. Grassroots/ popular movement
iv. Give people the opportunity to participate in “decentralized, collective, and cooperative forms of organization.” (Knoche 289)
v. Increasing community agency/ control over every aspect of their lives, increasing “local self-reliance” (Knoche, 291)
vi. Mending the fractured “Social Fabric” of the community
b. Criteria for success?
c. Picking Issues?
d. Operation- “For organizations committed to the long-term process of radical social change, the way they operate is more important than any short-term victories that might be realized.” (p.298)
i. Bottom- up organizing structure, direction from below- “Decentralize as much as possible” (Knoche 299)
ii. “Have a political analysis and provide political education” (Knoche 298)
iii. independence from govt. , corporations, or NGOs
iv. “Reach out to avoid isolation, but keep the focus local.” (Knoche, 300)
v. counterculture (challenge hegemony of Kism)
vi. avoid outsourcing
e. Tactics
i. Direct action- “We must defy the rules of the system that fails to meet our needs.” (Knoche, 303)
ii. Collective/ cooperative action
iii. Decide on clear, measurable goals/ demands
iv. “address different targets simultaneously” (Knoche, 304) . “Globalization has complicated the question of targets immensely. Institutions that adversely affect local communities are more and more likely to be large, with tentacles extending nationally and globally.” (p.305)
v. “avoid legal tactics” (Knoche, 306) . “Our legal system is set up to protect the interests of private property. Using it to fight those interests is obviously problematic.” (p.307)
vi. “have fun” (Knoche, 307) the experience of liberation and joy are foundational to defining success
III. Boone
i. What is a Boone?
ii. How is Boone fractured?
1. ASU vs. Town
2. Students vs. citizens
3. Student organizing vs. community groups
4. Developers vs. Residents
5. Affluent center of town vs. impoverished outskirts
iii. History of community organizing in Boone & surrounding area
1. Cove Creek Sustainability… (Boyer)
2. Rise Up Community Collective (interview Elizabeth!)
3. Mountain Keepers
4. Our Collective/ Reading Group
5. Current Town Council
6. Restate why Boone needs Radical Community Organizing
iv. Is Radical community sustainability possible in Boone, a place where at least half the population is transient?
v. If not, what are the alternatives?
1. Student organizing, building student power
2. Alternative/ independent publications (Magpie)
3. Education about Radical Community Sustainability and why it is needed, so others can go on to other communities and act/ organize
4. Involvement in local govt.