Companion Lectures For Progressive Community Organizing in a Globalizing World By Loretta Pyles Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 Globalization and privatization Free trade policies and structural adjustment programs have served multinational corporations in their eagerness to gain new markets and find the cheapest wagesFree trade policies and structural adjustment programs have served multinational corporations in their eagerness to gain new markets and find the cheapest wages The quest for finding the cheapest wages is known as “the race to the bottom”The quest for finding the cheapest wages is known as “the race to the bottom” Neoliberalism is a name for the economic policies that de-regulate markets, retrench social services and privatize public servicesNeoliberalism is a name for the economic policies that de-regulate markets, retrench social services and privatize public services Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 Capabilities approach An ethical policy framework from the field of development economics which affirms human freedom as the basic goal that organizers are trying to achieveAn ethical policy framework from the field of development economics which affirms human freedom as the basic goal that organizers are trying to achieve Public policy should provide the conditions that allow people “to do” and “to be,” to achieve full human functioningPublic policy should provide the conditions that allow people “to do” and “to be,” to achieve full human functioning Concerned with individual differences in the ability to transform resources into valuable activitiesConcerned with individual differences in the ability to transform resources into valuable activities Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 ten human functioning capabilities Nussbaum’s ten human functioning capabilities are: 1.Life 2.Bodily Health 3.Bodily Integrity 4.Senses, imagination and thought 5.Emotions Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 ten human functioning capabilities (pt. 2) 6.Practical Reason 7.Affiliation 8.Other Species 9.Play 10.Control over one’s Environment Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 Defining community organizing Community refers to both geographic and identity- based affiliations; it may be facilitated by technological innovationsCommunity refers to both geographic and identity- based affiliations; it may be facilitated by technological innovations Community organizing entails bringing community members together to act on their own behalf in order to confront/change power structures and/or build mutually supportive environmentsCommunity organizing entails bringing community members together to act on their own behalf in order to confront/change power structures and/or build mutually supportive environments Many groups consider community organizing to be distinct from social services and advocacyMany groups consider community organizing to be distinct from social services and advocacy Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 Critical approach to community organizing A social constructionist approach helps organizers to understand that social situations, labels and oppression are in part due to the stories that society tellsA social constructionist approach helps organizers to understand that social situations, labels and oppression are in part due to the stories that society tells Racial, gender, class and other forms of power prohibit people from full inclusion and flourishing in societyRacial, gender, class and other forms of power prohibit people from full inclusion and flourishing in society Part of the job of a critical organizer is to deconstruct disempowering stories about communities or social issues and re-construct stories that affirm people’s inherent strengths and capabilitiesPart of the job of a critical organizer is to deconstruct disempowering stories about communities or social issues and re-construct stories that affirm people’s inherent strengths and capabilities Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.

Chapter 1 Empowerment, participation and social change Empowering activities increase levels of social understanding, community engagement, and/or personal power and efficacy of individuals and groups Participation of individuals most affected by social problems is essential in order to achieve authentic social change Social change is a process whereby individuals acknowledge oppression and work together to change social structures in movement toward liberation Copyright © 2014, Loretta Pyles. From Progressive Community Organizing: Reflective Practice in a Globalizing World, 2 nd Edition, by Loretta Pyles. New York: Routledge.