[COMM-ORG] article on community organizing in Britain

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From: Mark Warren <warrenma at gse.harvard.edu>


Dear friends,

The sociology journal, City & Community, has just published an article 
from my research on the Citizens Organising Foundation in Britain, a 
sister network to the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF). The British 
network launched the UK's first living wage campaign and won economic 
guarantees from the Olympics Committee for funds to improve the lives of 
East Londoners in the areas around the 2012 Olympics, among other 
campaigns. If you are interested in learning about the foundation's 
efforts to apply the IAF's organizing principles in a very different 
social, religious and political context, you may find the article 
interesting. You can access it via electronic subscriptions from 
libraries, and the reference is:

Mark R. Warren. “Community Organizing in Britain: The Political 
Engagement of Faith-based Social Capital,” City & Community 8 (2) (June, 
2009): 99-127.

Alternatively, my staff assistant, Melita Garrett, will be happy to send 
you a pdf of the article if it is for your own personal use. You can 
email her at: melita.garrett at gmail.com

Best,

Mark R. Warren

Associate Professor of Education

Harvard University