Taught By:
Lilian Milanes
Community & Social Justice Studies
William Paterson University
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Course Description:
This course examines the tactics and strategies of social action and practical dimensions of how communities organize to effect change. Topics include the nature of community organizing, student activism and protest, cultural and historical models, issue identification, leadership development, approaches to social power, campaign planning and implementation, and the relationship of community organizing to other forms of social action. This course is an action-oriented, solutions-based course on community activism and will help students develop a critical understanding of public issues, policy development, and community change through action and reflection. Over the course of the semester, students in this course will engage with various layers of community organizing to design and implement a social action campaign on an issue of their choosing. This is a UCC-Civic Engagement course.
