Introduction
Chapter 1 — Overview
A — Social Action's Role in U.S. Experiment in Democracy B — US College Social Action C — Benefits of Social Action for Students Campuses, and Society D — The Vision: Bringing Social Action into the Classroom E — Overcoming Challenges of Teaching Social Action
Chapter 2 — Developing a Social Action Class
A — Academic Course vs Co-Curricular & B — Prerequisites C — Creating a Social Action Syllabus D — Teaching Style & E — Classroom Norms F — The Students G — Building Campus Allies and Community Partners H —The Role of Place & I —Each Semester vs Every Year (or Other Year) J — Maintaining Momentum
Chapter 3 — Launching Student Campaigns
A — On Your Mark: Preparing Students for the Road Ahead B — Go! Students Choose Their Issue C — Get Set: Setting the Tone D — Change Theory E — Building Power F — Social Action Campus Tour G — Research: Historical Overview, Power Mapping, & Target Analysis H — Group Dynamics I — Strategy & Tactics J — Campaign Kickoff
Chapter 4 — Campaign Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
A — Timeline & Campaign Plan B — Campaign Implementation: "Series of Actions" Begins C — Campaign Execution & Case Studies D — Campaign Evaluation E — Day of the Final: Campaign Notebook & Group Presentation
Chapter 5 — Where to Go From Here
A — Next Semester B — Mainstreaming Social Action C — Social Action Internship Program D — Pipeline to Jobs & Graduate School E — Status of Current Campaigns F — Impact of Social Action on Former Social Action Students
CHANGE! A Guide to Teaching Social Action
- Chapter 3I: Strategy * Tactics (p. 99-109)
Sociology 164: Social Action Assignments
TEXTBOOK: CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action, Ch. 6 — Strategy & Tactics
- Tools of the Craft (p. 81)
- Strategy (p. 81-83)
- Tactics (p. 83)
- Actions Connected to a Media and Public Education Strategy (p. 83-88)
- Rallying
- Marching
- Picketing
- Street Theater
- Public Hearings
- Actions Connected to a Disruption Strategy
- Walkouts
- Occupying Spaces
- Actions Connected to a Target Meeting
- Direct Negotiations with the Target
- Lobby Day
- Accountability Session
- A "Day in the Life of"
READINGS
- Part 1
- Part 2
WRITING ASSIGNMENT
Discussion
Students choose which strategies and tactics to use in their campaign:
Strategies
- Legislation
- Policy
- Alliance Building
- Media & public education
- Disruption
- Target Meetings
Tactics
- Rallying / press conference
- Marching
- Picketing
- Street Theater
- Public Hearing
- Walkouts (Boycotts)
- Occupying Spaces
- Lobbying Day
- Accountability Session
- Day in the Life of
- Direct Negotiation with Target
Campaign Case Study
I asked the Students for Filipino Farmworkers what strategy and tactics they would use, and they responded by circling them.
Course Development Questions
- What part of the strategy and tactics section most engaged you?
- In light of the reading, how will you teach strategy and tactics to your students?