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Strategy & Tactics

Strategy & Tactics

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Issue Development

Group Process, Part 1

Change Theory

Building Power

Research

Group Dynamics

Strategy & Tactics

Campaign Kickoff

Campaign Plan

Campaign Evaluation

The Hero’s and Shero’s Journey

Appendix: Jobs & Graduate School

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
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    Video: Student Homeless Alliance combine a march and a rally/press conference
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    Franco, “Students Declare Housing Crisis”
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    Mehta, “No Deal”
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    DeRuy, “SJSU Students Blast University Leaders for Handing of Housing Crisis”
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    Trujano, “SJSU’s New Housing Solutions”
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    Student Reflection: Mayra Bernabe, Class of ’19
  • Part 2
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    Rey, “Campus Safety: A Reason to be Worried?”
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    Bradley, “Campus Safety and Statues Garden”
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    Clark, “UPD to Expand Its Escort Program”, (bottom of page 1)
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    CMS Info, “Students Auto-Enrolled in Alert-SJSU”
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    Student Reflection: Natasha Bradley, Class of 2011
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    Portfolio 7 Questions

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

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Portfolio 6 Questions — Strategy and Tactics in Chapter 6 of CHANGE! and Reader
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Portfolio_6__good_example.pdf

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.

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Course Development Questions

  1. What part of the strategy and tactics section most engaged you?
  2. In light of the reading, how will you teach strategy and tactics to your students?
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