This week, the JOURNAL profiled Massachusetts community organizer Steve Meacham, who recruits activists and works to stop evictions of people living in foreclosed homes. Meacham described the process ...

Learn about the basics of organizing, its importance, and the potential community impact. Join our host Raga Justin as she explains the basics of organizing, its importance, and the impact it can have ...

Hard-won victories for freedom and equality are under direct assault in the United States. Do we have the courage to unite and defeat an authoritarian regime? I believe that we do, but only if we ...

It is now a commonly held belief that funding organizing work is the most effective way to bring about real, effective social change. But what is the history behind that belief? How have full-time ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. When we think of democracy, we often picture elections, debates and the legislative process. But some ...

SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Starting with flooding, COPS/Metro, a grassroots advocacy organization consisting largely of San Antonio religious groups, took on the issues that San Antonio leaders were ...

In an essay for The New York Times last November, Pope Francis exhorted us to “dare to create something new.” With the coronavirus pandemic reaching new heights, he challenged us to reject a strain of ...

In a homily for Corpus Christi Sunday, Pope Francis declared: In celebrating and experiencing the Eucharist, we too are called to share in [Christ’s] love. For we cannot break bread on Sunday if our ...