Deciding to organize

Canada, 1968

Film
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Episode of Series “Organizing for Power”.
Produced as a part of the Challenge for Change Program, this series examines Saul Alinsky’s method of organizing communities into effective action units based on participation democracy. A group of concerned citizens from Dayton, Ohio, consult Alinsky on means of creating an effective organization.

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Credits

director

Bonnie Sherr Klein

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:34:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1968

Appears in

Organizing for Power

Group of items

Organizing for Power

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002713

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Citizen participation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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