Soul alinsky and Social Action

one of the great social Activist in America, he also called father of social Action.

1. SAUL ALINSKY AND SOCIAL ACTION By : Munas.py

2. Saul David Alinsky (1909-01-30) January 30, 1909 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died June 12, 1972(1972-06-12) (aged 63) Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , U.S. Cause of death :Heart attack Nationality : American Education : University of Chicago , Ph.B. 1930 U. of Chicago Graduate School, criminology, 1930–1932 Occupation : Community organizer , writer, political activist Known for Political activism , writing, community organization Notable work : Rules for Radicals (1971) Spouse(s) :Helene Simon (m. 1932; d. ?) Jean Graham (m. 1952; div. 1970),Irene McInnis Alinsky (m. 1971) Children : Katherine and David (by Helene) Awards : Pacem in Terris Award , 1969

3. He was an American community organizer and writer. He is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organizing . In the course of nearly four decades of political organizing, Alinsky received much criticism, but also gained praise from many public figures. His organizing skills were focused on improving the living conditions of poor communities across America. In the 1950s, he began turning his attention to improving conditions in the black ghettos, beginning with Chicago's and later traveling to other ghettos in California, Michigan, New York City, and a dozen other "trouble spots".

4. His ideas were adapted in the 1960s by some U.S. college students and other young counterculture -era organizers, who used them as part of their strategies for organizing on campus and beyond . In 1969,  Hillary Rodham  wrote a 92-page senior  thesis  for  Wellesley College  about  community organizer   Saul Alinsky  entitled "There Is Only the Fight . . . : An Analysis of the Alinsky Model. Early life Saul David Alinsky was born in 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, to  Russian Jewish  immigrant parents, the only surviving son of Benjamin Alinsky's marriage to his second wife, Sarah Tannenbaum Alinsky . He attended Marshall High School in Chicago until his parents divorced and then went to live with his father who moved to California, graduating from  Hollywood High School  in 1926

5. In 1930, Alinsky graduated with a Bachelor of Philoso After attending two years of graduate school at the University of Chicago, he accepted work for the  state of Illinois  as a  criminologist . On a part-time basis, he also began working as an organizer with the  Congress of Industrial Organizations  ( CIOphy  from the University of Chicago,  

6. As a Community Organizer

7. In the 1930s Alinsky organized the  Back of the Yards  neighborhood in Chicago In the 1930s the activist  Saul Alinsky  did community organizing in this area, as its people suffered during the Great Depression. This work led to his founding the  Industrial Areas Foundation  in 1940, which trained community organizers He went on to found the  Industrial Areas Foundation  (IAF) while organizing the  Woodlawn  neighborhood; IAF trained organizers and assisted in the founding of community organizations around the United States. He did not have much respect for mainstream political leaders who tried to interfere with growing black–white unity during the difficult years of the  Great Depression .

8. Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals  is the last book published in 1971 by  activist  and writer  Saul D. Alinsky  shortly before his death. His goal for the  Rules for Radicals  was to create a guide for future  community organizers  to use in uniting  low-income  communities, or "Have- Nots ", in order for them T o gain social , political , legal ,and   economic  power.  Within it, Alinsky compiled the lessons he had learned throughout his experiences of community organizing from 1939–1971 and targeted these lessons at the current, new generation of radicals

9. Divided into ten chapters,  Rules for Radicals  provides 10 lessons on how a community organizer can accomplish the goal of successfully uniting people into an active  organization  with the power to effect change on a variety of issues. Though targeted at community organization, these chapters also touch on other issues that range from ethics ,  education ,  communication , and  symbol construction  to  nonviolence  and  political philosophy

10. Rules “Power is not only what you have, but what the enemy thinks you have.” Power is derived from 2 main sources – money and people. “Have- Nots ” must build power from flesh and blood. “Never go outside the expertise of your people.” It results in confusion, fear and retreat. Feeling secure adds to the backbone of anyone. “Whenever possible, go outside the expertise of the enemy.” Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon.” There is no defense. It’s irrational. It’s infuriating. It also works as a key pressure point to force the enemy into concessions