http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/what-do-community-organizers-do Kathy Partridge, Executive Director, Interfaith Funders Millions of U.S. citizens have used community organizers to teach them how to press governments to do the right thing. Warfare is not part of the natural condition of man. Civilization promotes less violent ways of effecting change. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/what-do-community-organizers-do Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:56:15 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/the-e-campaign-rallying-volunteers-and-voters David Talbot, Chief Correspondent, Technology Review The 2008 election victory of Barack Obama showed that Web-based tools for donating money and efficiently harnessing the efforts of large numbers of volunteers can be extraordinarily powerful. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/the-e-campaign-rallying-volunteers-and-voters Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:55:36 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/harnessing-the-power-of-protest Clay Shirky, Professor, New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Simple new telecommunications tools are removing obstacles to collective action by ordinary people, and thus changing the world. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/0309/generating-grassroots-change/harnessing-the-power-of-protest Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:55:02 -0400