Scaling Up Grassroots and Neighborhood Organizing for Citywide and Regional Impact Speakers: Gloria Bruce, East Bay Housing Organizations; Jennifer Martinez, Peninsula Interfaith Action; Alex Tom, Chinese Progressive Association; Alvina Wong, Community Organizer, Asian Pacific Environmental Network The best neighborhood and place based organizing mobilizes people on issues of immediate relevance to everyday lives. Translating local issues and identities into larger frameworks of long term plans and abstract policies can be major challenges. This panel highlights different strategies for scaling up-- building the elements of the movement for equity that we all need. |