Edward T. Chambers
Edward Thomas Chambers(April 2, 1930 – April 26, 2015) was the executive director of theIndustrial Areas Foundationfrom 1972 to 2009, acommunity organizinggroup founded bySaul Alinsky.[1]Chambers was born inClarion, Iowato Thomas Chambers and Hazella Downing.[2]He is credited with developing systematic training of organizers and leaders of congregation-based community organizations, and establishing relational meetings (or "one-on-ones" ) as a critical practice of organizers. He is the author ofRoots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice(Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003,ISBN0-8264-1499-0.[3]). A memorial article inThe New Yorkercalled him "community organizing’s unforgiving hero."[4] He died of heart failure in Drimoleague, Ireland in 2015.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Brazil, Eric (January 11, 2004)."A grassroots radical works for democracy".San Francisco Chronicle.Retrieved2008-11-05.
- ^abRoberts, Sam (May 1, 2015)."Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85".New York Times.RetrievedMay 2,2015.
- ^"Bowling with organizers: real-world answers to academic worries about the breakdown of community".City Limits.January 1, 2004.Retrieved2008-11-05.
- ^Freedman, Samuel G. "Ed Chambers: Community Organizing’s Unforgiving Hero."New Yorker,May 6, 2015.http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/edward-chambers-community-organizings-unforgiving-hero
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