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| Fri, 09-05-2008 - 8:58am |
from wikipedia:
"Community organizers act as area-wide coordinators of all the programs of different agencies so as best to meet community needs for health and welfare services. They also facilitate self-help programs initiated by local common-interest groups, for example, by training local leaders to analyze and solve the problems of a community. Community organizers work actively, as do other types of social workers, in community councils of social agencies and in community-action groups. At times the role of community organizers overlaps that of the social planners."
"A career as a community organizer is an option for people who want to make difference, are concerned about political issues or social inequities, and are interested in community solutions and empowering people. People come to careers in community organizing from diverse professions and backgrounds. Many people discover community organizing through participation in some sort of organizing or activist effort in their own communities, and only afterward discover that there are actually jobs and a profession in community organizing. There are graduate and undergraduate programs which focus on community organizing at several colleges and universities in the U.S., such as the University of Maryland--seeand,and the University of Vermont."
at the top of the list of Community Organizers: The Founding Fathers of the United States.
I didn't know much about Community Organizer as a job description. Palin said. "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a `community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities." I'm not comparing community organizer to mayor, but I do wonder what these credentials mean.
what do you know and what do you think of the responsibilities? also, what does it say about a person when they choose this as a job?
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Yeah, its lazy and unmotivated to try and help those in need.
LOL! I'm not even an Obama fan, and I think you sound ridiculous. Oh yes...it is absolutely despicable to turn away lots of money in order to help those who are less fortunate than oneself. Are you kidding?
You're absolutely right that it says a lot about his character, except is says the opposite of what you think it says. His choice to give back to his community shows wonderful character.
I don't necessarily think it means he should be President, but it shows a wonderful character and concern for fellow humans.
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No, I am saying that ACORN is a left-wing political action group that calls itself "community organizers."
I agree with you that it's revealing to slam community work...like our fellow poster did in the post above yours.
However, I don't think Palin's point was to slam community work...at all. I think her point was that it's silly to suggest that she has no experience or less experience than Obama. By his own claims, he has spent "20 years" getting things done which happens to include his time as a law student and community organizer. I think her point was that, in less time (if you're only counting formal executive experience, of which Obama has none), she has had at least equal results in her state of Alaska.
I don't think she was trying to slam. She was making a point. They both held positions where they were expected to promote change and growth. They both acheived some amount of success in that role. She was simply pointing out that, as an elected official, she was held accountable. Her re-election and approval ratings prove her performance. Whereas we only have Obama's word about his performance.
Like I said, I don't think she was slamming community service. I think she was slamming the media's comparison of her time in elected office versus Obama's time in community service...because the media has, by and large, tried to promote a view that her time in elected office (which is still community service by the way) is less important or less relevant than that of Obama's. Whether or not it is true probably depends who you're talking to...she was just trying to defend the work she's done (of which 80% of Alaskans highly approve.)
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I think you are incredibly close to stepping over the line. There are people from all races who organize their communities to act in a way that is unbecoming. If anything, white people have had a running head start for quite some time in this country.
By and large, a community organizer is someone who is, at the very least, trying to promote change for the good. That is to be respected.
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I understand your ponit.
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