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CUTTING
AN ISSUE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
“PROBLEM” AND AN “ISSUE”?
A problem is something
that you don’t like about the
world, but that is seemingly
too big to do something
about (example: pollution).
An issue is a solution or
partial solution to a problem
(example: stopping a specific
source of water pollution).
CRITERIA FOR
CUTTING AN ISSUE
IT MUST RESULT
IN A REAL
IMPROVEMENT
IN PEOPLE’S LIVES.
IT MUST GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE
OF THEIR OWN POWER.
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IT MUST ALTER THE RELATIONS OF POWER.
IT MUST BE WORTHWHILE.
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IT MUST BE WINNABLE.
IT MUST BE WIDELY FELT.
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IT MUST BE DEEPLY FELT.
IT MUST BE EASY TO
UNDERSTAND.
IT MUST HAVE A CLEAR
TARGET.
IT MUST HAVE A
CLEAR TIME
FRAME THAT
WORKS FOR
YOU.
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IT MUST BE NON-DIVISIVE.
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IT MUST BUILD LEADERSHIP.
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IT MUST SET YOUR
ORGANIZATION UP
FOR THE
NEXT CAMPAIGN.
IT MUST HAVE A POCKETBOOK ANGLE.
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IT MUST RAI$E MONEY.
IT MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH
YOUR VALUES AND VISION.
For details,
see this book.
www.mncampuscompact.org/clio

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