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Intro to Community Organizing for New Member Congregations
This document provides an overview of a training for the Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO). It includes the following: 1) An introduction and welcome to CCISCO which works in multiple cities in Contra Costa County. 2) An overview of the leadership structure for CCISCO including different regional leadership summits. 3) Background information on community organizing and selecting victories from the national PICO organization. 4) The agenda and guidelines for the training covering topics like why organize, faith development, social inequities, and health impacts.
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- 1. CCISCO EXPLORATORY TRAINING Contra Costa InterfaithSupporting Community Organization
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- 5. CCISCO Leadership Summit Structure ElCerrito Lafayette/ Orinda Pinole/ Hercules Richmond Countywide Leadership Summit Leadership Summit WestLeadership Summit East Antioch Brentwood Concord Oakley Pittsburg Structures channel power.
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- 8. GROUND RULES & GUIDELINES •Respect yourself and one another • Practice self-focus • Difference between impact and intent • Step up, step back • Try on: take risks • Maintain confidentiality
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- 10. I. Why Organize? Lovewithout power is sentimentality. Power without love is despotism. Paul Tillich Justice is what love sounds like when it is spoken in public. Michael Eric Dyson
- 11. I. Why Organize? HOPEWITHIN HISTORY: STAGES OF FAITH DEVELOPMENT
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- 16. Map of Foreclosuresin Richmond
- 17. Bank profits areup, while the economy is down
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- 21. Example: Foreclosure Crisis …to Reverse Redlining A Geographyof Credit… From Redlining…
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- 29. Next Steps NextSession: Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00pm at Temple Baptist Review Robert Linthicum article on “Systems As God Intends and Humanity Corrupts” Have a one-to-one conversation with one member of your congregation about their vision/
- 31. Social Inequities Health Inequities SegregationIncome & Employment Education Housing Transportation Air Quality Food Access & Liquor Stores Physical Activity & Neighborhood Conditions Criminal Justice Access to Healthcare Social Relationships & Community Capacity Social Inequities
- 32. When the externalbecomes internal: How we internalize our environment Allostatic Load Inadequate Transportation Long Commutes Housing Lack of social capital High Demand- Low Control Jobs Lack of access to stores, jobs, services Crime Stress Stress Stress Stress Stress Stress
- 33. CRH AFFECTS MULTIPLE ORGANS & SYSTEMS STRESSOR CORTISOL Hypothalamus Pituitary Gland AdrenalGlands ACTH Stress pathway from brain to body Center on Social Disparities in Health, University of CA, San Francisco
- 34. 50 63 75 88 100 0% 15% 30%45% 60% BARHII Life Expectancy and Poverty by Tract LifeExpectancy(Years) Poverty Rate Bay Area Poverty vs. Life Expectancy
- 35. Race and RacismMatters: Health Inequities by Race/Ethnicity 2.3 years 4.9 years 7.8 years
- 36. Cost of Povertyin San Francisco Bay Area • Every additional $12,500 in household income buys one year of life expectancy • (Benefit appears to plateau at household incomes above $150,000) • Similar gradients in Baltimore, NYC, Philadelphia, Hennepin County (Minneapolis-St. Paul), Colorado, California, AND Cuyahoga County ($6304/year of life)