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'''Edward Thomas Chambers''' (April 2, 1930 – April 26, 2015) was the executive director of the [[Industrial Areas Foundation]] from 1972 to 2009, a [[community organizing]] group founded by [[Saul Alinsky]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A grassroots radical works for democracy |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/11/INGHT44JFO1.DTL |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 11, 2004 |accessdate=2008-11-05 | first=Eric | last=Brazil}}</ref> Chambers was born in [[Clarion, Iowa]] to Thomas Chambers and Hazella Downing.<ref name=nytobit/> 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 of ''Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice'' (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, {{ISBN|0-8264-1499-0}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bowling with organizers: real-world answers to academic worries about the breakdown of community |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19853867_ITM |work=[[City Limits (magazine)|City Limits]] |date=January 1, 2004 |accessdate=2008-11-05 }}</ref>). A memorial article in ''The New Yorker'' called him "community organizing’s unforgiving hero." <ref>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</ref>
'''Edward Thomas Chambers said hi''' (April 2, 1930 – April 26, 2015) was the executive director of the [[Industrial Areas Foundation]] from 1972 to 2009, a [[community organizing]] group founded by [[Saul Alinsky]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A grassroots radical works for democracy |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/01/11/INGHT44JFO1.DTL |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=January 11, 2004 |accessdate=2008-11-05 | first=Eric | last=Brazil}}</ref> Chambers was born in [[Clarion, Iowa]] to Thomas Chambers and Hazella Downing.<ref name=nytobit/> 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 of ''Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice'' (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, {{ISBN|0-8264-1499-0}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bowling with organizers: real-world answers to academic worries about the breakdown of community |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-19853867_ITM |work=[[City Limits (magazine)|City Limits]] |date=January 1, 2004 |accessdate=2008-11-05 }}</ref>). A memorial article in ''The New Yorker'' called him "community organizing’s unforgiving hero." <ref>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</ref>
He died of heart failure in Drimoleague, Ireland in 2015.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/edward-chambers-early-leader-in-community-organizing-dies-at-85.html|accessdate=May 2, 2015|work=New York Times|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref>
He died of heart failure in Drimoleague, Ireland in 2015.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam|title=Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/edward-chambers-early-leader-in-community-organizing-dies-at-85.html|accessdate=May 2, 2015|work=New York Times|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref>


Revision as of 19:10, 22 February 2023

Edward Thomas Chambers said hi (April 2, 1930 – April 26, 2015) was the executive director of the Industrial Areas Foundation from 1972 to 2009, a community organizing group founded by Saul Alinsky.[1] Chambers was born in Clarion, Iowa to 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 of Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003, ISBN 0-8264-1499-0.[3]). A memorial article in The New Yorker called him "community organizing’s unforgiving hero." [4] He died of heart failure in Drimoleague, Ireland in 2015.[2]

References

  1. ^ Brazil, Eric (January 11, 2004). "A grassroots radical works for democracy". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, Sam (May 1, 2015). "Edward Chambers, Early Leader in Community Organizing, Dies at 85". New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bowling with organizers: real-world answers to academic worries about the breakdown of community". City Limits. January 1, 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  4. ^ 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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