Institutional Activism and Community Building : Human Relations Responses to 9/11 in Orange County, California  

Oleh:

Downey, Dennis J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: American Behavioral Scientist vol. 53 no. 01 (Sep. 2009), page 99-113.
Topik: Institutional Activism; Community Organizing; Muslim Americans; Human Relations
Fulltext: 07. Institutional Activism and Community Building - Human Relations Responses to 911 in Orange County....pdf (116.31KB)

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Since its creation in 1971, the Orange County Human Relations Commission (OCHRC) has established itself as a central actor in addressing issues of diversity and social justice in Orange County, California, a region with a growing Muslim population approaching 200,000. Following the events of 9/11, the OCHRC organized a programmatic response linked to broader community-building initiatives that sought to promote inclusion of Muslim Americans into civic institutions, to expand networks among institutional and community activists countywide, and to cultivate capacities for deeper political engagement. Their response represents an example of institutional activism undertaken through the means of community organizing and helps us to understand how such noncontentious activities can work within institutional constraints and still contribute to long-term social change. This research is based primarily on a series of focused qualitative interviews and is part of broader historical research on the OCHRC.

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