The social change movement is often remiss in celebrating its victories and lifting up its successes for praise and acknowledgment. Too frequently, we focus only on the final outcomes of a particular campaign, and don’t pause to honor those who are making the road to change possible. In the community organizing field in particular, success means empowering other people to take action to fight for themselves and their communities—and rarely recognizing the often-unsung heroes behind the scenes. more...
Professor Frances Fox Piven is a scholar-citizen, equally at home in the university and in the world of politics. Frances is also the recipient of our 2011 Community Change Champion Award for activism.
She collaborated with the late George A. Wiley, the leader of the 1960s welfare rights movement in the…
