![]() ![]() Alinsky doesn’t seem to have set out to become a social activist. Chicago is also the city where Jane Addams established Hull House, and that isn’t the only parallel in their work. So who is this Saul Alinsky, and what kind of inspiration does he have to offer?Īlinsky was born in 1909 in a poor area of Chicago and grew up in a strict orthodox Jewish family which implies plenty of focus on study, work and religion. ![]() ![]() Obama isn’t alone in his admiration Hillary Clinton wrote her senior thesis about Alinsky, and UK`s Prime Minister Cameron used his name to add theoretical weight to the idea of the `Big Society`. In recent years the name of Saul Alinsky (1909-1972) has achieved a higher profile than ever and a number of new books highlight his work, largely thanks to President Barack Obama mentioning him regularly as a source of inspiration. The founding father of community organizing ![]()
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