John Baumann, S. J. is the founder of Faith in Action and current director of special projects, and international director at PICO International, an organization that supports organizing which enables people of faith to reshape their lives and communities. Faith in Action currently operates in hundreds of cities and over twenty states as well as international operations in Central America, East Africa, and the Caribbean.

Some Highlights:

Aiming towards racial and economic justice

Learning by doing

The Chicago Urban Training Center

Belief in people to reach the right decisions

How to build power through relationships with people

Meeting people where they are and not where you want them to be

The creation of PICO (People Improving Community through Organizing)

The growth of PICO training centers in Central America, East Africa, and the Caribbean

How Faith-based community organizing can create a better world

Weekly Suggestions:

Steven - George Orwell, Road to Wigan Pier

John - For more information visit: https://faithinaction.org/ and http://picointernational.org/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FIAInternational/

David Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gordon Whitman, Stand Up! How to Get Involved, Speak Out, and Win in a World on Fire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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