Relentless

Sustaining a Successful People’s Campaign to Reform an Entrenched Public Housing Bureaucracy

How does any organization based in people’s institutions approach such an entrenched bureaucracy? Answer: relentlessly, creatively, and powerfully. This case study, second in a new series published by ACTA Publications, reveals the hard work of community organizers, dedicated tenant and community leaders, public-interest and pro-bono private lawyers, judges, committed reporters, a few elected and constructive public officials, and creative independent experts and agencies in sustaining a successful long-term issue campaign. Included is a frank analysis of what worked, what didn’t work, and why it has been worth all the effort. As author Michael Stanley puts it in his Introduction: “The focus of this book is on the steps that were taken, the decisions made, and the reflections that occurred among people who, along with Metro IAF, have never thrown in the towel.”