Michael Gecan is a community organizer in New York City affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation."In a Sea of Foreclosures, an Island of Calm" - New York Times He was trained in part by Saul Alinsky."Church and community: churches push for change" - Ocala Star-Banner He is lead organizer for East Brooklyn Congregations and other New York-based organizations."Long Down on Its Heels, a Community Looks Up" - New York Times He is the executive director of United Power for Action and Justice, a Chicago Based Industrial Area Foundation affiliate. He is the author of Going Public: An Organizer's Guide to Citizen Action (Anchor Books, 2004). ."Building Public Power" - Village Voice
Gecan has authored pieces on the Democratic Party in The Washington Post, contemporary politics in New York Daily News, a series on populism and the Tea Party for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, among others.
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