Foreword / by U.S. Senator Paul David Wellstone -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the revised edition -- Introduction : Survival is not an academic skill / by Chandra Talpade Mohanty -- [ch.] 1. Entering the community -- [ch.] 2. Sizing up the community -- [ch.] 3. Making contacts -- [ch.] 4. Bringing people together -- [ch.] 5. Developing leadership -- [ch.] 6. Working with organizations -- [ch.] 7. Setting priorities -- [ch.] 8. Power tactics -- [ch.] 9. Building political power -- [ch.] 10. Self-help strategies -- [ch.] 11. Leaving the community -- Afterword : I have seen freedom -- Epilogue : The goals of organizing -- Suggested reading -- Index -- About the author -- About Grassroots Leadership -- Grassroots Leadership/NASW press tour.