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Community Organizing Never Looked So Good

(4/20/2009)

A job that has not been all that alluring to college graduates is in resurgence, according to leading community organizers and educators. Once thought of as a destination for lefty radicals committed to living lives of low pay, frustration and bitter burnout, community organizing is now seen by many young people an exciting career.

Read the full article from the New York Times here.

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