Play, creativity, and the new community organizing

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 47-69

  Shepard, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a Harm Reduction Agency   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnival; Community building; Community organizing; Creative direct action; Cultural activism; Democracy renewal; Play; Popular education

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444451326     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v16n02_04     Document Type: Article

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