Community organizing is a process where people who live in proximity to each other or share some common problem come together into an organization that acts in their shared self-interest.
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now protest (Richir).
Protest against fracking in Balcombe, UK
Cecil Williams at the I Hotel protest, January 1977
Janadesh 2007 protesters seeking land rights
A community is a social unit with a shared socially significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area or in virtual space through communication platforms. Durable good relations that extend beyond immediate genealogical ties also define a sense of community, important to their identity, practice, and roles in social institutions such as family, home, work, government, TV network, society, or humanity at large. Although communities are usually small relative to personal social ties, "community" may also refer to large group affiliations such as national communities, international communities, and virtual communities.
Community townhall
A community of interest gathers at Stonehenge, England, for the summer solstice.
To what extent do participants in joint activities experience a sense of community?
Lewes Bonfire Night procession commemorating 17 Protestant martyrs burnt at the stake from 1555 to 1557