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mann nations world summit on sustainable development , johannesburg , south as africa , 2002 spokesperson for non-governmental organizations at the united brooklyn , new york 4 december 1942 congress for a democratic society -lrb- new england coordinator -rrb- labor/community of campaign to keep gm van nuys open -lrb- lead organizer racial -rrb- labor/community strategy center -lrb- director -rrb- equality -lrb- field secretary -rrb- students eric mann
 eric mann cornell university
eric mann

eric mann -lrb- born december 4 , 1942 , brooklyn , new york -rrb- is a civil rights , anti-war , labor , and environmental organizer whose career spans 50 years .
he has worked with the congress of racial equality , newark community union project , students for a democratic society , the united automobile workers -lrb- including eight years on auto assembly lines -rrb- and the new directions movement .
he was also instrumental in the labor and community alliance that kept general motors ' assembly plant in van nuys , california open for ten years .
mann has been identified as instrumental in shaping the environmental justice movement in the u.s. .
he is also founder of the labor/community strategy center in los angeles , california and has been its director for 25 years .
in addition , mann is founder and co-chair of the bus riders union , identifying what is now called `` transit racism '' and resulting in a precedent-setting civil rights lawsuit , labor community strategy center et al. v. mta .
in addition , mann is the author of books published by beacon press , harper & row and the university of california , which include `` taking on general motors '' , `` the seven components of transformative organizing theory '' and `` playbook for progressives : 16 qualities of the successful organizer '' and is known for his theory of transformative organizing and leadership of popular movements .
mann is host of the weekly radio show `` voices from the frontlines : your national movement-building show '' on kpfk pacifica radio 90.7 in los angeles .
