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Negro and poor white is to resurrect that alliance, to forge a political force in the South which will be, by its nature, liberal, pro-trade union, pro-social services, pro-civil rights, and in the long run for a positive foreign policy and for peace. Because such a force will ~ have to do away with the present Dixiecrat blockade of ») progressive legislation in Washington, D. C., it will have a profound and long-lasting influence on all of Amanrinan Tifa Voor nart in untar raciatratnn 4ERSUS SSW LL, SUPA PRG ALE FUE 2 Rr vy even though it may seem minute, helps to forge this political force. 48 a a a Chapter 4: Workshops in Direct Action 7) & NOP) The workshop is different fronf’a conference or an educational meeting in that its goal is to involve all ft ren 2 ticipants in @he ween etiangnl anelingaHas “af -1Lij11— thin wc pal ° rather than lecturing to them, or giving them purely theory. Workshops may involve lectures and theory as part of the schedule, but the real aim is practice. The kind of participation in a workshop may vary -~ from leaders attempting fully to draw out and involve members of an audience, to breaking up into work r "buzz" groups, to "role-playing." Most workshope willinvolve all of these, plus some lecture or panel discussion sessions. The particular concern of this chapter is role-playing. Obviously, for best results itis necessary to keep the size of workshops down in order to involve all of the participants -- yet workshops must be large enough to profit from a There are five good reasons for workshops, and particularly for role-playing: 49 LiCiPAits if Whe Pracuca: 4ppiiCcauof Ol Skis, fn a a ag ne i