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Data may go stale over time, but sound ideas do not!
Some 60 years ago, business leaders were concerned that voters were losing an understanding of the principles and purposes of the American political process. Facilitated by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in 1959, a study guide was produced titled “The Action Course in Practical Politics” and group course study was started across the country. It was designed to help individuals who were interested in knowing more about politics, or might wish to personally become a candidate.
The course involved eight group meetings, called Workshops, usually in the evening, with about 12-15 participants and a Discussion Leader. The workshops were two hours in length although they usually went beyond that time frame as excitement was built from the discussions. The original course manual is long out of date, and in error in some areas relative to today’s political arena. It was the idea of Sam Gallo, a local Louisiana businessman, who once took the course and became a workshop leader to remove or revise out of date content and errors, but not destroy the “totally bipartisan” educational purpose of the course, and then present and conduct the revised political action workshops as a public service.
A newer “Political Action Course” began about 2010 by editing the old course content for the modern Political Action Course. If you are interested in participating in the full course, let us know.
NOTICE: This online presentation is of the course eBook only and is free to any member of an authorized user group. Group members should simply register using the Registration tab of this website.
Political Action Course Project
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2020