GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZING WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE - A PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH APPROACH

This article discusses Participatory Research (PR), an intervention ap proach that involves oppressed people in the analysis of and solutions to social problems. A case study is provided to illustrate the applic ation of PR's principles and components. The project involved the crea tion of a Homeless Persons Union, whose purpose was to empower partici pants both individually and collectively in a political struggle again st homelessness, PR is suggested as a useful approach for researchers and activists engaged in grassroots organizing.