A core of community organizers is behind the 45 organizations placing demands on the policing agencies in St. Louis County. As the Grand Jury’s decision concerning Officer Darren Wilson is awaited, Don’t Shoot Coalition (DSC) is preparing its role in street demonstrations likely to come in the wake of an anticipated No True Bill. The sub-culture of progressive social activism is organic. Its alliances evolve and dissolve, only to reconstitute under changed names, but with unchanged ideologies. The internet facilitates the proliferation of evolving variations of front groups. Many of their websites have on-line donation solicitation capability. The larger, more permanent organizations have 501(c)(3) status, and some have millions of dollars to share with cash-poor community activism enterprises. Those money transfers are often hard to track. It is not just a challenge to keep track of who’s who without a scorecard – it’s a struggle to even...(Read Full Article)