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Yes, he worked for a Catholic-run charitable organization in Chicago, where his duties included community organizing and advocating for the poor.

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Where did obama work before government work?

He was a community organizer and professor of Constitutional law at University of Chicago.


Did Barack Obama or Mitt Romney work as a community organizer in Chicago?

Barack Obama. He was a community organizer (an advocate for the poor), working for a Catholic organization in the mid 1980s. It inspired him to attend law school, so that he could more effectively advocate for the people he and his organization were trying to assist.


Did Romney work as a community organizer in Chicago?

No, Mitt Romney has never held that job. Barack Obama was the one who worked as a community organizer and an advocate for the poor, at a Catholic-run charitable organization in Chicago.


What did Barack Obama learn during his years as a community organizer?

Barack Obama learned how to put Saul Alinsky's Rules For Radicals in practice. It is one thing to study Marxism, but quite another to organize an urban revolution and fight Capitalism from within. Obama also learned that the Black community is religious and to meet them the best place is the Church. Obama found it easy to put on the mantle of a Christian for brief periods to gain community support. He also learned how to handle the Police.


What company did Barack Obama work for when he was a community organizer?

He worked for an agency that was operated by the Catholic Church in Chicago, called the "Developing Communities" Project. He also worked for an organization that was involved with voting rights-- Project Vote.


Did Barack Obama have any work history before being Senator of Illinois and President?

Absolutely. Before he entered politics, Mr. Obama was a civil rights lawyer, an advocate and community organizer who helped poor people, and a professor of law at the University of Chicago.


Did Obama work as a community orga nizer in Chicago?

Yes, he was a community organizer and an advocate for the poor, working for a Catholic-run charitable organization in Chicago.


When did he work as a civil rights lawyer and as a community organizer in New York and Chicago?

He worked as a civil rights lawyer and community organizer in New York and Chicago during the 1980s and early 1990s.


How many years has Barack Obama worked?

If you are referring to full-time work, he got his first full-time jobs after he graduated from Columbia University. By 1985, he was employed in Chicago as a community organizer and an advocate for the poor, working for a charity run by the Catholic church.


Where did Obama go to after college?

Barack Obama graduated from Columbia in 1983 and then went to work for a Catholic-run charitable organization. He then became a community organizer and advocate for the poor in Chicago, which inspired him to study law, so that he could be more effective in his work. He went back to school after working for about five years, and graduated Harvard Law School in 1991.


How is Barack Obama related to Illinois?

Barack Obama moved to Chicago, Illinois in the mid 1980s to work as a community organizer and advocate for the poor. He married a woman from Chicago (Michelle Robinson, today Michelle Obama) and their two daughters were born in Chicago. Mr. Obama taught law at the University of Chicago Law School, and in 1996, was elected to the Illinois State Senate, where he served three terms. He then became a U.S. senator from Illinois prior to being elected president. So Mr. Obama has many ties to Illinois.


The setting of a dream fulfilled the Barack Obama story by tanya savory?

After graduating, Barack Obama wanted to work in community organization, but couldn't find a job. Then he accepted a job at a big fancy corporation in Manhattan. What did Barack see the wasn't good about this job?