The organization developed a reputation for being able to quickly and consistently bring together hundreds of people to press city officials around the fair treatment of senior citizens.
Following the eruption of a three-day riot in the city of Miami in response to the police killing of Arthur McDuffie in 1980, leaders from Concerned Seniors of Dade decided to expand their focus and establish People United to Lead the Struggle for Equality (PULSE) organization.
It begins with a four-day classroom orientation followed by five months of field training and a weekly reading and written curriculum related to the basic principles of community organizing.
Organizers are assigned to work with select religious congregations in order to expand participation at a major direct action where issues of justice are addressed.
[11] DART has 23 affiliated congregation-based community organizations across Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.