To strengthen community ideological and political work, we need to dialectically analyze the opportunities and challenges, identify the weak links in the content, methods, means, carriers, systems and mechanisms of community ideological and political work, fully understand the importance and urgency of strengthening and improving community ideological and political work under the new situation, and enhance the sense of responsibility and mission.
1. Strengthening the ideological and political work in communities is an urgent need to occupy the ideological and cultural positions at the grassroots level with Theory of Three Represents.
At present, for the community as the main place for people's daily life and exchange of ideas, all kinds of complicated information and mainstream and non-mainstream ideas collide here, and the value orientation of residents is increasingly diversified. If we relax the ideological education and guidance to the community masses, some idealistic, anti-scientific, vulgar, unhealthy and liberal things will come back. The spread of "* * *" and other cult organizations has taught us a profound political lesson from the opposite side, which once again proves the importance of strengthening the ideological and political work in the community. How to better meet the multi-level and diversified spiritual and cultural needs of society and maintain the leading position of advanced culture has become a prominent problem that must be solved to uphold and consolidate the guiding position of Marxism in the ideological field. We should vigorously improve and strengthen the ideological and political work in the community, firmly occupy the ideological and cultural positions in the community with the thought of "Theory of Three Represents", and strive to build all cultural places and places where residents gather into positions to publicize scientific theories, spread advanced culture, shape a beautiful mind, promote social integrity and build a humanistic environment, and never provide opportunities for wrong thoughts and speeches, various cultural dross and cultural garbage.
2. Strengthening community ideological and political work is an urgent need to resolve various social contradictions and consolidate the ruling foundation of the Party.
At present, we are in the critical stage of reform and development, and complex and profound changes have taken place in social life. Under the traditional planned economy system, a large number of social functions undertaken by enterprises and institutions are gradually stripped off, and communities gradually replace units as the main carriers of various social functions. The functions of the community are constantly expanding, covering community service, re-employment and social welfare relief, social security, environmental governance, culture and entertainment, medical and health care, community construction and many other aspects. In particular, many jobs, such as demolition of dangerous houses, property management, demolition of illegal buildings, re-employment, etc., all involve the vital interests of the masses. If the ideological and political work is not in place, and the Party's principles and policies are not clearly and thoroughly explained, the role of publicity and education, organization and guidance of the masses cannot be brought into play. In addition, there are problems such as biased decision-making, inadequate policies, unfair law enforcement, and cadre style. If it is not handled well, it will inevitably cause people to petition and gather people to make trouble, which will become a factor of social instability and then affect the party's ruling foundation and political power foundation. In addition, a large number of retirees, laid-off workers, floating population, individual industrial and commercial households, various community organizations and new economic organizations all live in the community, and they are the key groups of ideological and political work in the community. We must strengthen the construction of grass-roots party organizations in communities and do a good job in ideological and political work that is close to reality, life and the masses.
3. Strengthening community ideological and political work is an urgent need to improve the overall quality of residents and promote the all-round development of people.
Since the reform and opening up, the life of citizens has undergone earth-shaking changes, which has also given people unprecedented development space. As some scholars have said, the basic living needs of community people have been solved now, and the future is mainly to pursue the all-round development of people. The report of the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China also regards promoting people's all-round development as one of the important goals of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Man's all-round development embodies the improvement of his overall quality, including scientific and cultural quality, ideological and moral quality, health quality and psychological quality. The improvement of scientific and cultural quality can make people have scientific thinking and rich knowledge; The improvement of ideological and moral quality can make people have healthy and upward ideals and values; The improvement of health quality can make people have a strong body; The improvement of psychological quality can make people have a stable and lively personality and firm will. In improving the overall quality of residents and promoting people's all-round development, community ideological and political work can make great achievements, and it is also the focus and foothold of our work. In this sense, community ideological and political work is an education project and a quality project. We should base ourselves on people's all-round development, formulate effective countermeasures and adopt colorful ways to provide the necessary foundation and create the necessary conditions for people's all-round development. At the same time, by strengthening the ideological and political work in the community, we can also generate overall motivation, carry forward advanced models embodying the spirit of the times, cultivate community spirit embodying public welfare awareness, coordinate and integrate various social forces, and develop a benign relationship of mutual assistance.
Two, adhere to the people-oriented, continuous improvement and innovation, and effectively enhance the pertinence and effectiveness of community ideological and political work.
To do ideological and political work in the community, we must firmly establish the people-oriented concept of the masses, take the needs and aspirations of the masses as the first signal, take solving the practical problems of the masses as the first task, take correctly solving contradictions among the people as the first starting point, and take the satisfaction of the masses as the first test standard. We should proceed from the ideological reality of community members, base ourselves on the construction of the whole community, keep pace with the times, boldly innovate, and strive to explore a set of effective ways, methods, means and mechanisms.
1, innovative thinking, focusing on enhancing predictability.
To do a good job in community ideological and political work in the new era, we must adhere to the principles of serving the overall situation, seeking truth and being pragmatic, and advancing with the times. We should not only focus on the present, but also think about the future of community development, combine solving ideological problems with solving practical problems, study and think about how to integrate ideological and political work into community construction, community management, community education, community culture, community service and community stability, and explore new working ideas to make it forward-looking and predictable. When formulating policy opinions and carrying out major reforms, we should give full play to democracy, solicit opinions from the masses, respect their wishes, give full consideration to practical problems and ideological fluctuations that may bring to the masses, and put forward corresponding solutions and treatments. Don't wait for problems before doing work. Ideological and political workers who act as "fire brigade" should change from waiting for "petitioning" to actively "visiting", go deep into the grassroots, go deep into the masses, investigate and study, predict ahead, grasp the ideological trends of the masses in time, analyze the development of the situation in advance, and strive to solve problems and contradictions at the grassroots level and solve them in the bud.
2, innovation in content, focusing on enhancing pertinence.
In real life, various media and networks spread various ideas, values and lifestyles. The information contacted by community residents is diversified, and the selectivity of ideological activities is gradually enhanced. The current ideological and political work in communities, to a great extent, does not mean that the masses will accept whatever we publicize, but that the masses will choose what attracts them. What the masses choose, they educate and influence. Therefore, the content of community ideological and political work is not static, and there are different requirements in different periods of social development; It will also be endowed with new connotations with the progress and development of society.
When determining the content of ideological and political work, we should closely follow the pulse of the times, analyze the different needs of different groups, teach students in accordance with their aptitude, and carry out ideological education in a targeted manner. For example, for different groups in the community, it is necessary to study different ways of education, and educate retirees to be positive on the basis of old age, especially to maintain the honor and glory of party member; While caring for laid-off workers and needy people and helping the poor, educate them to be self-reliant and change their employment concept; While protecting their legitimate rights and interests according to law, migrant workers and community teenagers should strengthen legal education and social morality education; It is necessary to educate party member cadres in the community to play the vanguard and exemplary role of party member and consciously make contributions to the society. The pertinence of education is the premise and foundation of the effectiveness of education. If no matter what disease "mental patient" suffers from, no matter what the cause is, it is a set of "political truth ABC", then not only can't cure the disease with medicine, but it will also aggravate the "illness" and even endanger "life". This kind of general and empty publicity and education is easy to become superficial and formal, and the final result is poor pertinence and effectiveness. Therefore, in the current situation of increasingly active thoughts of the masses in the community, we must grasp the ideological crux of different groups, prescribe the right medicine, enrich all kinds of useful knowledge such as economy, science and technology, law and culture into the content of ideological and political work in time, and meet people's growing spiritual and cultural needs in many ways.
3. Innovate carriers and pay attention to enhancing attractiveness.
The characteristics of the community determine that ideological and political work mainly attracts the masses to participate through various colorful and loved activities, and guides the masses to educate themselves and improve themselves in participation. We should start with improving the carrier and means of activities, attract the masses to participate in activities in a lively way, and let the spring breeze melt the rain and moisten things quietly.
First, we should combine education with literature. To meet the needs of community residents for cultural life, it is necessary to carry out in-depth activities to create "learning communities" and "learning families", give full play to the role of community civic civilized schools, senior universities, community libraries, cultural stations and other activities, guide the masses to voluntarily form various learning groups and cultural cells according to their needs, improve their learning in exchanges, and establish similar ideological foundations. Community party organizations hold colorful cultural activities such as summer parties, community culture and art festivals, neighborhood festivals, etc., cultivate community cultural teams with regional characteristics, and educate residents on scientific life, civilization and norms.
Second, we should combine education with body. To meet the needs of scientific fitness and healthy living of community residents, we should vigorously popularize scientific knowledge, advocate a healthy lifestyle, get rid of feudal superstitions, curb unhealthy entertainment methods such as gambling, and guide residents to scientific fitness and healthy entertainment by opening up fitness gardens, setting up fitness equipment, and holding community sports meetings.
Third, we should entertain and educate. Meet the needs of residents at different levels and in different aspects, set up various interest groups such as flower planting, pet domestication, cooking, flower arrangement, handicrafts, chess and card dancing, and extensively carry out small and diversified self-entertainment activities, so as to cultivate sentiment, raise awareness, form * * * knowledge, enhance affinity and cohesion in group activities conducive to physical and mental health, and further enhance political centripetal force.
Fourth, combine education with publicity. Establish internal newspapers and periodicals in the community, set up blackboard newspapers and publicity window bars. , increase positive publicity, timely guidance, criticize the shortcomings of the times, commend the advanced, carry forward the righteousness, actively create good interpersonal relationships in the community, and edify, influence and change people with righteousness.
The fifth is the combination of education and the Internet. With the improvement of informatization level, on the one hand, the government network and community network have been established and opened one after another, creating conditions for the use of new carriers in community ideological and political work. For example, the "community information service platform" provides convenience for residents' lives; Through "online email", "online chat" and "online forum", we can solve the unspeakable difficulties and contradictions encountered in people's daily life and open up channels for psychological catharsis. On the other hand, the openness, interactivity and immediacy of the network also bring challenges to ideological and political work. Grasping information in advance, guiding public opinion in time and answering hot questions are the basic requirements for ideological and political workers. In particular, we should pay attention to the anonymity of the internet, spread scientific ideas on the internet, promote social integrity, adhere to the correct orientation, refute false statements, and expand the space and channels for community ideological and political work.
4, innovative methods, focusing on enhancing effectiveness.
Nowadays, people's thoughts are more and more active, and the ideological work method of "opening a lock with a key" in the past is far from enough. The complexity and variability of "lock" determines that not only should all kinds of "keys" be cast according to Qian Qian's "lock", but even more "keys" may be needed when facing a "lock". To this end, we should explore new methods and open up new ways on the basis of inheriting the effective methods in the past. We should advocate respecting people, caring for people, caring for people, helping people, stressing persuasion, step by step, convincing people with reason and affection. It is necessary to realize the transformation of ideological education from "preaching" to "guidance", from "calling" to "encouragement", from "singleness" to "pluralism" and from "one-way" to "interaction". Focus on inspiring the masses to educate themselves and improve themselves, focus on solving problems and meeting needs, and combine material requirements with spirituality, advancement and extensiveness. At present, community ideological and political work should pay attention to the following methods:
The first is typical guidance. Pay attention to explore various highlights in community work, group activities and daily life, cultivate and use advanced models, and influence and drive the broad masses. The model in the community should be close to the masses, life and reality, so that the masses can feel amiable, credible and learnable, and give full play to their demonstration effect and incentive role.
The second is spiritual inspiration. That is to say, community party member cadres should play an exemplary role in community ideological and political work, take the lead in setting an example, be honest, do good deeds and do practical things wholeheartedly for residents, and win the trust and respect of the masses in community construction with selfless dedication, thus enhancing the appeal and centripetal force of community ideological and political work. Teaching by example is more important than teaching by example. Only by sincere efforts can we get the true feelings in return. This subtle educational function is irreplaceable by other means.
The third is self-education. In view of the characteristics of loose contact and weak constraints of community residents, we will carry out various activities that the masses love and enjoy, and attract the masses to participate. In particular, we should advocate and promote community voluntary service based on the principles of voluntary participation, free combination and self-education of community residents, so that the masses can receive education naturally in the process of participating in beneficial social activities, adjust their values, emotional will and behavior patterns, and then improve their own quality.
The fourth is to advocate civilization. It is necessary to take Loumenyuan as the basic unit of community management, strengthen the education of civic awareness and behavior norms, strengthen self-discipline norms by formulating residents' conventions, and vigorously advocate civilized behavior and enhance the legal awareness of community residents through various forms of "community forums" and "moral lecture halls".
The fifth is competition appraisal. Various forms of competition and appraisal activities are widely carried out in various fields involved in community ideological and political work, such as knowledge competition, sports competition, literature and art exhibition, selection of good people and deeds, selection of five good families, selection of civilized buildings and hospitals, etc. , so as to constantly create hot spots, create a strong atmosphere, and let community residents pay attention to the fiery life created by community civilization.
The sixth is to solve the problem. Community ideological and political work must combine solving ideological problems with solving practical problems, and make great efforts to solve all kinds of "urgent, difficult and worrying" problems encountered by community residents in daily life in a timely manner, especially to take the initiative to care for the problems faced by laid-off workers and difficult families. Instead of simply waiting for the residents who have difficulties to come to the door for help, we should improve the community service system and social security system to form a service security network, so that the basic living problems of the residents such as food, clothing, housing and transportation can be solved.
Seventh, organizational infiltration. It is necessary to penetrate the tentacles of community ideological and political work into all areas of community life and eliminate blank spots in the work. New economic organizations in the community should gradually establish party organizations, youth league organizations and trade union organizations. The community party branch should establish normal communication channels with the residential owners' committee and the property management company, and play a guiding and coordinating role in the management of residential areas. Major issues involving the interests of community residents, community neighborhood committees shall organize hearings to listen to the opinions of residents. What most people disagree with cannot be implemented in the community. Community party organizations should strengthen their leadership over amateur sports teams and guide their healthy and orderly development.
Third, improve the leadership mechanism, strengthen system construction, and ensure the orderly and long-term effectiveness of community ideological and political work.
1, establish and improve the leadership responsibility system for community ideological and political work.
Street Party Working Committees and community party organizations should earnestly shoulder the first responsibility, put community ideological and political work in an important position, and study, deploy, assess and evaluate together with community party building, community autonomy and community service. The community party branch can take the neighborhood party branch as the core, absorb managers from the property company party member, and be composed of party member, a community policeman, and outstanding elements from retired party member. If the secretary of the community party branch is responsible for the duties of the director of the neighborhood Committee, a full-time deputy secretary shall be set up to be responsible for party building, ideological propaganda and spiritual civilization construction in the community. Community Party branches should give full play to their leading role, be good at conveying the Party's principles, policies and requirements to all residents through the work of neighborhood committees, and constantly strengthen and improve the Party's leadership over community ideological work.
2, establish and improve the system of community ideological and political work contact meeting.
Street and community party organizations should give full play to the advantages of human resources and environmental resources in their respective jurisdictions, use the network built by the community, establish and improve the contact meeting system of community ideological and political work, invite employees, young women, heads of various social organizations and relevant units in the community to participate, regularly study and discuss the new situation and new problems of community ideological and political work, and strive to build a new pattern of community ideological and political work under the leadership of the Party Committee.
3. It is necessary to establish a sensitive, fast and efficient feedback mechanism for dynamic information of community thoughts.
It is necessary to strengthen community infrastructure construction, mobilize the enthusiasm of community residents to participate in community construction to the maximum extent, form interaction among members, and promote exchanges between members. Party branches should pay attention to collecting and sorting out the residents' ideological trends and the hot and difficult issues in serving residents' exchange activities, reflect social conditions and public opinions to relevant departments in a timely manner, put countermeasures ahead and work ahead, and strive to enhance the initiative and foresight of community ideological and political work, so as to provide important information channels and decision-making reference for the party and government to make decisions.
4, to gradually establish a clear standard, easy to operate the evaluation mechanism of community ideological and political work.
The content of evaluation should proceed from reality, enhance the operability of work, and fundamentally solve the problem that ideological and political work falls to reality and grassroots. The key to evaluate the quality of community ideological and political work is to see whether the community party branch has cohesion, appeal and affinity among the community residents, and to evaluate whether the community party organizations have used these measures to effectively convey the party's line, principles, policies and requirements to all residents, solve specific problems that the masses care about, and whether they have won the support of the masses. Formalism appraisal and commendation should be resolutely abolished.
5. Establish a lean and reasonable guarantee mechanism for community ideological and political work.
At present, the lack of human and material resources makes the community ideological and political work more than enough. On the one hand, the ideological and political work team in the community is mainly composed of community neighborhood committee cadres and retired party member. In the face of many educational objects, its weakness and lack of personnel can no longer meet the needs of the development of the situation; On the other hand, all kinds of activities need funds, while the community has few sources of funds and venues. Therefore, in team building, all streets should create more opportunities for community ideological and political workers to receive training and education, help them solve practical difficulties and problems in their thinking, work and life, and improve their enthusiasm and creativity. At the same time, combined with the reform of urban management system and the construction of harmonious communities, a group of cadres with good ideological quality, good contact with the masses and love for community undertakings will be selected to participate in community management, and efforts will be made to build a politically strong, hard-working and high-quality community ideological and political work team composed of full-time cadres, volunteers and residents. In terms of funds, major projects involving community ideological and political work and spiritual civilization construction should be included in the financial budget and invested in proportion. For the funds needed for long-term social activities, special funds should be established to ensure the smooth development of various activities. In terms of venues, it is necessary to further strengthen infrastructure construction, create a broader space for residents to participate in community activities, and constantly meet the growing material and cultural needs of residents.