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Cesar Chavez

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An Organizer’s Tale

Cesar Chavez

We inaugurate the From the Archives series with a classic from Cesar Chavez.

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Jennifer Flynn Walker

Cancel Kavanaugh Campaign

I’ve said that the reason that we lost is that we didn’t have the votes and that we ran out of power, but we also lost because we have electeds who are cowards. It’s not their fault, it’s ours, but our the Democrats could not even hold their entire caucus.

Kavanaugh Protest
Kelley Robinson

How We Fought, Lost, and Learned

What I bore witness to was not merely an announcement about a congressional process. It was seeing people’s faith in our democracy and our world shift.

Eyes to the Wind
Udit Thakur

Review | Seeing Through the Struggle

A review of Ady Barkan’s Eyes to the Wind.

Womens March DC
Brian Kettenring

Welcome to The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice

I'd like to welcome you to The Forge. Let us tell you about our vision, our plan, and how to get involved.

Woman speaking at rally
Kate Hess Pace

Organizer Voices | "I Fight For My Family"

"I fight for my family and my neighborhood." Tyla Pond, mother of four, answered her door in Franklin, Indiana to an organizer from Hoosier Action.

Puja Datta
Holly Craig-WehrlePuja Datta

Organizer Voices | Puja Datta

We need to base build. We’re going to have to have mass obstruction of the economic system. We’re going to have to have mass obstruction of the information system.

The Kavanaugh Nomination: A Retrospective

Montage of author photos

Ana María Archila

Kavanaugh One Year Later

What we didn’t know when we started was that this fight would become a sort of reckoning about sexual violence and how power flows along gender lines in our society.

Kavanaugh Protest

Kelley Robinson

How We Fought, Lost, and Learned

What I bore witness to was not merely an announcement about a congressional process. It was seeing people’s faith in our democracy and our world shift.

Jennifer Flynn Walker

Cancel Kavanaugh Campaign

I’ve said that the reason that we lost is that we didn’t have the votes and that we ran out of power, but we also lost because we have electeds who are cowards. It’s not their fault, it’s ours, but our the Democrats could not even hold their entire caucus.

Woman with megaphone

Shaunna Thomas

The Kavanaugh Reckoning Is Only Just Beginning

One year ago this week, after a shameful process, the Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh.

First We March, Then We Run

Fatima Goss Graves

How A Devastating Loss Sparked An Even Greater Movement

It’s been a year since the Senate confirmed Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime position on the Supreme Court.

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On Fire Book Cover
Miya Yoshitani

Review | The Burning Case for Fan(non)Fiction for the Climate...

Review of On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal, by Naomi Klein

ILWGU Protest
Sam LuebkeJennifer Luff

From the Archives | Organizing: A Secret History

Given the obstacles to organizing and the inability of contemporary unions to increase or even maintain their membership, understanding the history of organizing seems more important than ever.

The Forge Staff

Video | Welcome to The FORGE!

We are organizers making change in the world.  This is our story.

Unite Here Protest
Alisa Gallo

Organizer Voices | Ten Lessons from Twenty Five Years in Organizing

My years as a labor organizer have been challenging, joyous, and sometimes devastating, like all organizing. Here are my "top 10" lessons.

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