Articles
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Photo by Clay Banks “The legacy that we leave will be the people”
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson and Greisa Martinez on what it means to support and center Black leadership, the spiritual elements of organizing work, and their visions for the future.
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Photo by Lorie Shaull WikiCommons “Liberation looks like permanently organized communities”
Mercedes Fulbright and D’Atra Jackson on how to center and support Black leadership in this moment, why we need to build state-wide power, and what it will take to win in the long term.
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Photo by Nancy Musinguzi “We have a way to claim the future”
Adaku Utah, Denise Perry, and Prentis Hemphill talk about the centrality of care, the importance of taking risks and making mistakes, and what it means to invest in Black leadership in this moment.
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Yulieth Rincon via @arteprecario.org “This is a serious human rights crisis.”
An anonymous protestor in Colombia on the austerity measures causing the protests, the government’s violent crackdown, and why the strike continues despite severe repression.
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Yulieth Rincon via @arteprecario.org “We are at a very high level of physical and moral exhaustion.”
Colombian human rights observer Nathalie Pareja talks about the human rights violations taking place across the country right now, why the demonstrations continue, and the path ahead for Colombians.
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Jorge Serrato via @arteprecario.org “Let the horrible night cease.”
Jacobo Albán talks about the years of work leading to the strike in Colombia, the opportunity this moment presents for mass political education, and how those living outside Colombia can support the demonstrations.
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Yulieth Rincon via @arteprecario.org “We’re going to achieve our demands together.”
Colombian labor leader Wilson Sáenz on the demonstrators’ demands, the government’s refusal to negotiate in good faith, and what it will take for the strike to come to an end.
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DonkeyHotey on WikiCommons Let’s Stop Chasing Joe Manchin
We’ve got to use our resources wisely, which means betting on deep, long-term, place-based organizing.
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Getty Images Imagining Liberation
The stories we’ll tell ourselves in the future
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Getty Images Work Won’t Love Us Back
A conversation with Sarah Jaffe
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Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona Call for Proposals: Youth Organizing Across the World
We are currently seeking proposals for articles for the international youth organizing issue.
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The Center of the Economy Isn’t Industry, It’s Care Work
Dave Kamper talks with Gabriel Winant about his new book, The Next Shift, and the organizing potential in care work.
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How can I ethically use social media for my campaign?
How do organizers square our criticisms of Big Tech with our reliance on its platforms to build the movements we need to win?
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Senate Democrats, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Can social movements realign America’s political parties to win big change?
In claiming the goal of "realignment," groups such as Sunrise and Justice Democrats are reviving an old idea, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.
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Courtesy of Heather Booth “We Need Love at the Center”
Drew Astolfi talks with Heather Booth about her long career in organizing, how the movement has changed, and what’s giving her hope for the future.
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Getty Images One Fair Wage Is the New Era of the Restaurant Industry
As cities and states start relaxing COVID restrictions and mask mandates, tipped workers have reported a substantial decline in tips, a disturbing increase in sexual harassment, and an overwhelming responsibility to protect public health. We can’t go back to the old normal.
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Damon Bowe Tipped Workers and the Fight for $15
Mat Hanson talks with Nikki Cole about why tipped workers must be a central part of the effort to raise the minimum wage.
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Courtesy of David Rolf “Power is the end game.” Lessons from the Fight for $15.
David Rolf looks back on the last decade of organizing for a $15 minimum wage and wrestles with what it will take for the next labor upsurge to win.
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Courtesy of Adriana Rivera Give The People Something to Vote For
How the Florida Immigrant Coalition got out the vote to help win the Fight for $15.
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How Workers Won the Fight for $15 in Florida.
Starbucks worker and member organizer Sammy Conde spoke with Mat Hanson about their role in the successful Fight for $15 in Florida — and how they shifted gears to build power during the pandemic.