Organizing Strategy and Practice

Building Governing Power To Make the World We Need

Lessons from “Governing Power”: How organizations can move from protest to contesting power on a greater scale, and what shifts must be made to allow our movements to fight in all arenas of power, from electoral to economic.

The Craft of Campaigns

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Best of 2021

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Organizing in Rural America

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The Future of the Labor Movement

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Organizing, Innovation, and Upheaval

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Resisting Authoritarianism: Lessons from Arkansas

Bill Kopsky, executive director of Arkansas Public Policy Panel, argues for a multiracial organizing revival and bold ideas to overcome the divisiveness of a second Trump presidency and make progress on the core challenges facing Americans.

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Lessons for the Long Fight from Jewish Voice for Peace

Two former staff leaders of JVP reflect on what it looks like to build a durable institution capable of winning long-term governing power while remaining agile in moments of crisis.

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What Megachurches Can Teach Us About Organizing: Undivided Review

Hahrie Han’s new book about an evangelical church is packed with touching moments of human vulnerability and contains important lessons for organizers struggling within workplaces, families, and organizations that often feel hostile to our politics and values.

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How Liberal Legal Frameworks Become Fodder for Fascism

Dima Khalidi of Palestine Legal explains how our legal system’s inability to challenge underlying power structures allows for the far right to wield it against our people and our movements. Adapted from remarks at the Through the Portal Conference in Chicago, September 2024.

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