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Facing Race: A National Conference

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Facing Race is presented by Race Forward, an organization that united with Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) in 2017 to become the new Race Forward. The new Race Forward is home to the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), and also publishes Colorlines, a daily news site where race matters.

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Resisting Authoritarianism: Lessons from Arkansas

Bill Kopsky

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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Andrew Friedman

Mass Protest and the Missing Revolution: Interview

Andrew Friedman interviews Vincent Bevins, author of The Jakarta Method and If We Burn, which traces the “missing revolution” that followed years of mass protest in the 2010s.

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Nicole Carty

The Next Ten Years: Retrenchment or Reconstruction?

“To fight back in our current moment we need a flurry of experimentation by organizations looking to absorb and develop the wave of youth activists from 2020, and engage them with a coherent and integrated strategy aimed at defeating white supremacy and leveraging power over the Democratic Party.”

Dave Kamper

OK, I’ve Seen Enough. This Time Is Different.

The labor movement has been preparing for this moment 

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Erin Heaney

Winning White People to the Fight Against the MAGA...

To address the challenges our movements face in this time, we need to name white resentment as the fuel for the Right’s dramatic rise –– and offer white people a better option.

Rashida James-Saadiya

Finding Liberation and Belonging in Lessons from the...

Black Muslim women in the United States, escpecially in Southern States, face unique discrimination due to intersecting marginalized identities. Organizers are making an intentional effort to make sure they're included in the national conversation around safety.

Deepak Pateriya

A Sacred Trust: Being A Paid Staff Person of a Base...

The tensions Maurice Mitchell highlights in ‘Building Resilient Organizations’ operate differently in base organizations. The solutions will be different, too.

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Mark EnglerPaul Engler

A New Wave of Movements Against Trumpism Is Coming

Our job is to translate outrage over his agenda into action toward a truly transformational vision.

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Rynn Reed

On Woodworking and Our Toolbox of Organizing Tactics

Rynn Reed dives deep into how carpentry taught her to better understand what it takes to build effective strategy.

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Meena Jagannath

Calling for a Global Approach to Countervailing...

Meena Jagannath of the Movement Law Lab argues for global strategies that trade U.S. exceptionalism for an international analysis that takes seriously the ever-reaching power of the wealthy elite.

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Akin Olla

How the Divestment Movement Can Fund the Revolution

A former student organizer proposes a strategy for the divestment movement to achieve victory while fundamentally transforming the organizing landscape in the process.

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Ben Chin

Provoke. Legitimize. Win. A Review of The Guarantee

A review of Natalie Foster's new "hopepunk" book that challenges right and leftwing cynicism with a clear-eyed vision for a beautiful future we may already be moving toward.

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Mark EnglerPaul Engler

How to Make Sure Your Disruptive Protest Helps Your...

Learn about the five factors that will influence whether a polarizing protest will strengthen your movement or potentially undermine it. Part 2 on polarization from Mark Engler and Paul Engler.

Diana Ludwig

Daniel Gross

A Departed Labor “Saint” Offers Vital Insights for...

Staughton Lynd, worker-led unionism, and the total rejection of restraints on it.

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Maya SchenwarLara Witt

Movement Media Organizations Are Uniting to Build Power

Fourteen values-aligned organizations have formed the Movement Media Alliance, a new coalition of social justice-driven journalism platforms aimed at building power, sharing resources, and transforming the news.

Woolsworth Lunch Counter Sit-in, State Archives of North Carolina

Mark EnglerPaul Engler

Why Protests Work, Even When Not Everybody Likes Them

First in a two-part series explaining protests and polarization. This first part breaks down why protests can be polarizing and how movements can win in moments of polarization, the second part covers what factors determine if a polarizing action will be successful.

Madeline Talbott

How to Build a New World, Locally

Using Chicago's model of volunteer precinct captains can help win elections, rebuild our sense of community, and birth a world worthy of the mass social movements of the 21st century.

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