Time for People-Centered Policy
Workshop’s Executive Director, MB Maxwell breaks down five ways to secure people-centered policy wins in their latest. Originally published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas – Time for People-Centered Policy) Like...
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MB Maxwell
Mary Beth Maxwell (she/her) is the Executive Director of Workshop. She has worked for three decades to advance equity and workers’ rights through organizing, policy, government, and philanthropy.
148 Days and Counting: Georgia’s Battle Against Authoritarianism
Learn how Georgian citizens have fought against their own Trump-like figure to get a glimpse of what may be ahead for the United States. It’s the 148th day of protests...
Tamta Chkhaidze
Tamta Chkhaidze is a freelance journalist and communications specialist based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her career bridges journalism and strategic communications, allowing her to connect with diverse audiences across platforms. For...
How Universities Can Build Community Power
Learn how Citizens UK borrowed from Chicago organizers to transform Universities into catalysts for community power. “In terms of people, money and relationships, universities are by far [one of] the...
Cameron Conner
Cameron Conner is a Professor of the Practice at the Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. Originally from Eastern Washington, he comes to this work as a former...
Justice for All: Road-Tested Strategies for Building a Bigger Movement
Three members of the Just Economy Institute share their insights on how to weave multiple worlds together to accelerate change. This article is republished from Common Dreams. Most activists sense...
Deb Nelson
Deb Nelson is executive director of the Just Economy Institute, which educates, supports, and connects financial activists who are shifting the flow of capital and power to solve social and environmental...
Tina Beck
Tina Beck is deputy director of the Just Economy Institute, responsible for designing and overseeing programs, community engagement activities, and systems management. Previously, she was senior events producer at Social Venture...
Because We Need Each Other Pt.4: Interventions & Healing
In this four-part series, we are exploring the phenomenon known as “cancel culture.” We hope to invite more people into conversations about how we work through tension and conflict in...
Because We Need Each Other Pt.3: The Early Warning Signs of Cancel Culture
In this four-part series, we are exploring the phenomenon known as “cancel culture.” We hope to invite more people into conversations about how we work through tension and conflict in...
Because We Need Each Other Pt.2: Understanding Cancel Culture
In this four-part series, we are exploring the phenomenon known as “cancel culture” in collaboration with Convergence Magazine. We hope to invite more people into conversations about how we work...
Popular Democracy Post-Election Debrief
Following the 2024 Election, Popular Democracy convened Executive Directors and senior staff of the grassroots power building organizations that make up its network. The meeting took place before President Trump...
Because We Need Each Other, Part I: Origin Story
Exploring the phenomenon known as “cancel culture” as a collaboration with Convergence Magazine In this four-part series, we are exploring the phenomenon known as “cancel culture.” We hope to invite...
Erika Sasson
Erika Sasson is an attorney and restorative justice practitioner focused on creating opportunities for difficult conversations, while reimagining how we relate to each other in the aftermath of harm. Her...