AARTI SHAHANI: Democracy off ICE
Aarti Shahani considers the limits of the prevailing framework for immigrant rights and points to the need for structural shifts in policy.
Archive for November, 2009
WILLIE BAPTIST: It’s not enough to be angry
Community Organizing / Direct Action / Poor Peoples Movements / Racial Justice / Urban Struggles
November 1, 2009 6Willie Baptist reflect on the pitfalls of the left and the lessons we should learn from MLK’s Poor Peoples Campaign.
Lessons from the Health Care Fight
Welcome to Fast Forum, the new addition to Organizing Upgrade. Every month, we will pick a hot topic and ask several organizers across the country to weigh in. This month, we asked six organizers for their reflections on the question: What can left organizers learn from the fight over healthcare? Contributors include: Jonathan Kissam, Michael Leon Guerrero, Terry Marshall, Jennifer Flynn, Trishul Siddharthan and Randy Jackson.