We are excited to share the video of a panel that was sponsored by LCSC at the 2010 US Social Forum: Transformative Organizing Theory: Conscious Organizers Build Anti-racist, Anti-imperialist Politics Rooted in Working Class Communities of Color. Panelists included Eric Mann, Steve Williams, Ai-jen Poo, Cindy Wiesner, Ng’ethe Maina & Patrisse Cullors.
Contribute to our new Reader’s Forum by telling us how you think left organizers should respond to recent events: Reflecting on the USSF, the enduring recession, the enforcement of SB 1070, the Tea Party’s race politics and the recent overturning of the anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 in California, what should be our prime takeaways and new approaches to organizing strategy?
Rickke Mananzala – the director of FIERCE in New York City – reflects on the state of the LGBT movement and the lessons to be learned from recent struggles for same-sex marriage. He argues that – if left and progressive organizers in the LGBT movement engage with broader forces – we have a chance to influence the strategic direction of the movement as a whole.