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Archive for the ‘Poor Peoples Movements’ Category

MAX RAMEAU: Occupy to Liberate

After visiting Occupy sites across the nation, Take Back the Land’s Max Rameau calls for a movement that both occupies and liberates.

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POBLET & ARRIETA: Oakland’s General Strike – A Victory of the 99%

Maria Poblet and Rose Arrieta of CJJC share knowledge and insights about the organizing process of the Oakland General Strike.

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CVH & VOCAL: Bridging Community Organizing & Occupy

Organizers from Community Voices Heard & VOCAL reflect on their organizing around revenue and their relationships with the Occupy movement.

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AMISHA PATEL: Leveraging the Occupy Moment

At a time when city after city is holding back austerity measures, organizers in Chicago are asking policy makers to stop making cuts.

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DEVECKA-RINEAR: Make Wall Street Pay!

Amanda Devecka-Rinear, lead organizer on the Make Wall Street Pay Campaign at National People’s Action, shares her reflections on #OccupyWallStreet.

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Pedagogy of the Poor: Willie Baptist

Willie Baptist and Jan Rehmann recently released a new book, titled Pedagogy of the Poor: Building the Movement to End Poverty.

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Hillbilly Nationalists: Authors’ Reflections

Authors Amy Sonnie and James Tracy discuss their forthcoming book, Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power.

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EXCLUDED WORKERS: Labor Movement

Excluded Workers Congress organizers dialogue with scholars about the relationship developing between the EWC and the traditional labor movement.

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EXCLUDED WORKERS: What is Victory?

Excluded Workers Congress organizers dialogue with scholars about the importance and limitations of fighting for policy reform and symbolic victories.

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GETSOS: Blocking Highways & Hallways

Organizing veteran Paul Gestos shares lessons from his trip to Argentina towards the building of an unemployed workers movement in the United States.

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