In this piece, veteran organizer and activist attorney, Kamau Franklin reflects on the strategic implications of his move from Brooklyn NY to Jackson, Mississippi. Reflecting his commitment to building towards Black self-determination rooted in the South, Kamau reflect on the possibilities for exciting new electoral organizing and community development projects in Jackson.
This piece was originally posted on Huffington Post on December 16, 2011. Yesterday, something wonderful happened in America. Yesterday was the day the American Civil Rights Movement merged their hopes and dreams with Occupy Wall Street. Led by Dr. Ben Chavis, civil rights leaders announced the formation of Occupy the Dream, an organization to mobilize more ยป
Community Organizing / Direct Action / Occupy Field Reports / Occupy Wall Street / Poor Peoples Movements / Racial Justice / Urban Struggles
November 14, 2011 4After visiting Occupy sites across the nation, Take Back the Land’s Max Rameau calls for a movement that both occupies and liberates.
Community Organizing / Direct Action / Occupy Wall Street / Poor Peoples Movements / Racial Justice / Worker Organizing
November 1, 2011 0Maria Poblet and Rose Arrieta of CJJC share knowledge and insights about the organizing process of the Oakland General Strike.
Community Organizing / Direct Action / Occupy Wall Street / Poor Peoples Movements / Racial Justice / Urban Struggles
November 1, 2011 0Organizers from Community Voices Heard & VOCAL reflect on their organizing around revenue and their relationships with the Occupy movement.
Subhash Kateel responds to Sally Kohn’s article criticizing the Occupy Wall Street protests as they head into their second week.
Direct Action / Immigrant Rights Movement / Occupy Wall Street / Racial Justice
September 28, 2011 3In her response to Subhash Kateel, Sally Kohn puts out challenges to organizers to be strategic in protest and movement building.
Willie Baptist and Jan Rehmann recently released a new book, titled Pedagogy of the Poor: Building the Movement to End Poverty.
A critical look at the Obama Administration’s new call to review many of the pending 300,000 deportations cases in the country.
Migrant rights organizers from across the U.S. weigh in the current state of their states and the movement.
