When you’re an organizing leader, these frustrations come up a lot: “We can’t get people to come out to a meeting.” “Why don’t members vote? It’s their own jobs at stake!” “It’s always the same people who do everything.” “Why
Do you ever get this question? “What’s your favorite movie about [your work]?” When people ask me about my favorite movie about organizing, they’ll often also say “I bet you love that movie Norma Rae!” (Depending on the questioner’s age.
Last weekend, I met the present and future of education justice in Utah. Parents, students, organizers and activists came together to find consensus on the most important issues in their communities and build their organizing muscle to win. My privilege
A few months ago, I met with the co-executive director of a statewide organization that has been instrumental in transforming his state. It hadn’t voted for a Democrat for president since 1964, then voted blue in every cycle since 2008.
The end of the year is often about taking stock, regrouping and refocusing. While election work this cycle was important, it reminded me that the real work of Organizing to Win is about more than winning elections. It’s about building
When I started Organizing to Win two years ago, I didn’t have big dreams of being my own boss. I didn’t care about being a small business owner. There were no visions of entrepreneurship dancing in my head. I was
Big news! Starting this month, Organizing to Win’s (OTW) mission expands to include white supremacy disruption consulting and organizing strategy coaching. If you read the Organizing to Win newsletter regularly (thank you!), you may have noticed an emphasis on what
Have you ever had a drop the mic moment? I’ve had one and the recognition came from an unexpected place. It was during a prep session for an organizing training. We anticipated that the folks who came to this session
Originally published in January 2022 Recently, I was part of a facilitation and coaching team for a multi-month training program for new organizers in the education space. As a training team, together we have over 150 years of organizing experience.
Originally published in December 2021 Remember all those memes from the end of 2020? When we thought “Whew. 2020 is done. Come on 2021!” And we thought it would be all over, like a bad dream. As it turns out,
