From protesting against fascism to building reproductive justice in Texas to facilitating workshops on evaluating actions, June has been a busy month. One highlight of June was a session of Innovate Public Schools’ Community Organizer Training Program. The workshops I
(Spoiler Alert: It depends.) Are posts, emails and articles about AI flooding your devices? Me too. I’m not opposed to AI; let’s say I’m cautiously optimistic. AI is a lot like social media and fossil fuels. All three are technologies
A few weeks ago, my co-conspirators and I facilitated our quarterly workshop called “Disrupting White Supremacy Culture in Nonprofits.” It’s based on the Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture in Organizations, developed by Tema Okun. Some of the comments we hear
In 2023, I continue to recognize all the blessings and just plain good luck in my lives. ❤️ An endlessly supportive family. 💙Good friends I can always count on. ✊🏻Organizing co-conspirators with vision, talent and unwavering commitments to justice. Here
Dear Hollywood, I’m bored. That’s not why. I love murder tv. Law and Order (all of them). CSI. Body of Proof. While there are thousands of binge-watching possibilities, most of them fall into the same tired, old formulas that reinforce
Netroots Nation was 🔥this year! I don’t usually geek out about meeting people who are all over social media, but this was different. This was Justin Jones, one of three Tennessee state representatives who offered more than thoughts and prayers
“Yes, it’s good, but sometimes politicians will do that and think they’ve solved racism.” – My mom, circa 1979 Once, when I was about 9, my family was driving through a city that renamed one of its major thoroughfares after
“I like being weird. People remember you that way. They say ‘Hey, I remember you. You’re the weird one.’” -Sylvia Gordon (aka my mom) circa 1980 You know how there’s one kid in every school that no one likes and
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
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,
