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30: the protests are working
Successful protests start by rupturing the narrative. It takes time to make real change, but we're moving the needle. Don't stop.
THE SOURCES:
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1 year, 4 months ago
29: hope after the protest
He's losing, and we the people are realizing our power.
THE SOURCES:
https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/voices-of-resistance-and-insight-on-the-…
1 year, 4 months ago
28: a lil hope for the protest
"Hope isn’t a mood. It’s a decision.
And if you’re struggling to find it—borrow mine.
I’ve lived through a coup. I’ve lived under martial law.
And I’…
1 year, 4 months ago
27: the heart of the matter
"I am not giving up. I'm hopeful because I believe in
civil society, I believe in our power, and I believe in our idealism. I don't
know what is going …
1 year, 4 months ago
26: the optics of the american flag
The stage before the success stage is all about shifting public sentiment, and we do that by working on our communication. Optics are crucial.
One ta…
1 year, 4 months ago
25: are we in the success stage now?
Success often doesn't feel like success because of the backlash paradox: Authoritarians escalate violence when they lose control, not when they’re st…
1 year, 4 months ago
24: continuing success
There is no end. There is only the continuing struggle, acted out in cycles of social movements. The process of winning one set of demands creates ne…
1 year, 4 months ago
23: the pitfalls of success
The movement needs to recognize successes achieved, follow up on the demands won, raise larger issues, focus on other demands which are in various st…
1 year, 4 months ago
22: what success looks like
Today we're going through steps 6 - 7 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).
1 year, 4 months ago
21: overcoming disempowerment
"Rather than feeling depressed and powerless, activists now need to recognize the power and success of themselves and their movement." - Bill Moyer
To…
1 year, 4 months ago