Reality check for grassroots organizers

It’s so obvious, but nobody does it. We say we’re working for “The People” (or poor people, or immigrants, or women, or African Americans, or whoever) but do we really accept their leadership? Do we even listen to the voices we think we are empowering? Zack Exley’s manifesto “An Organizer’s Guide to Trusting the People” …

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Step right up and come on down

Get yer red, hot (and free) tickets for Converge South, October 7 & 8. A group of Greensboro volunteers recently announced that Greensboro has organized to host the inaugural year’s edition of ConvergeSouth, the South’s first free conference focused on moving North Carolina toward breakthroughs in creativity and diversity on the Internet. Exploring the digital …

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