I'm re-reading Maurice Mitchell, in the wake of yet another organization making most of the mistakes he writes about:

"Arguing for doing away with political vehicles without offering a viable replacement demonstrates a lack of a power analysis. The most organized forces can leverage crisis, so how can our movements win in moments of crisis if we relinquish our organized vehicles?…what does it mean to unilaterally disarm?"

https://forgeorganizing.org/article/building-resilient-organizations

#USPol #MovementStrategy #MauriceMitchell

I enjoyed reading Michelle Goldberg's piece in yesterday's NYTimes, with #MauriceMitchell of the #WorkingFamiliesParty #WFP:
how self-sabotaging in-fighting (for idealogical perfection) in many organizations can dampen progress at the macro level.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/opinion/left-activism.html

( Surprised to see @michelle not posting on Mastodon but still over there chez Musk… )

#activistculture #socialjustice