Transnational InstituteJan 23, 2018
Luciana Castellina says in #stateofpower2018 that movements are not enough to bring about transformation & that we need new forms of parties to connect society and politics http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/from-protest-movements-to-transformative-politics-from-68/
From Protest Movements to Transformative Politics: From ’68 - State of power 2018

Movements are important because they move. Political parties, like other so-called ‘intermediate’ bodies tend to become sclerotic if not completely immobile pachyderms, weighed down by their organizational obesity.

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Transnational InstituteJan 18, 2018
As hundreds of thousands of women prepare this weekend to join more than 250 marches across the US and the world, we are honoured to share with you a unique interview with 3 incredible women social movement leaders from Honduras, India and South Africa for our new #StateOfPower2018 report http://longreads.tni.org/state-of-power-2018/women-resistance-counterpower/
Marching forward: women, resistance and counter-power - State of power 2018

If we learnt anything in 2017 in the aftermath of Trump’s election shock, it was that the face of resistance to today’s autocrats would be that of a woman.

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