For those new to organizing (on the left), here's a good discussion of meetings - throwing Robert's Rules in the trash, having a timekeeper, estimating time on an agenda and other tips.

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-organize-a-meeting-283234694/

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/how-to-organize-a-meeting-283489941/

#organizing #communityorganizer #resist #protest #leftist #anarchist #democracy

A quotation from Bill Watterson

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1992-11-08)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4107/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #calvinandhobbes #activism #badguys #civics #comicbooks #communityorganizer #mundanity #realism #superhero #villains

#MollyCook Just Became #Texas’ First #Out #LGBTQ+ #StateSenator.

Cook, a #nurse and #CommunityOrganizer, has said that #trans #Texans are “in the #crosshairs of #hateful #policymaking.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://www.them.us/story/molly-cook-texas-first-out-lgbtq-state-senator

Song of the Day March 31 2023

In remembrance of the birth of Cesar Chavez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez

Cesar Chavez - Mini Bio - The History Channel

https://youtu.be/Wznw9TA2jXk

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2023 #March31 #CesarChavez #MigrantWorker #UnionLeader #Farmer #USCitizen #CommunityOrganizer #USHistory #TheHistoryChannel #MiniBio

The #PowerOfStories has never been lost on Alex Villafuerte. The stories he watched on television when he was younger, would help him connect to his #Filipino #culture . Later, negative rhetoric about COVID-19 would result in #ActsOfViolence & #hatred toward #Asian communities he belongs to. It’s this range of stories, their #influence, and how people respond to them that has shown up in his work as a long-time #CommunityOrganizer & #advocate .
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/lifestyle/people/story/2023-03-18/one-on-one-alex-villafuerte

#AsianMastodon #SanDiego

Hi everyone! Excited to be here! 😀 Here's my #introduction -

I'm an #educator, #guitarist, #bandleader and #communityorganizer based in #Houston, #Texas, USA.

I have a #MastersDegree in #guitar from #NewEnglandConservatory.

I regularly perform #classicalguitar, #SpanishGuitar, #jazz, #swing, #flamenco, #bossanova, #tango, #samba, #popular and #Latin music in solo, duo or small groups.

I love to collaborate on guitar or music education. It's a joy to connect w/you!

Happy now! - Edward

I'm going to reintroduce myself since I'm on a new instance

I teach #philosophy at Lorain County Community College in Ohio, USA. That makes me a #philosopher, although I don't do much research.

I'm also a #CommunityOrganizer and #Activist with Showing Up for Racial Justice North East Ohio. I have a spouse and two teenaged kids.

I plan to frequently post about human rights abuses at the Cuyahoga County Jail, but I promise to always use content warnings.

So, #introductions.

I'm Hugh. I live in Jackson, MS, and yes, it's complicated. I'm a #CommunityOrganizer and #writer. I #blog and have #cats and a raging case of #ADHD.

When not fighting the man, I tend my #garden and build habitat for #wildlife in my backyard.

I read a lot of books, Like, a lot. No, more than that. I publish a newsletter each week about finding beauty in an ugly world.

And I'm a prisoner of hope.