True Confessions: I don’t like protests. Strategic collective action? That’s better.

It's out! The latest edition of the #OrganizingToWin newsletter about why I hate protests, a belated HBD to #FrederickDouglass and a request to vote for my @netrootsnation.bsky.social workshops.

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Please vote! Raising Money - Call Time: the 2 Things Our Parents Told Us Not to Do! bit.ly/RaisingMoney...

W/ @transglamazon.bsky.social , Andi Pringle & @dankalmick.bsky.social

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Hope to see you there!

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Cool Take on 2025 Election Results I’m not much for hot takes.

I'm not great at #HotTakes, so here's a #CoolTake on the #2025Elections and what they mean for next year.

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Organizing Strategy Defined Plus, a great read with no deeper meaning

This month: #OrganizingStrategy defined and a fun read for the times.

Check out the latest #OrganizingToWin #newsletter. And subscribe!

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I noted the anniversary of my great Aunt Hannah's passing w/@transglamazon.bsky.social's petition to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for Guard training in the duty to follow lawful orders & refuse unlawful ones.

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A+++! If you're looking for care, clarity and choices about reproductive health in #Texas, check out tprcd.org

#ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveHealthCare #CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin

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Give the middle finger to Abbot & Trump. 🖕🏻

Last yr, I would have been reluctant to upend the institution of nonpartisan redistricting.

Now? F that. Why protect institutions when the Racist-in-Chief blows them up to maintain his power?

Yes on 50
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Cool Take on Charlie Kirk With two weeks to think about it. . . I'm still mad.

Cool take on #CharlieKirk murder.

A month later and I'm still mad about the hypocrisy.

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5 Years of Organizing to Win New Logo, New Website, New Email

We have a new #OrganizingToWin logo! ⬅️

Why the hammer? A hammer can be use to harm people or build shelter and protect them. It's neutral.

Just like power.

Read the whole story at our (also new) Substack: organizingtowin.substack.com/p/5-years-of...

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Ten Commandments of Organizing Explore 10 (ok, 11) commandments of organizing, plus additions crowd-sourced from experienced organizers around the country.

The July OTW newsletter got the most responses yet! (& only one of them was from a relative.)

My favorite (not from a relative): ". . . I still love this so much, it’s fun and useful.”

Check it out: eepurl.com/jknrzE

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Children on video handcuffed in federal custody in LA; it’s ‘barbaric,’ immigrant-rights group says ICE did not immediately respond to questions about the detention filmed Friday at the Los Angeles Federal Building in LA.

We can't allow this to become ok.

Handcuffing children is not normal. It's not ok.

PS. Disappearing their parents isn't ok either.

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#OrganizingToWin #CommunityOrganizing #NoKings #ProtectChildren #ImmigrationNow #ImmigrationTomorrow #ImmigrationForever

Immigration, Epstein, Ukraine: Trump’s moves roil MAGA base Frustration and anger have roiled some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters, who fear he is going back on promises crucial to his MAGA movement.

“If people want to leave Donald Trump . . . over a conclusion provided by the Department of Justice over Jeffrey Epstein, that does not seem like a rational choice,” the senior White House official said.

Welcome to MAGA world.

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Are we building power? From protesting against fascism 🥷🏻to building reproductive justice ⚖️ in Texas to facilitating workshops on evaluating actions, June at OTW is focused on building power in addition to winning.

Every month, I have a freakout moment before clicking send on the #OrganizingToWin #newsletter. Then I get this email:

"I love this:. . .

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The Come-to-Jesus talk about organizing. It's time for some real talk with funders about long-term organizing. Coming soon: a workshop for development staff about how to talk to funders about long-term organizing.

Check out the “Come-to-Jesus” edition of the #newsletter!
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The “Come to Jesus” meeting is usually when the campaign is struggling. Here, it’s a workshop to help $ staff have tough convos w/funders about transformative organizing.

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What does an organizing "investment" mean? Spoiler alert: it's not just starting the canvassing in July instead of August.

Too bad the #OrganizingToWin #newsletter went out before @bradcaldana.bsky.social 's #EmailStrategySummit

We'll have to wait until May to see what I learned.

But you don't have to wait to see what I did wrong in the April edition.
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At the @americavotes.bsky.social #StateSummit, I went to a panel about the #2026midterms.

A few speakers referred to "investments," so I asked what they meant, bc I don't mean starting the canvassing in July instead of August.

What does investment mean to you?
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Disrupting White Supremacy Culture: One Right Way | LinkedIn

Disrupting White Supremacy Culture: One Right Way

April 17, 9am Pacific
Free!

How do we perpetuate the myth of white supremacy when we don't even know we're doing it?

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AI: magic or disaster waiting to happen? AI is a lot like social media and fossil fuels.

Can we trust our social justice vision to AI? (Spoiler alert: it depends.)

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#OrganizingToWin #CommunityOrganizing #Newsletter #ClimateChange #SocialMedia

We Won't Go Back: Disrupting White Supremacy Culture in Nonprofits A deep dive into the characteristics of white supremacy culture and how to apply antidotes to fight back.

We listened! When people said they want more #DisruptingWhiteSupremacyCulture, we expanded to 2 hours.

More relationship building. More IRL applications. More antidotes.

March 20, 2025, 9am Pacific.

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Organizing Lessons from New Orleans A trip to New Orleans reminded me that people take action because of values and emotion.

February Report from Organizing to Win

Organizing Lessons from New Orleans⚜️
Talking to funders about long-term organizing
Volunteer recruitment formula
New-for-2025 Disrupting White Supremacy Culture

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Disrupting White Supremacy Culture: Worship of the Written Word | LinkedIn

#DisruptWhiteSupremacyCulture in 2025

Join the convo about how the characteristic of white supremacy culture #WorshipOfTheWrittenWord shows up in #campaigns & #nonprofits.

Th Jan. 9, 9am Pac

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A view of the Golden Gate Bridge through tall trees.

A uniformed National Park Police officer on a horse, wearing reindeer ears. The horse, not the officer.

A view looking up to an overcast sky through braches of tall trees.

A selfie of Mira, a white woman with long salt and pepper hair. She's wearing sunglasses on top of her head and a black sweatshirt. The background is tall trees and rolling hills with short grass.

Scenes from the #OrganizingtoWin #AllStaff Christmas hike.

Happy holidays everyone!

After working with #GVP activists, I don't like to call voters targets. Now I build universes of *highlighted* voters.

But I can't think of a better word for the the subject of an action - CEO, elected or appointed official, the boss, etc. Ideas?

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At #SCOTUS with @aclu.bsky.social, @mamadragons.bsky.social, and thousands of others as the first trans person to argue in front of the court fights for health care for trans people.

#TransRights #HumanRights #CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin

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Introducing Organizing to Win! We work with #SocialJustice organizations, #unions and #Nonprofits on #OrganizingStrategy, #OrganizingEducation and #DisruptingWhiteSupremacyCulture.

Let's connect!

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