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Occupy: learning from Climate Camp? Part 2
We’ve had a lively 3 way conversation about what the Occupy movement can learn from the experience of movements such as Climate Camp. We (Dwight Towers, Seta and myself) ranged quite widely – leadership, accountability, meetings that work even for … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Matthew
Tagged Climate Camp, Dwight Towers, movement building, Occupy Movement
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light…
Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas Groups die. Networks die. Movements die. It’s meant to happen. It’s part … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Strategy
Tagged capacity building, lifecycle of groups, movement building
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Occupy: Learning from Climate Camp?
Until recently in the UK Climate Camp could, with some justification, have been called the most dynamic force in activism. Now that baton has passed to the anti-cuts movement, and specifically the Occupy movement. There are lots of similarities between … Continue reading
Posted in Activism
Tagged Climate Camp, Dwight Towers, movement building, Occupy Movement
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March them up to the top of the hill and then march them down again?
In a few days time there will be a march in London. The TUC have called a March for the Alternative for Saturday 26th. I’m hearing excitement from various quarters and even seen an email speculating it’ll be as big … Continue reading
Posted in Activism
Tagged action against cuts, Cynthia Peters, March for Alternatives, Mark Rudd, Michael Albert, movement building, newcomers, TUC
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Words to inspire
I’m going to send you over to Dwight Towers blog (again!) – not for his usual righteous anger about the lack of participation in activist meetings, events and movements, but for some bona fide participation-building inspiration. In his post Gay … Continue reading
