I expect movements that make many demands to have a vision of what it is they seek
George Lakey
I admit to following the shenanigans of mainstream politicians, so much so that I sometimes slip into their assumptions even though I…
If campaigners are willing to invest in community, they can build a culture of resistance and the solidarity that supports courage
The script handed down by conventional wisdom is fairly clear: When a few people stand up to protest against an injustice, and…
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George Lakey has campaigned and written about non-violent social change since the 1960s. He co-founded Movement for a New Society in the 1970s, which…
The hardest job I ever had in a half century of social change work was coordinating a multi-class coalition. It didn’t simplify…
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