28: a lil hope for the protest
"Hope isn’t a mood. It’s a decision. And if you’re struggling to find it—borrow mine. I’ve lived through a coup. I’ve lived under martial law. And I’m telling you right now: This moment isn’t over. We...
14 Jun 20258min
27: the heart of the matter
"I am not giving up. I'm hopeful because I believe incivil society, I believe in our power, and I believe in our idealism. I don'tknow what is going to happen, because we make the future in the presen...
13 Jun 20257min
26: the optics of the american flag
The stage before the success stage is all about shifting public sentiment, and we do that by working on our communication. Optics are crucial. One tactic is to reclaim the American flag and wave them ...
12 Jun 20258min
25: are we in the success stage now?
Success often doesn't feel like success because of the backlash paradox: Authoritarians escalate violence when they lose control, not when they’re strong. We're slowly shifting the overton window and ...
11 Jun 20259min
24: continuing success
There is no end. There is only the continuing struggle, acted out in cycles of social movements. The process of winning one set of demands creates new levels of citizen consciousness and empowerment, ...
10 Jun 20257min
23: the pitfalls of success
The movement needs to recognize successes achieved, follow up on the demands won, raise larger issues, focus on other demands which are in various stages, and propose larger alternatives and a new par...
9 Jun 20257min
22: what success looks like
Today we're going through steps 6 - 7 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).Normal Times - "Business as usual" - Politically quiet times that the publi...
8 Jun 20259min
21: overcoming disempowerment
"Rather than feeling depressed and powerless, activists now need to recognize the power and success of themselves and their movement." - Bill MoyerToday we're going through steps 5 - 6 of Bill Moyer's...
7 Jun 20259min
