My latest:
After ICE's murder of Renee Good, Minneapolis "suddenly undergoes the kind of spiritual-political metamorphosis that it experienced during the George Floyd Uprising in 2020."
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I constantly strive to be a better organizer and something I need to take to heart more is to ask more questions.
Get people thinking for themselves.
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These are my new zine creations from this summer! If you belong to a political organization or union that would want to get a batch of zines and are willing to pay for shipping, let me know thru the Contact page on my blog and I can mail them to you.
I review Hamilton Nolan's The Hammer and Eric Blanc's We Are the Union. I sympathize more with Blanc's bottom-up vision of the labor movement, but both books left me wondering what role socialist organization specifically had to play in this grand drama.
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New blog post:
"There are two things that builders do: 1) they build and cohere networks of people who are affected by a problem, and 2) they organize these networks in a particular direction to address that problem."
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My latest:
"Good question-asking is for a grassroots organizer what the wing is to a bird. More than a tool, it is the basic appendage the organizer uses to maneuver through social relationships and political ideas."
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My new post: I present the history of general strikes in the US from the Civil War to the present as well as general strikes from around the world in recent decades. This history can inform our strategy towards such actions today. I hope this gets you in the mood for the festivities on May 1st!
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My latest blog post shows how to apply the AEIOU (Agitate-Educate-Inoculate-Organize-Uplift) framework to 1-on-1 organizing conversations in a union contract campaign.
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One of the best reflections on the mass mobilizations that took place against ICE in Minneapolis this winter. A must read.
"Many of us will spend the rest of our lives reflecting back on what happened and the kind of people we became in these few short months. We will never be the same again."
Trump targets the Twin Cities for Operation Metro Surge starting in late 2025. He sends thousands of ICE agents to terrorize Somali and other immigrants. A grassroots resistance sprouts up from the…
Good question-asking is a central part of grassroots organizing because it invites participation and encourages people to think for themselves. The basic rules of question-asking can be applied to …
This post analyzes two types of activists: “floaters” who attend events without deep engagement, and “builders” who cultivate meaningful relationships through 1-on-1 convers…
Good question-asking is a central part of grassroots organizing because it invites participation and encourages people to think for themselves. The basic rules of question-asking can be applied to …
The concept of “general strike” is resurfacing among US workers, influenced by union leaders and socio-political dynamics. Historically significant, general strikes represent potent col…
I’ve turned some of my blog posts into pamphlets that can be downloaded and printed. Feel free to distribute these as you wish. If anyone wants to print and sell these for a small amount with…
1-on-1 organizing conversations are essential for union campaigns, fostering trust and identifying common grievances among workers. Utilizing the AEIOU framework—Agitate, Educate, Inoculate, Organi…
My latest:
After ICE's murder of Renee Good, Minneapolis "suddenly undergoes the kind of spiritual-political metamorphosis that it experienced during the George Floyd Uprising in 2020."
firewithfire.blog/2026/06/06/f...
Trump targets the Twin Cities for Operation Metro Surge starting in late 2025. He sends thousands of ICE agents to terrorize Somali and other immigrants. A grassroots resistance sprouts up from the…
