Paul Jurmo recommended this article. It’s worthwhile reading. When Does Activism Become Powerful? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opinion/activism-power-victories.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share JoAnn Weinberger Nonprofit Leadership Consultant

Thanks Paul and JoAnn, This is a great article. For those who are interested, I also recommend George Lakey's 2018 book HOW WE WIN, A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning. It's based on Lakey's experience designing and carrying out successful campaigns like the ones mentioned in the "When Does Activism Become Powerful?" article. Lakey, by the way, is a great speaker as well as an effective activist. David David J. Rosen djrosen123@gmail.com > On Dec 16, 2019, at 12:18 PM, JoAnn Weinberger <joann.weinberger@gmail.com> wrote: > > Paul Jurmo recommended this article. It’s worthwhile reading. > > When Does Activism Become Powerful? > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opinion/activism-power-victories.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share > > > JoAnn Weinberger > Nonprofit Leadership Consultant > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org

Thanks for this, JoAnn and Paul. Funny, I had just learned about the LUCHA campaign last week. As luck would have it was just in Arizona talking with local progressive organizers there. BTW, the shifting political landscape in Arizona is really interesting, IMO. This section struck me in particular: > These organizations succeeded because their leaders felt a desperate urgency to change the status quo, an urgency that came from being accountable to members who needed to solve concrete problems in their lives. When LUCHA first proposed undertaking a fight for a state minimum wage in Arizona, the political establishment scoffed, saying the group should “stick to immigration issues” because otherwise it would “set Democratic politics back in Arizona 10 years.” Skeptics thought the political conditions were not ripe for a minimum wage initiative to pass, and that it would destroy any fragile relationships Democrats had built with the business community. LUCHA’s leaders persisted because they felt they had no choice; their members needed improvements in their lives. > > These leaders were successful strategists because they were not working to move up the party establishment hierarchy, make a donor happy or satisfy someone else’s vision. (my emphasis) Jeff > On Dec 16, 2019, at 12:49 PM, David Rosen <djrosen123@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks Paul and JoAnn, > > This is a great article. For those who are interested, I also recommend George Lakey's 2018 book HOW WE WIN, A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning. It's based on Lakey's experience designing and carrying out successful campaigns like the ones mentioned in the "When Does Activism Become Powerful?" article. Lakey, by the way, is a great speaker as well as an effective activist. > > David > > David J. Rosen > djrosen123@gmail.com > > > >> On Dec 16, 2019, at 12:18 PM, JoAnn Weinberger <joann.weinberger@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Paul Jurmo recommended this article. It’s worthwhile reading. >> >> When Does Activism Become Powerful? >> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opinion/activism-power-victories.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share >> >> >> JoAnn Weinberger >> Nonprofit Leadership Consultant >> _______________________________________________ >> National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list >> Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org >> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org

Hello, Colleagues, More directly related to our own field, I encourage those who see adult basic education as a tool for economic security and other forms of social justice to look at the many resources developed over the past two years by the Open Door Collective (www.opendoorcollective.org <http://www.opendoorcollective.org/>). ODC members are all volunteers. The authors of these documents have not written these documents merely as an academic exercise or a venting mechanism. Rather, they hope that our field will use these resources to strengthen and improve learning opportunities for the multiple populations of adults and youth challenged by limitations of their basic skills and academic credentials. Rather than bemoaning the limited resources available (and the one-step-forward-and-one-step-back pace of our field) to meet the learning needs of "The 36 million," ODC members are — through these documents and the other work they do in the field — developing models of collaborative action (e.g., with anti-poverty groups, health and environmental organizations, supporters of criminal justice reform, refugee and immigrant integration organizations, labor unions and forward-thinking employers, public libraries and advocates for digital inclusion) that strengthen and expand high-quality learning opportunities for adult learners. I know that many others who are not ODC members are trying to do the same. Why not work together in this coming year to re-think what we need resources for, partners to work with, and innovative ways not only to work together to create effective learning opportunities but to generate resources from diverse sources? Paul Jurmo P.S., Best wishes for this season and for 2020 (an important year for our nation and the world!) to all of you who are doing this great work! > On Dec 16, 2019, at 1:01 PM, Jeff Carter <jcarter@literacypolicy.org> wrote: > > Thanks for this, JoAnn and Paul. Funny, I had just learned about the LUCHA campaign last week. As luck would have it was just in Arizona talking with local progressive organizers there. BTW, the shifting political landscape in Arizona is really interesting, IMO. > > This section struck me in particular: > >> These organizations succeeded because their leaders felt a desperate urgency to change the status quo, an urgency that came from being accountable to members who needed to solve concrete problems in their lives. When LUCHA first proposed undertaking a fight for a state minimum wage in Arizona, the political establishment scoffed, saying the group should “stick to immigration issues” because otherwise it would “set Democratic politics back in Arizona 10 years.” Skeptics thought the political conditions were not ripe for a minimum wage initiative to pass, and that it would destroy any fragile relationships Democrats had built with the business community. LUCHA’s leaders persisted because they felt they had no choice; their members needed improvements in their lives. >> >> These leaders were successful strategists because they were not working to move up the party establishment hierarchy, make a donor happy or satisfy someone else’s vision. (my emphasis) > > Jeff > >> On Dec 16, 2019, at 12:49 PM, David Rosen <djrosen123@gmail.com <mailto:djrosen123@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Thanks Paul and JoAnn, >> >> This is a great article. For those who are interested, I also recommend George Lakey's 2018 book HOW WE WIN, A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning. It's based on Lakey's experience designing and carrying out successful campaigns like the ones mentioned in the "When Does Activism Become Powerful?" article. Lakey, by the way, is a great speaker as well as an effective activist. >> >> David >> >> David J. Rosen >> djrosen123@gmail.com <mailto:djrosen123@gmail.com> >> >> >> >>> On Dec 16, 2019, at 12:18 PM, JoAnn Weinberger <joann.weinberger@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Paul Jurmo recommended this article. It’s worthwhile reading. >>> >>> When Does Activism Become Powerful? >>> https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/opinion/activism-power-victories.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share >>> >>> >>> JoAnn Weinberger >>> Nonprofit Leadership Consultant >>> _______________________________________________ >>> National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list >>> Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org >>> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list >> Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org >> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org