Minneapolis In the spring about this time annually the Organizers’ Forum (www.organizersforum.org) has one of its dialogues. This year we ventured into the rough edges that characterize the experience of many organizers and organizations with using (trying to use?) technology to build their organizations and communicate with their members and the public. A combination of …
Author: wade
Over the Transom
New Orleans As part of the grist for the mill, I thought I would share a couple of pointed — and poignant — notes that came over the transom to me this week. The first is from Orell Fitzsimmons who is SEIU Local 100’s Organizing Director based in Houston on the even of the May …
Mess in Mesa!
Oakland Let’s start from the bedrock notion that no one is in love with taxes. The month is almost always longer than the money, and another dollar here and there sometimes can make a difference. But, a citizen’s duty also includes support of the community, and like it or not, that means paying the bills …