New Orleans Sitting in a popular restaurant in Rabat, as we enjoyed great Moroccan food, having finished the last meeting of this edition of the Organizers’ Forum, we went around the room and listened to the evaluation of the participants. It has been a moving and important experience for everyone, including the Moroccan organizers who …
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The Contradictory Worlds of Political Struggle in Morocco
Montreal The magic of the Organizers’ Forum is that we immerse ourselves in the work of counterparts in diverse areas of change making, along with as much of the local culture as we can absorb. The risk and constant caution is not deceiving ourselves that this deep dive ends on solid ground once on shore. …
An Activist with Real Courage in Morocco
Rabat We’re organizers assembled at the Organizers’ Forum, not advocates or activists. We’re most interested in how people build organization, organize in their communities or workplaces, and launch their campaigns. One of our most interesting meetings though came with Ibtissame Betty Lachgar of MALI, which means roughly, What is so Different? She had virtually no …