Bristol Meetings with the Alliance Citoyenne organizers broke for a couple of hours of sleep, and then plowed on against the clock. The morning was gray in Paris and cooler after an amazingly warm and clear Indian summer afternoon the previous day, so there was no temptation not to hue to the plan. The conversation was …
Category: International
Starting the Alliance Citoyennes or Citizens’ Alliance in France
Paris There’s nothing short about a day where you are standing in the train station waiting for the Eurostar to Paris at 630 AM and break the door of the loaned 7th floor walkup crash pad at 11 PM, but in between organizers and researchers with Alliance Citoyennes, the Citizens’ Alliance, and I poured over …
UAW Embracing Opportunity a “Patient” Strategy in the South
Paris I spent hours in London in very interesting discussions about how community organizing and worker organizing could more effectively blend together to produce growth and power in both areas. This is exciting stuff. Large unions in the United Kingdom are gradually embracing the potential of community organizing though not quite sure what to make …