Thessaloniki I was lucky. With little time and information, people we had met in Brussels with contacts back home in Greece were able to pull together ten or so activists of various stripes and persuasions agreed to come together to learn about ACORN and community organizing on a Saturday evening in Thessaloniki, the second largest …
Category: Organizing
Pedestrian Right-of-Way Becomes Interesting Tactic
Sofia When walking the streets of Sofia with colleagues, as always I’ve been all eyes and ears to new experiences and amazing sights, but I have to admit, I’ve had trouble adapting to the cavalier way many of them approach street crossings. Unless there is a clear light with a red or green “walking …
Organizing Tips from Bulgarian Enviros and Justice for All
Sofia Organizing is somewhere on the spectrum between craft, trade, and art, so to keep even, much less ahead, of developments in the work, it’s important to pick up tips and examine the “nuts and bolts” wherever you can. Conversations and observations in Bulgaria were providing me a laundry list of lessons. On a lunch …