▲ | johnnyanmac 7 days ago | |||||||
That's what I was essentially asking. I'd want to start with small actions that feel realistic. I know it's not gonna just pop up overnight, so more reason to break it down. If none of us know, then the next alternative is "can we point to any existing organizations to throw support at"? Or at the very least, an adjacent organization who can tell us steps to take? | ||||||||
▲ | kelseyfrog 7 days ago | parent [-] | |||||||
It's something anyone can teach themselves. The basic sequence is simple: Set up a Discord. Market it to attract a handful of early adopters. Run a book club using Organizing for Social Change[1] or Beautiful Trouble[2]. Along the way, you build shared language and alignment. People start to get a feel for tactics: collective letter campaigns, pressure targeting, framing, etc. By the time you wrap the first book, you’ll have a core group with a working vocabulary and some trust. You’ll know how to set up a continuous recruitment and onboarding loop. You’ll be ready for a second round of action. For example, something sharper, louder, more public-facing. From there, it's just iteration after iteration. The most important seed is a vision holder, someone whose primary job is building solid relationships and gradually offloading the core functions: facilitation, comms, outreach, tech, and education. Don't worry. You don't need money and you don’t need credentials. You need consistency above all, social fluency, emotional and logistical endurance, and a bit of luck. Trust me when I say it's not easy, but the overhead is basically zero. The only real cost is showing up (again and again and again). 1. https://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Social-Change-Bobo-Kendall... 2. https://orbooks.mybigcommerce.com/beautiful-trouble-paperbac... | ||||||||
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