By Daniel Mackintosh, Lead Organiser for West London Citizens (in appreciation of critique from colleagues Fiona Meldrum and Sebastien Chapleau) There is no substitute for the deep work of organising and building the base of leaders who drive our organising. That base building, which is the core of the organiser’s work, includes spotting talented leaders, … Continue reading Partnering for power
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Building the base is a never ending process
Civic leadership and building the base are never ending processes By Daniel Mackintosh A mistake I made as a junior borough organiser was assuming that when I had built the team, done the listening and chosen the issue, the team that existed at that point was ‘the’ team. And so I stopped the process of … Continue reading Building the base is a never ending process
Organising as a Spiritual Practice
Written by Charlotte Fischer, Director of Love and Power Please note: I don’t think organising is or should be primarily about spiritual or in fact any personal development - at its core, it’s public and structural - “the messy work of bringing people together, from different background ands and experiences, to change the conditions that … Continue reading Organising as a Spiritual Practice
On Strategy – George Gabriel
On strategy My first series of blogs, taken together, represent a broad theory of change for how local organising can root a movement, how that can scale to become capable of winning major national change, and the role for the most impacted within this work. This approach seeks to ground movements in place and people … Continue reading On Strategy – George Gabriel
The Iron Rule 