Organizing 101: How to Take Action

This blog is part of a larger series ‘Organizing 101: Outrage to Organizing’ We just learned about organizing basics, the power of people coming together, and how to get attention for your issue.  Now we are going to learn about what makes an effective action and how to move from activity to impactful action.  Action vs. Activity Action is part of a larger campaign, directed at a specific target audience, and used to provoke a reaction and move systemic change. For example, action would be creating a petition for a…

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What is Organizing? A Beginner’s Guide to Building People Power

Introduction to Organizing Are you the one to gather the friends for a movie night? A birthday dinner? Or even a volunteering event? That’s organizing. If you enjoy getting your friends, families, or coworkers together and you feel impassioned to make a difference in your community, we will walk you through how to use those skills to become a leader and activist within your community.  What is organizing?  Grassroots organizing is connecting people to a shared goal and strategy to build collective power. Power isn’t inherently good or bad—it’s simply…

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Recap: MoveOn for Kamala Harris National Organizing Call

The political world has transformed in the past week. But one thing that has remained the same is the commitment of millions of MoveOn members to elect progressive leadership and defeat Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans this November.  Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, longtime friend of MoveOn, joined us on July 28 to discuss this historic moment in time, MoveOn’s plan, and how MoveOn members can and will make the difference over the next 96 days before the election.  More than 30,000 people have watched Nancy Pelosi speaking to MoveOn…

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