23: the pitfalls of success
The movement needs to recognize successes achieved, follow up on the demands won, raise larger issues, focus on other demands which are in various stages, and propose larger alternatives and a new par...
9 Jun 20257min
22: what success looks like
Today we're going through steps 6 - 7 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).Normal Times - "Business as usual" - Politically quiet times that the publi...
8 Jun 20259min
21: overcoming disempowerment
"Rather than feeling depressed and powerless, activists now need to recognize the power and success of themselves and their movement." - Bill MoyerToday we're going through steps 5 - 6 of Bill Moyer's...
7 Jun 20259min
20: remember, you're not powerless.
Today we're going through steps 4 - 5 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).In stage 5, large swaths of activists quit because they feel powerless, des...
6 Jun 20259min
19: the identity crisis of powerlessness
"The crisis of identity + powerless is a personal crisis for activists. After the experience of a movement in take-off stage, their view of the world and themselves is transformed. They come to realiz...
5 Jun 20259min
18: when a movement takes off
Today we're going through steps 3-4 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).Normal Times - "Business as usual" - Politically quiet times that people are ...
4 Jun 20259min
17: admit things aren't normal
Today we're going through steps 1 - 3 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).Normal Times - "Business as usual" - Politically quiet times that people ar...
3 Jun 202510min
16: WIN PUBLIC SENTIMENT
We are in a war for the hearts, minds, and support of the general public. The power holders are violating our values, so we have to raise consciousness around these violations. The movement's strategy...
2 Jun 20257min
