»The Organizing-Mobilizing Dilemma« – An Activist Essay

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Images
Published
03.08.2023
Language
English
Level
Advanced
Length
10 Minutes
Categories
Community & Union Organizing, Grassroots Movement Building, Intersectional Alliances
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About the contributor

Daniel Gutiérrez
Movement Researcher & Organizing Trainer, Spadework Podcast & Common Ecologies, former Movement Research & Training Officer, European Alternatives (Berlin)

Daniel is a movement researcher and organizing trainer focused on the problem of workers’ organization, power, and strategy. He has participated in workplace, migrant, and housing struggles in the United States and Germany. Through the Werkstatt für Bewegungsbildung, he facilitates spaces where ordinary people can experiment with toolboxes that help them build rewarding, resilient, and politically effective organizations. As a co-host at Spadework podcast, he helps circulate organizing insight more broadly. He lives in Berlin.

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