In Defense of Moral Monday, GA – The Needed Revival of the Mass Coalition
After moving back to Georgia mid-last year, I took some time to think about what next in my organizing activities. I decided to refocus on coalition building hoping to create something that could eventually challenge policy no matter who was in office. To be successful I felt it had to be broad, able to coalesce around agreed policy… Continue reading In Defense of Moral Monday, GA – The Needed Revival of the Mass Coalition
New Rules After Zimmerman Verdict
Rule #1 – There Should Be No Need for New Rules This unjust verdict should have been expected. People can only be surprised if they refuse to acknowledge the history of black death by law enforcement and the subsequent acquittals in the US court system. Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Michael Stewart, Nicholas Heywood, Eleanor Bumbers,… Continue reading New Rules After Zimmerman Verdict
The New Southern Strategy – The Politics of Self-Determination in the South – a discrete public journal – Entry 1
Many people I know expressed surprise at me moving to Jackson Ms., being from Brooklyn (back when it was the BK- but that is another story). The surprise is even more startling for Jackson folks under 30 who with amazement in their eyes ask WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE NEW YORK? Part of the answer is… Continue reading The New Southern Strategy – The Politics of Self-Determination in the South – a discrete public journal – Entry 1