What does community organising mean when there’s no community?
I have been interested in community organising for some time, and am currently part of an organisation trying to do […]
On Participatory Action Research as a burden
I’ve just finished my first attempt at Participatory Action Research within a social movement organisation, specifically London Renters Union. I […]
Poor people’s movements and how to win
I have been re-reading a classic of social movement studies ‘Poor people’s movements: Why they succeed and how they fail’ […]
Organising to develop members: who to have 121s with
There isn’t much academic work on deepening the involvement of new members in a social movement organisation. Since I am […]
A mental health check-in for activists
The world is messed up and that’s why a lot of people do politics. Saying the world is messed up […]
Up the Quaggy: a coronavirus cycle ride
It was the first truly warm day of spring and the fourteenth day since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown. […]