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Marshall Ganz on Fighting for Social Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vmsUoNRqc
Ganz: Mimonedes - 12th Century Jewish philosopher defined hope: "belief in the plausibility of the possible, as opposed to the necessity of the probable."
Ganz: "Dealing with fear" is the central moral question we have to deal with.
Ganz: "Si Se Puede" became the Farmworkers' slogan
Ganz: "You have to polarize to mobilize, and de-polarize to settle."
Ganz: Because we share values, we face the urgency of a "now"
Ganz: Just remember the story of David and Goliath - injustice - need to act - action
Ganz: Market solutions are all "exit solutions." Don't like something? Exit, make your own privileged system
Ganz: Marshall Ganz was part of the Mississippi summer of 1964
Ganz: Movements have narratives. That distinguishes them from interest groups.
Ganz: Only a small fraction of peoples' votes really count today - swing districts etc.
Ganz: The "Occupy" network gone stuck on one tactic
Ganz: The success of the Farm Workers - what are the lessons to learn? How did they develop their strategy?
Ganz: There is a confusion between marketing and movement building. Enviros really missed the boat.
Ganz: There is A LOT of organizing going on. The "Dreamers."
Ganz: We need a new story that doesn't focus on competition but on collaboration
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