| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 221 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Today's new direct action campaigns require a new, down-to-earth guide to effective campaigning. George Lakey's How We Win is that timely guide. The Women's March of January 21, 2017, was estimated at four million people - the largest assembly of activist protest in U.S. history. Many of those assembled were in the streets for the first time, or returning after a period of inactivity. Lakey, a lifelong activist, helps us understand our political moment (extreme polarization, ripe for political change), teaches us how to plan a campaign to overcome that polarization, demonstrates how to launch these ideas into action, and shows us how to grow and sustain our movements. This is what democracy looks like"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Why this book now? -- Getting started -- Direct action campaigns: hidden in plain sight -- Campaigning in an atmosphere of political polarization and volatility -- Using campaigns to play offense -- Ttackling oppression to free up our power, a dialogue with Daniel Hunter -- Designing your campaign -- Choosing the campaign's focus -- Inventing a new campaign -- Analyzing the target and power dynamics -- Strategy tools for getting from here to there -- Cultivating allies and winning over neutrals -- The initial action phase -- Assembling teams to organize actions, a dialogue with Ryan Leitner -- The launch -- Action logic and the wonderful world of tactics, a dialogue with Daniel Hunter -- Empowerment through action roles, affinity groups, and participant guidelines -- Going for it -- Growing leadership for a growing campaign, a dialogue with Eileen Flanagan -- Direct education for direct action. -- Meeting attacks on your campaign -- Diversity of tactics and property destruction -- How campaigns change the world -- Taking steps toward unity -- How campaigns become a strong movement -- Using a vision to create a movement of movements. |
| Subject |
Nonviolence -- United States.
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Direct action -- United States.
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Protest movements -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Lakey, George, author. How we win First edition. Brooklyn : Melville House, [2018] 9781612197548 (DLC) 2018052748 |
| ISBN |
9781612197531 (paperback) |
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1612197531 (paperback) |
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