Melanie Brazzell
@melaniebrazzell.bsky.social
social movement research, postdoc @ Harvard
What Really Makes Us Safe? project on transformative justice: https://www.whatreallymakesussafe.com/
Building Democratic Structure Shapes project: https://www.p3researchlab.org/building_structure_shapes
What Really Makes Us Safe? project on transformative justice: https://www.whatreallymakesussafe.com/
Building Democratic Structure Shapes project: https://www.p3researchlab.org/building_structure_shapes
and we are learning
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
and we are learning
my hope is that we learn this time round to channel our protest and non cooperation and mutual aid into enduring organizational vehicles that can build long-term power and political home, rather than diffuse networks or electoral 'sandcastles' /5
forgeorganizing.org/article/buil...
forgeorganizing.org/article/buil...
Building Prisms of Power, Not Sandcastles that Get Washed Away Each Election - The Forge
This article was originally published in Micah Sifry’s The Connector. You can sign up for his substack at theconnector.substack.com. With last week’s elections setting off yet another round of hand...
forgeorganizing.org
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
my hope is that we learn this time round to channel our protest and non cooperation and mutual aid into enduring organizational vehicles that can build long-term power and political home, rather than diffuse networks or electoral 'sandcastles' /5
forgeorganizing.org/article/buil...
forgeorganizing.org/article/buil...
numerator even found that 16% of folks surveyed said they would participate in the boycott. the article portrays this response as 'tepid', not understanding that the numbers needed to tip the political scales can be as small as 3.5%... /4
www.retaildive.com/news/grassro...
www.retaildive.com/news/grassro...
Economic blackout urges US consumers to avoid purchases Friday
The People's Union USA wants shoppers to abstain from making in-store or online purchases, but research shows just 16% plan to participate.
www.retaildive.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
numerator even found that 16% of folks surveyed said they would participate in the boycott. the article portrays this response as 'tepid', not understanding that the numbers needed to tip the political scales can be as small as 3.5%... /4
www.retaildive.com/news/grassro...
www.retaildive.com/news/grassro...
and folks are learning how to do economic non-cooperation (again). that february boycott my mom in suburban georgia texted me about? it did pay dividends /3
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan....
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan....
Target Loses Web Traffic As Costco Gains On Feb. 28 Economic Blackout Day
Target's website traffic dropped 9% on Feb. 28 in the People's Union online shopping boycott with its app usage down 14%, compared with mid-February Friday results.
www.forbes.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
and folks are learning how to do economic non-cooperation (again). that february boycott my mom in suburban georgia texted me about? it did pay dividends /3
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan....
www.forbes.com/sites/pamdan....
good news: there has actually been MORE protest activity since jan 22nd than this time in 2017 (more than twice as much!) /2
March 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
good news: there has actually been MORE protest activity since jan 22nd than this time in 2017 (more than twice as much!) /2
Benjamin is also apocryphally credited with the saying "Behind every fascism is a failed revolution". We know what we need to do...
March 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Benjamin is also apocryphally credited with the saying "Behind every fascism is a failed revolution". We know what we need to do...
quotes please!
December 7, 2024 at 2:27 AM
quotes please!