Tom Liacas (he-him)Supporting grassroots justice-oriented activists around the world: A year’s worth of learningsLearn about the Global Grassroots Support Network’s membership and activities as well as the top challenges facing grassroots activistsSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
Tom Liacas (he-him)So you’re funding everything except climate activism.. How’s that working out for you?Supporting activities like research, GR and comms has not gotten us very far. Funding movement-building will enable bolder policy changes.May 16, 20231May 16, 20231
Tom Liacas (he-him)The “making of” the 2019 climate moment and how to make the next one a lot biggerHow can funders, unions and NGOs, best participate in and support social movements before, during and after movement moments?Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Tom Liacas (he-him)Blueprints for Change: New focus in 22Learn about our pivot to share best practices among those supporting grassroots activist groups working on climate and social justiceMar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
Tom Liacas (he-him)Lessons from the “dark side” for social/climate justice activismAug 23, 20211Aug 23, 20211
Tom Liacas (he-him)Systems-change guides at a time when we really need to change the systemThe “crisis within a crisis” moment we are living through right now, rising up against white supremacy and anti-black racism in the midst…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
Tom Liacas (he-him)What’s the difference between “distributed” and “decentralized” organizing?Something I wrote to help clear up the differences between “distributed” and “decentralized” organizing, a hot topic in progressive…Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019
Tom Liacas (he-him)Why it’s important to measure the impact of people-powered advocacyIf you can’t measure it, it won’t get properly funded. One of the things holding back people-powered campaigns that can be solved quicklySep 11, 20191Sep 11, 20191
Tom Liacas (he-him)Network-building to scale up progressive power: Six months’ worth of learningsBack in April of 2018, with the help of an initial crew of volunteer bottom-liners — mostly seasoned campaigners themselves — we launched…Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
Tom Liacas (he-him)Introducing… Blueprints for ChangeFor the last 2 years, as I did trainings on advocacy campaign innovation across the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, I kept hearing…Apr 18, 20181Apr 18, 20181
