Madison WeigandSubversionThis week, I received an email invitation to IfNotNow’s Shabbat services and dinner, co-hosted with Wandering Minyan, a group which…May 7, 2017May 7, 2017
Madison WeigandNarrativesThis week, I came across an intriguing Medium blog. It’s one curated by IfNotNow, on which activists voice their experiences within the…May 3, 2017May 3, 2017
Madison WeigandRadicalismIfNotNow explicitly identifies itself as an organization grounded in radical principles. Additionally, the organization presents itself as…May 1, 2017May 1, 2017
Madison WeigandCyclicalThis past weekend was the annual AIPAC Policy Conference, in which 18,000 attendees flooded D.C. to hear from all of Mike Pence, Tony…Mar 30, 2017Mar 30, 2017
Madison WeigandReligiositySomething intriguing about IfNotNow’s communication strategy is their explicit usage of markers of Jewishness. I’m curious about what this…Mar 23, 2017Mar 23, 2017
Madison WeigandDivergenceIn-group fighting occurs as a result of many things. Often, the result of these internal differences of opinion and antagonisms is…Mar 11, 2017Mar 11, 2017
Madison WeigandBoundariesThis week, I received an email from an If Not Now Austin coordinator launching the start of the organization’s local chapter. The first…Feb 24, 2017Feb 24, 2017
Madison WeigandInextricableI am half Jewish. I mean this in a literal sense — my mother is Jewish, my father is Catholic — and I mean it also figuratively. I am half…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017