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Pedagogy of the Occupied

Rodrigo Nunes Verso Blog
How can Paulo Freire, who would have turned 100 this year, help us think the limits that Occupy encountered ten years ago?

Leaders Need to Build Peer Accountability

Cathy Dang-Santa Anna Organizing Upgrade
To build a strong and durable left, healthy leadership and process is necessary. When accountability can be built, it makes for a stronger organization, and if it’s successful, leadership isn’t so lonely and exhausting.

The Danger of Leadership Cults

Chris Hedges Truthdig
We must focus on building new, radical movements that do not depend on foundation grants, a media platform or the Democratic Party or revolve around the cult of leadership.

Ella Taught Me: Shattering the Myth of the Leaderless Movement

Barbara Ransby ColorLines
Leadership and organizing cannot be simply tweeted into existence. Movement-building is forged in struggle, through people building relationships within organizations and collectives. Social media is only one part of a much larger effort . . . Group-centered leaders are at the center of many concentric circles. They strengthen the group, forge consensus and negotiate a way forward. That kind of leadership is impactful, democratic, and more radical and sustainable.
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