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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · 3d

This month: #OrganizingStrategy defined and a fun read for the times.

Check out the latest #OrganizingToWin #newsletter. And subscribe!

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Organizing Strategy Defined

Plus, a great read with no deeper meaning

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · 15d

I noted the anniversary of my great Aunt Hannah's passing w/@transglamazon.bsky.social's petition to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social for Guard training in the duty to follow lawful orders & refuse unlawful ones.

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#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #HonorVeterans #WAAC

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Oct 7

A+++! If you're looking for care, clarity and choices about reproductive health in #Texas, check out tprcd.org

#ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveHealthCare #CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Oct 7

Give the middle finger to Abbot & Trump. 🖕🏻

Last yr, I would have been reluctant to upend the institution of nonpartisan redistricting.

Now? F that. Why protect institutions when the Racist-in-Chief blows them up to maintain his power?

Yes on 50
#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #YesOnProp50

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Oct 1

Cool take on #CharlieKirk murder.

A month later and I'm still mad about the hypocrisy.

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Cool Take on Charlie Kirk

With two weeks to think about it. . . I'm still mad.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Sep 4

We have a new #OrganizingToWin logo! ⬅️

Why the hammer? A hammer can be use to harm people or build shelter and protect them. It's neutral.

Just like power.

Read the whole story at our (also new) Substack: organizingtowin.substack.com/p/5-years-of...

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5 Years of Organizing to Win

New Logo, New Website, New Email

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Aug 1

The July OTW newsletter got the most responses yet! (& only one of them was from a relative.)

My favorite (not from a relative): ". . . I still love this so much, it’s fun and useful.”

Check it out: eepurl.com/jknrzE

#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #BuildPower #NoSpam #OrganizingStrategy

Ten Commandments of Organizing

Explore 10 (ok, 11) commandments of organizing, plus additions crowd-sourced from experienced organizers around the country.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hot off the pixels, it's the new Truth Pregnancy Resource Center website! Tprcd.org

Care. Clarity. Choices.

#ReproductiveJustice #Feminist #HealthCareNoJudgement #WeDecide

Truth Pregnancy Resource Center

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jul 14

We can't allow this to become ok.

Handcuffing children is not normal. It's not ok.

PS. Disappearing their parents isn't ok either.

www.ocregister.com/2025/07/12/c...

#OrganizingToWin #CommunityOrganizing #NoKings #ProtectChildren #ImmigrationNow #ImmigrationTomorrow #ImmigrationForever

Children on video handcuffed in federal custody in LA; it’s ‘barbaric,’ immigrant-rights group says

ICE did not immediately respond to questions about the detention filmed Friday at the Los Angeles Federal Building in LA.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jul 10

“If people want to leave Donald Trump . . . over a conclusion provided by the Department of Justice over Jeffrey Epstein, that does not seem like a rational choice,” the senior White House official said.

Welcome to MAGA world.

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#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #NoKings

Immigration, Epstein, Ukraine: Trump’s moves roil MAGA base

Frustration and anger have roiled some of President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters, who fear he is going back on promises crucial to his MAGA movement.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jul 9

Make it make sense.

". . . . Masihi said . . . 'I vote Trump all the way.'"

An undocumented immigrant can't vote for anyone. It's not the undocumented part; it's the non-citizen part. And in some states, it's a felony.

Remind me who's voting illegally?

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Despite being ‘broken,’ an ICE detainee from Diamond Bar believes Trump is ‘doing the right thing’

Immigration officials say Arpineh Masihi is facing the consequences for breaking the law. But even from a federal prison, she’ll ‘vote Trump all the way.’

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jun 30

Every month, I have a freakout moment before clicking send on the #OrganizingToWin #newsletter. Then I get this email:

"I love this:. . .

To see what she loved, check it out: mailchi.mp/organizingto...

#CommunityOrganizing #NoSpam #OrganizingStrategy #OrganizingEducation

Are we building power?

From protesting against fascism 🥷🏻to building reproductive justice ⚖️ in Texas to facilitating workshops on evaluating actions, June at OTW is focused on building power in addition to winning.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jun 3

Check out the “Come-to-Jesus” edition of the #newsletter!
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The “Come to Jesus” meeting is usually when the campaign is struggling. Here, it’s a workshop to help $ staff have tough convos w/funders about transformative organizing.

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The Come-to-Jesus talk about organizing.

It's time for some real talk with funders about long-term organizing. Coming soon: a workshop for development staff about how to talk to funders about long-term organizing.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · May 31

At OTW, we believe in #truth #justice and baked goods. 🧁

When friend @twobittart.bsky.social announced her book #GlutenForPunishment, we couldn't resist.

Great read for anyone who wants to know what to bake when their ❤️ life falls apart.

Pre-order at a local bookstore.

#TwoBitTartCom

A promo photo for a book called Gluten for Punishment: Just Desserts for the Heartbroken, Lovesick and Jilted by Julie Seyler.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · May 5

Too bad the #OrganizingToWin #newsletter went out before @bradcaldana.bsky.social 's #EmailStrategySummit

We'll have to wait until May to see what I learned.

But you don't have to wait to see what I did wrong in the April edition.
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#CommunityOrganizing #NoSpam #InvestInOrganizing

What does an organizing "investment" mean?

Spoiler alert: it's not just starting the canvassing in July instead of August.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · May 2

At the @americavotes.bsky.social #StateSummit, I went to a panel about the #2026midterms.

A few speakers referred to "investments," so I asked what they meant, bc I don't mean starting the canvassing in July instead of August.

What does investment mean to you?
#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Apr 2

Disrupting White Supremacy Culture: One Right Way

April 17, 9am Pacific
Free!

How do we perpetuate the myth of white supremacy when we don't even know we're doing it?

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#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #DisruptWhiteSupremacyCulture #DEI

Disrupting White Supremacy Culture: One Right Way | LinkedIn

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Apr 2

I supported him in 2020 and I can't wait to do it again.

#CoryBooker2028
#GoodTrouble

Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Apr 1

Can we trust our social justice vision to AI? (Spoiler alert: it depends.)

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#OrganizingToWin #CommunityOrganizing #Newsletter #ClimateChange #SocialMedia

AI: magic or disaster waiting to happen?

AI is a lot like social media and fossil fuels.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Mar 12

We listened! When people said they want more #DisruptingWhiteSupremacyCulture, we expanded to 2 hours.

More relationship building. More IRL applications. More antidotes.

March 20, 2025, 9am Pacific.

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#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #Justice #DEILives #Workshop

We Won't Go Back: Disrupting White Supremacy Culture in Nonprofits

A deep dive into the characteristics of white supremacy culture and how to apply antidotes to fight back.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Mar 3

February Report from Organizing to Win

Organizing Lessons from New Orleans⚜️
Talking to funders about long-term organizing
Volunteer recruitment formula
New-for-2025 Disrupting White Supremacy Culture

Check it out! mailchi.mp/organizingto...
#CommunityOrganizing #OrganizingToWin #newsletter #NoSpam

Organizing Lessons from New Orleans

A trip to New Orleans reminded me that people take action because of values and emotion.

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Feb 3

What if we're wrong? That's the question we asked on LinkedIn and the Jan edition of our newsletter.

Wrong about what?

Canvassing.

Check it out: eepurl.com/i8VQ5w

What if we're wrong about canvassing?

Does our approach to field campaigns need a reboot?

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jan 4

Looking forward to talking with @jds2024.bsky.social on Thursday!

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Jan 4

#DisruptWhiteSupremacyCulture in 2025

Join the convo about how the characteristic of white supremacy culture #WorshipOfTheWrittenWord shows up in #campaigns & #nonprofits.

Th Jan. 9, 9am Pac

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#OrganizingToWin #CommunityOrganizing #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #DEI

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Organizing to Win @organizingtowin.bsky.social · Dec 26

Scenes from the #OrganizingtoWin #AllStaff Christmas hike.

Happy holidays everyone!

A view of the Golden Gate Bridge through tall trees.

A uniformed National Park Police officer on a horse, wearing reindeer ears. The horse, not the officer.

A view looking up to an overcast sky through braches of tall trees.

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