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Reflections on Marshall’s UK Book Tour

Earlier this year, our partner organization Act Build Change (ABC) brought together 100 organizers from across the UK for the launch of Marshall Ganz's new book, People, Power, Change. Organizers working on climate justice, racial equity, housing, and migrant rights filled the room for what participants lovingly called the "Solidarity Sauna". Marshall opened by

By |2025-11-20T22:49:02+00:00November 20, 2025|

Deepening Your Impact: Join the Organizers for Health Justice Cohort

By Stephanie Aines  Are you a health justice organizer leading a real campaign and looking to sharpen your craft and connect with a dedicated community? A new cohort program, led by Organizers for Health Justice, with decades of collective experience, is now accepting applications for its 2025-2026 session. This initiative was born from

By |2025-09-07T11:27:21+00:00September 4, 2025|

Seven Years of Building Leadership: 58 New Leaders Organizing for Change

By Tamara Khalaf Director of Teaching and Learning Ahel for Community Organizing In leading our workshops and courses, I am always mindful that these spaces must be more than a safe haven for leaders—they should be launchpads, sending people back into their communities equipped for action and impact. This vision guided us as

By |2025-09-07T07:44:34+00:00September 2, 2025|

The Time is Now: A Democratic & Spiritual Revival

By PICO California Across the country, we are witnessing a profound moral crisis. Families are being stripped of health care. Foos assistance is being cut. Our social safety net is being dismantled - not because we lack resources, but because our politics have abandoned care, community, and compassion. In moments like this, we

By |2025-09-07T07:44:59+00:00September 1, 2025|

Organizing for Literacy: The Argentine Case for Educational Change

By Argentinos por la Educación and Leading Change Network Over the past two years, early literacy has emerged as an urgent priority on Argentina’s education agenda—thanks to the momentum sparked by the National Literacy Campaign. Launched in 2023 by Argentinos por la Educación, the campaign goal was to reverse a troubling statistic: according

By |2025-08-29T18:28:01+00:00August 15, 2025|

A Decade of Youth‑Driven Change

Our proud affiliate Haiyya is celebrating its 10th anniversary. It marks a milestone in youth‑led social change in India. Over the past decade, this feminist movement‑building organization has trained thousands of grassroots leaders, launched innovative campaigns, and nurtured resilient communities through organizing practices. Founded in 2015 to address gaps in youth leadership pathways, Haiyya’s

By |2025-06-20T23:01:41+00:00June 20, 2025|

Fruits of Labor: Celebrating Workers’ Power

By Jumana Abdel AzizMedia and Communication Manager at Ahel We began May with the annual celebration of Labor Day — a moment that always prompts me to reflect on what it truly means to honor workers. This year, a simple conversation with my eight-year-old daughter gave me pause. When I asked her what celebrating workers

By |2025-05-27T16:22:10+00:00May 27, 2025|

Unleashing the Power of Organizing: Vía Educación’s Vibrant Journey with Public Narrative

Between March 7 and 8, 2025, Via Educación Team embarked on an inspiring adventure exploring the Public Narrative Framework in an energizing workshop based in Mexico. Delivered entirely in Spanish via Zoom, the session was hosted by Vía Educación—a proud affiliate of Leading Change Network (LCN)—with the dynamic support of Ignacio Ibarzábal as Lead

By |2025-04-23T22:40:13+00:00April 23, 2025|

Organizing Beyond Cities

On February 28, 2025, Compass, the New Economics Foundation, the Civic Power Fund and the LCN UK Hub, brought together community organizers for a powerful discussion on building progressive change across urban, rural, and small-town landscapes. The event featured key insights from Matt Hildreth, Director of Rural Organizing, who shared critical insights on the

By |2025-06-20T22:48:23+00:00March 14, 2025|
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