:hexbear-retro: Time to organize, libs
We’re going to create a guide on how to start organizing by doing so as a group. We’ll use the experiences and questions of participants to form a living document (likely a wiki) that will bring people from start to finish on getting a community network up and running.
:arm-L: Challenge :arm-R:
Do at least one of the following by August 8th:
- Search for existing org chapters in your area and contact one of their members expressing interest
- Find to a single person you know who is politically aware and would dedicate a couple hours a week to organizing with you
- Plan a small gathering of people where you can get together, eat, and pitch the idea of starting to organize
:what: How does this help?
With sufficiently large groups of people coordinating with each other, we can achieve large effects with relatively small individual actions. However, organizations will often be very small for extended periods of time and consist of people only donating a few hours a week of their time. If an organization already exists in your area, this work has been done for you and you should be thankful. Otherwise, an easy start is a good way to beat decision paralysis. “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."
:gigachad: Goals
What goals do you have for organizing? Do you have a hard time understanding how organizing can help you accomplish those goals?
:blob-help: Barriers
Are you having trouble with this week’s challenge? Are you having trouble with other projects you have going on?
:picard-excited: Successes
People who are currently organizing, what successes have you had over the last week?
I'm planning on joining a good org when I move to a city in a few months. As far as I know there's no organizations that operate in my area that are explicitly leftist, and no orgs are actually meeting at the moment anyway. I suppose I could get together with a few friends, but at that point we're a group of teenagers with no leadership or goals, and we're all leaving the town in a few months. I suppose I'll look into it anyway
a group of teenagers with no leadership or goals sounds like a pretty solid affinity group to me
Because the situation has been getting worse and worse, younger and younger people are forced to admit the reality of the world. You say your group lacks experience. That's true. Part of that is lacking the experience to understand what a like-minded, motivated group of teenagers can do in a short period of time. Even if your group decides to sit and talk, to understand one another better, that's valuable.