Tag Archives: organizing

Male feminists: allies or distractions?

By Harpo Jaeger | Published: August 25, 2012

Tweet A SYTYCB Entry I am a feminist. I’m also male. And white. And straight. And cis – are you getting the idea here? Point is, I’m pretty privileged. Oh yeah, and I go to an Ivy League university. I could go on… Growing up, my parents were always very careful to keep me grounded [...]

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So, YOU want to be an organizer? Tips from a midwestern organizer

By Ashley | Published: July 16, 2012

TweetI love my job as a political organizer, and with the 2012 election approaching I have many friends that are starting their careers as organizers. Here are the top 5 pieces of advice I can give to young people starting/pursuing a career in political organizing. Boundaries are important. One of my organizer friends said it [...]

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2012 Conference of the National Organization for Women, Part I

By kbojar | Published: July 8, 2012

Tweet I have been attending NOW conferences regularly for the past ten years. I believe the first was in 2001, the year I became Philadelphia NOW chapter President. At that point I felt an obligation to attend. I recall that at every one of these conferences NOW was engaged in soul-searching—how can we attract more [...]

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