by Libero Della Piana | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog
The digital era offers exciting new ways to empower and mobilize ordinary people to work together at the grassroots for change. Yet digital tools are no panacea, and can even pose serious problems for organizers if not used wisely. The annual Organizing 2.0 conference...
by Libero Della Piana | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog
Fifty years ago today, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of his most prophetic and powerful speeches, ‘Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence’, at Riverside Church in New York City. One year later - to the day - he was assassinated in Memphis. King’s words...
by Libero Della Piana | Feb 24, 2017 | Blog
Rep. Dave Trott's constituents in the Northeastern suburbs of Detroit gathered at his office to ask him about his stance on health care, refugees and other urgent issues. Instead of scheduling a meeting, Trott’s staff called the police....
by Libero Della Piana | Feb 16, 2017 | Blog
Andy Puzder, President Trump’s pick to run the Labor Department, didn’t really bow out. He was fired. But even though Trump made the phrase “you’re fired” his motto, he didn’t force Puzder out. We did. Working people sent him the pink slip. When Trump was inaugurated...
by Libero Della Piana | Feb 2, 2017 | Blog
I was a high school student in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1986, the first year Martin Luther King Day was observed as a federal holiday. Just not in Utah. Utah voted that year to observe “Human Rights Day” on the third Monday in January instead, because of opposition to...
