“Instead of letting a thousand flowers bloom, build a networked flower factory.” — Becky Bond Gardening Copy Share Image
“It’s important to recognize that a revolution won’t be launched by consensus.” — Becky Bond Consensus Copy Share Image
“Grow complexity by solving practical problems as they arise” — Becky Bond Complexity Copy Share Image
“The good news for organizers who want to help build the political revolution is that people really are just waiting for you… — Becky Bond Good news Copy Share Image
“It will be hard to dispel the myth that spending big money on advertising is the path to electoral victory, but we… — Becky Bond Money Copy Share Image
“We also need to understand that white supremacy is at the heart of the problem—not just a racially associated economic inequality.” — Becky Bond Economic inequality Copy Share Image
“If it is not led by people of color and immigrants, if it is doesn’t have fighting racism and xenophobia at its… — Becky Bond Fear Copy Share Image
“The big organizing model that can fuel revolutions believes that communities are filled with talented and intelligent people who understand what is… — Becky Bond Change Copy Share Image
“The result is that too many elected officials are basing important decisions not on what would be best for all Americans but… — Becky Bond Elected officials Copy Share Image
“Create a centralized strategic plan using whatever process is right for your movement. Make sure the plan has tasks that can be… — Becky Bond Space and time Copy Share Image
“proved themselves to be effective and accountable through work.” — Becky Bond Accountable Copy Share Image
“Those are personal acts of solidarity, but they do not excuse us from the need to anchor our political analysis in a… — Becky Bond Racism Copy Share Image
“You will then have to keep changing until you connect with and finally communicate in a meaningful way with the people you… — Becky Bond Changing Copy Share Image
“The people running the nonprofits participating in the coalition are not going to support you when you try to blow everything up.” — Becky Bond Coalition Copy Share Image
“The ask should never be for volunteers to add their names to a list so that organizers might call them back later;… — Becky Bond Ask Volunteers Copy Share Image
“When organizers figure out how to integrate the huge opportunities that new, social technology provides with effective peer-to-peer organizing principles and practices… — Becky Bond Organizing Copy Share Image
“But whether someone is willing and able to do the work, follows through on important tasks, and is willing to be held… — Becky Bond Accountable Copy Share Image
“She began by doing the work herself. Then she trained some volunteers. When the team grew to the point of becoming unwieldy,… — Becky Bond Teamwork Copy Share Image
