You know that collective action is the key to radical socio-political change and you want to participate, but every picture you have of it involves a megaphone, a march, or a church basement meeting that requires a babysitter and a free evening you don't have.
This episode is here to replace that picture entirely.
In the Hot Community Summer finale, Nikki breaks down what building together actually looks like from the most ordinary, front-porch level all the way up to the structures that change legislation and material conditions.
In this episode you'll learn:
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Why the picture of collective action in your head is not just slightly wrong — it's completely wrong, and that's by design
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What collective action looks like on a spectrum
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Why what the Black Panthers actually spent their days doing is the most important organizing lesson you've probably been sleeping on
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The difference between friendship and community
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What an actual entry point into collective action looks like (it's more embarrassingly ordinary than you think)
Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Business As Usual.
Where do we go from here?
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Next episode: A whole new conversation begins — why the most essential economic system in your life has been hiding in plain sight, who benefits from calling it "not real work", and what it means for how you earn, spend, and build.
Resource: Finding Your People: From Sociopolitical Isolation to Collective Action — a mini-course for anyone ready to move from disconnection to collective action. TAP HERE to get it.
