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Jun 11
2010

Building Strong People Not Strong Leaders: Lessons on Leadership from Ella Baker By Barbara Ransby

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As a group of Ella’s Daughters prepare to head to my hometown of Detroit for the US Social Forum, I have been thinking long and hard on the question of leadership. ‘Strong people don’t need strong leaders,’ Ella Baker insisted. This provocative quote from the veteran organizer, radical intellectual, teacher and mentor, is for many people, counter-intuitive. That is, it goes against our
May 19
2009

Schools and Sexual Assault

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Why is there not a proper support system for survivors of sexual assault in the school system?  If a child has a death in the family then the school generally holds a special staffing and ensures that the child is well looked after and has the supports in place in order to keep their grades up but if a child is a survivor of sexual assault the school isn't willing to help them through the process
Sep 06
2008

“Poverty Is the Real Scandal”

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“Poverty Is the Real Scandal”

 

By Amy Goodman

DENVER—Former Sen. John Edwards was supposed to speak in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. His wife, Elizabeth Edwards, was to speak also. Poverty was their focus. But they are not here because John Edwards had an affair. Will the Democrats now forget about poverty?

Chris Chafe is a former senior adviser to the Edwards campaign. He is now

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We do not want to reinvent the wheel or duplicate or compete in any way with existing efforts. An argument can be made that the potential for a renewed progressive movement already exists and is embedded in the local trench work of organizers like Ella Baker.