It is now a commonly held belief that funding organizing work is the most effective way to bring about real, effective social change. But what is the history behind that belief? How have full-time ...

It’s only in the past year of my life that I’ve become comfortable calling myself someone who “organizes.” Through the influence of the groups I’ve been proximate to and part of, my life’s operating ...

Community Organizing Coordinators (COCs) are volunteer member leaders* who lead a Task Force in their state. With Task Forces being issue-specific, COCs bring together AIUSA members in their state to ...

We’re in desperate need of broad-based community organizing these days. Many of the most tangible injustices in our world, both large and small, appear to be unresolvable through straightforward ...

Positive social change requires that the communities most affected by injustice build the power necessary to transform systems and policies. Often the leaders from these communities are Black, ...

When we think of democracy, we often picture elections, debates and the legislative process. But some of the most impactful democratic actions take place far from formal institutions, in grassroots ...

Welcome to Group Project, a series on the many ways young people are building and engaging with community. From queer resistance to finding new hobbies to forging alternate paths, working together is ...

Building face-to-face relationships across differences is the first act of resistance—and the foundation for community defense, disaster response and democratic revival in the South. This essay is ...