Tag Archives: Movement Strategy

A New Revolutionary Strategy

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Richard Moser

Seventh in a series of  ten posts on MLK. The Revolution in Revolutionary Strategy “The way of acquiescence leads to moral and spiritual suicide. The way of violence leads to bitterness in the survivors and brutality in the destroyers. But, … Continue reading →

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The Movement and Elections

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Richard Moser

This is the last of seven posts on Electoral Strategy. The Movement and Elections It’s what we do that matters. The rank and file of the social and labor movements hold the most important position and bear the heaviest burden … Continue reading →

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The Civil Rights Revolution is the American Revolution

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Richard Moser

Sixth is a series of ten posts on MLK. An American Revolution And I knew that as they were sitting in, they were really standing up for the best in the American dream. And taking the whole nation back to … Continue reading →

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A Revolution of Values

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Richard Moser

Fifth is a series of  ten posts on MLK. A Revolution of Values “Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal opposition to poverty, racism … Continue reading →

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Beloved Community

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Richard Moser

Fourth in a series of posts on MLK. The Beloved Community “But the end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community.”[1] The beloved community may seem a distant utopia but it was … Continue reading →

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Our Choice: Fear and Fatalism or Confidence and Purpose

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Richard Moser

Third in a series of Posts on MLK.  Confidence and Purpose or Fear and Fatalism? “We shall overcome because the arc of a moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” We’re going to win our freedom because both … Continue reading →

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How We Surrender To Or Resist Triangulation

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Richard Moser

As the crisis deepens we will likely approach a shift in the equation of risk. The dangers we face to make the big changes will become less threatening than the dangers we face in continuing on the current course. Continue reading →

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Non-Violence as Strategy: Love as Politics

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Richard Moser

Second in a series of ten posts on the strategies of MLK. Nonviolent Strategy Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community that has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to … Continue reading →

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The Political and Rhetorical Strategies of Martin Luther King

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Richard Moser

First in a series of ten posts on MLK. Introduction Martin Luther King was one of the few political leaders, then or now, that was able to articulate a coherent political strategy that emerged from and connected with on-the-ground social … Continue reading →

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Transformative Movement Culture and The Inside/Outside Strategy

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Richard Moser

The last of three posts on the Inside/Outside Strategy.  Transformative Movement Culture and the Inside/Outside Strategy  Do we want to win the argument or build the movement? The search for the “right line” or debates about the “agent of history” continues … Continue reading →

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