There are moments when all the organizing experience in the world doesn't matter much. There are moments that are much bigger than the organizations we've labored to build. There are moments when people who have never been involved pour into the streets, seemingly from nowhere.
I always remember something my mentor Max Elbaum told me (not an exact quote here, but this is the gist of it):
If you can fully control the political force that you're helping to unleash, then it is far too small.
If you can fully control the political force that you're helping to unleash, then it is far too small.
Seeing Gen Zers, black, brown, and white, turn out in the hundreds today in Lancaster City—having spread the word organically through social media—showing up with righteous anger and ready to take the streets, is one of the most inspiring things I've ever seen in my hometown.
These massive protests for racial justice make me hopeful for the future.
Yes, there are hard hard times ahead. There are hills to climb that will seem insurmountable.
But this generation makes me hopeful that the people can prevail.
Yes, there are hard hard times ahead. There are hills to climb that will seem insurmountable.
But this generation makes me hopeful that the people can prevail.
