What is movement building?What is movement building?

• Developing and nurturing the collective power of people united by a common cause, for social and political change, in a way that recognizes and taps into the richness of their many differences, and creates both political agility and accountability.

• The power of numbers bonded by hope, explicit justice values and clear agendas.

What is needed to rebuild What is needed to rebuild movements?movements?

• Autonomous spaces for critical reflection and self-assessment

• Learning from past and present - multi-generational, cross-sector/ class/ caste/ race/ religion/ gender/ ability/ sexuality

• Risk-taking – to think and act ‘out of the box’ • Concepts and theories for understanding power

dynamics; explicit steps for building/using power• Bridging perspectives: scholars-activists; grassroots-

policy; individual-collective; radical-mainstream

What is needed to rebuild What is needed to rebuild movements? (2)movements? (2)

• Political skills and capacity to develop/adjust strategies to fast-changing contexts; negotiate alliances

• Back to basics (empowerment and base-building) with exciting popular communications

• “Systematization”, documentation and broad sharing of experiences

• Democratization of knowledge, which builds stronger communication and mutual respect

• Bold, heartfelt visions that tap into the best of who we are as women and men; human beings

Our Theory of ChangeOur Theory of Change

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