Detroiters March for Transit Justice
Written by Caitlin Endyke It’s a tale of two cities when it comes to Detroit. While certain pockets of the city that are home to entrepreneurs and the “creative class” […]
Category: Movement Building
Reflecting on the Immigration Movement
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Today I’m in DC to attend the Center for Community Change’s annual Change Champions Awards dinner. Both Frances and I have long histories with CCC – […]
Celebrating Successes AND Failures of Occupy Wall Street at 2nd Anniversary
Written by Caitlin Endyke As we mark the second anniversary of the start of the first encampments in Zuccotti Park that sparked the movement now known as “Occupy Wall Street” […]
Obamacare: The Potential in Service to Social Change
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld This past week, the Building Movement Project Team had the privilege to hear from several leaders in Los Angeles about how the implementation of Obamacare is being leveraged […]
Detroiters Reclaiming Voice and Power
Written by Linda Campbell On July 18 of 2013, Kevin Orr, the appointed Emergency Manager for Detroit, announced that he was filing for bankruptcy on behalf of the city. Subsequent […]
Webinar Recap: At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement
Written by Caitlin Endyke Last Tuesday BMP hosted a webinar based on the findings of our recent report, At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement. Following the court […]
Evolving Beyond the Gay Marriage Agenda
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Although I am a gay man and an activist, for most of my career I have opted out of LGBT activism and organizing and instead devoted […]
The Long and Short of It
from Kim Klein and the Commons Written by Kim Klein This post originally appeared on Kim Klein and the Commons. Last week, the Nonprofit Quarterly featured a piece announcing a large grant that […]
Court Rulings Must Lead to Broader Alliance Building
Written by Frances Kunreuther Our new report, At the Crossroads: The Future of the LGBT Movement, was conceived over a year ago. Little did we think then it would be released the […]
For Full Inclusion and Equality, Must Look Beyond Marriage
Written by Sean Thomas-Breitfeld Like many other LGBT people, I’m eagerly awaiting the Supreme Court’s rulings on same-sex marriage. If the Court supports the right to marry, it will be very validating […]