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Sketchnote for the Transition to Practice session in the Municipalism Learning Series. Quote from Adrienne Maree Brown: "Dandelions -The dandelion flower head can change into a white, globular seed head overnight. Each seed has a tiny parachute that allows it to spread far and wide in the wind. The entire plant has medicinal properties. Dandelions are often mistakenly identified as weeds, aggressively removed, but are hard to uproot; the top is pulled but the long taproot remains. Resilience. Resistance. Regeneration. Decentralization." What lessons and ideas will you bring into your organizing? Organize beyond urgency. Engage in the cooperative development of our lives. Local relationships will help us weather accelerating crises. Power building across ideology. Rebel cities. Commit to practice of experimentation. Literature and practice together. Community of practice. Youth assemblies. Visualize local futures. Anti-Imperialist work starts locally. Practice self-governing. Imagine a confederation of municipalities. Re-engage and revive city/county politics. Learn from shared struggles in other contexts. A trio sits in conversation indoors: What exists that we can build upon? What could it look like to move beyond electoral work and appeals to the state? How do we orient to the long time horizon of this work? How do we hold this historical moment in Palestine and keep integrating the lessons of this fight?

Posted on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023Full size 3300 × 2475

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