Tom Liacas·Feb 2In need of hope? Look at these struggles for justice persisting under repressive regimes.To face the future, we should learn from our fellow progressive activists across the world, who have faced years of harsher repression
Tom Liacas·Mar 31, 2025Let’s face it, we’re losing!I promised an article on how the Right built back its power and the first thing they did was to accept that they were losing. It’s our turn…
Tom Liacas·Feb 8, 2025Why can’t we agree on ‘what is to be done’, when everything is on fire?I’m using dogs to explain the rift in strategic thinking within progressive circles today. Bear with me I think I’m on to something!
Tom Liacas·Sep 5, 2023Supporting grassroots justice-oriented activists around the world: A year’s worth of learningsLearn about the Global Grassroots Support Network’s membership and activities as well as the top challenges facing grassroots activists
Tom Liacas·May 16, 2023So you’re funding everything except climate activism.. How’s that working out for you?Supporting activities like research, GR and comms has not gotten us very far. Funding movement-building will enable bolder policy changes.A response icon1A response icon1
Tom Liacas·Feb 23, 2023The “making of” the 2019 climate moment and how to make the next one a lot biggerHow can funders, unions and NGOs, best participate in and support social movements before, during and after movement moments?
Tom Liacas·Mar 27, 2022Blueprints for Change: New focus in 22Learn about our pivot to share best practices among those supporting grassroots activist groups working on climate and social justice
Tom Liacas·Aug 23, 2021Lessons from the “dark side” for social/climate justice activismA response icon1A response icon1
Tom Liacas·Jun 30, 2020Systems-change guides at a time when we really need to change the systemThe “crisis within a crisis” moment we are living through right now, rising up against white supremacy and anti-black racism in the midst…
Tom Liacas·Nov 30, 2019What’s the difference between “distributed” and “decentralized” organizing?Something I wrote to help clear up the differences between “distributed” and “decentralized” organizing, a hot topic in progressive…
