Progressive power builder. Founding bottom-liner of http://blueprintsfc.org, now supporting http://lehub.ca and http://blueprintsfc.org/ggsn/ Find my thoughts here: medium.com/@TomLiacashttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lklcjn2q2k2gThis really gives me hope! Organized and funded networks of resistance to the creep of authoritarianism right in the heart of MAGA country. https://convergencemag.com/articles/from-rural-america-with-love-an-invitation-to-bravery/17 Mar 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklcjn2q2k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lkeawwa2fc2cH/T to friend @jasonmogus.bsky.social for sending this my way. For organizers in the U.S. looking from whence the Resistance to fascism will come, Nolan has some clear-eyed takes. In short, it will not come from those who have a lot to lose under the current system. https://substack.com/home/post/p-15871033514 Mar 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkeawwa2fc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3liz2cykvd22dWhat's on every progressive organizer's mind right now, or should be! https://mobilisationlab.org/building-a-strategy-to-contest-the-far-right/25 Feb 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3liz2cykvd22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lhvtmo6b4c2lI wrote a thing where I use dogs to explain the strategic rift dividing progressives at a time when we can't afford to be divided. Bear with me, I think I'm on to something! https://medium.com/@TomLiacas/why-cant-we-agree-on-what-is-to-be-done-when-everything-is-on-fire-7f4385c0bdb111 Feb 2025 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvtmo6b4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lhj5qexefs27LOL!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj5qexefs27https://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lgg3xubx5c23My GGSN colleague Kenzie Harris is one of those vital people working as an 'activist librarian' - someone who curates useful and actionable knowledge in response to activist challenges. More about this in her own words on this great podcast from Commons Library! https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MZzw3epWVpK8wK0zJc4L9?si=MjtxvfLjR9GGt3dLK0VgAw&nd=1&dlsi=c22ae10d9e75451b23 Jan 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg3xubx5c23https://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lfx453cssk25As awful things and awful people join forces around us, one thing that keeps me sane is the knowledge that good people who value justice, care, solidarity and a healthy planet, will also join forces to fight this. Example here: thesurgeinternational.net h/t @tashahester.bsky.social17 Jan 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfx453cssk25https://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lfaiqdzdbk2gSome smart political advice for progressive folks in Canada facing a gloomy election soon. https://medium.com/@hussansk/we-can-defeat-poilievres-agenda-here-s-how-a431f18eef7608 Jan 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfaiqdzdbk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lf3tz7ctqc2dGreat new report from HUB colleague @amandahsanchez.bsky.social on capacity needs and future development strategies to build out Canada's climate justice activist movement! (no doubt relevant across borders) https://www.lehub.ca/media/movementmemoreport24.pdf cc @tashahester.bsky.social06 Jan 2025 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3tz7ctqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lem6nguyrc26Creative resistance tactics in Kenya and a rundown of attempted government repression measures: The Rise of Silhouettes Activism in Kenya https://open.substack.com/pub/juliusokoth/p/the-rise-of-silhouettes-activism?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web31 Dec 2024 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lem6nguyrc26https://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lcvf5tm5hk2bLots of love for the courageous work of Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition, Independent Jewish Voices, and If Not Now! https://ricochet.media/politics/not-business-as-usual-jewish-peace-activists-occupy-parliament-hill/09 Dec 2024 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvf5tm5hk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lcuxmxcphk2tPendant que les valeurs de solidarité et d'ouverture sont menacées au Québec, j'ai choisi d'appuyer cet organisme qui soutien les demandeuses d'asile en situation précaire. Faites un don avant les fêtes, c'est bon pour le moral ! #immigration #polqc https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/organismesdebienfaisance/the-welcome-collective/p2p/campagne-annuelle-2024/09 Dec 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcuxmxcphk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lbwrk5bcek2tA principled power move by a team of awesome tech-for social-change folks. Bravo 👏👏👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwrk5bcek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lbri4zeqvc2fThanks for the boost, @tashahester.bsky.social! Don't miss this global exchange on how NGOs can do better supporting grassroots advocacy-activist groups. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbri4zeqvc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lbdufwlby22oRefreshing to read that some are still pursuing simple and timeless rituals of life in the midst of all this planetary craziness. May we all, each in our own way, become the ham (or veg) sandwich man. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdufwlby22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomliacas.bsky.social/post/3lb6x7i4akk2bHello saner people! Enjoying the Musk-free air in here 😍18 Nov 2024 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:mpm2ehs6jf34t2rldrbmi3xd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6x7i4akk2b