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Today, our movements continue to grow, but so too does the threat from the racist, authoritarian right. We believe we can defeat them, dismantle racial capitalism, and win the change we need by building a new governing majority that is driven by a convergence of grassroots social movements, labor movements, socialists, and progressives.<ref>[https://convergencemag.com/about/]</ref> | Today, our movements continue to grow, but so too does the threat from the racist, authoritarian right. We believe we can defeat them, dismantle racial capitalism, and win the change we need by building a new governing majority that is driven by a convergence of grassroots social movements, labor movements, socialists, and progressives.<ref>[https://convergencemag.com/about/]</ref> | ||
| + | ==Socialist core== | ||
| − | == | + | From Executive Summary: [[Liberation Road]]'s 2022-2025 Main Political Report. |
| − | *[[Robin | + | |
| − | *[[Lauren Jacobs]], Executive Director, [[ | + | :To address these challenges, [[Liberation Road]] set itself the task across the past three-year period of helping to build a stronger, more coherent socialist “core.” This has not meant consolidating all who self-identify as socialist, nor excluding aligned forces who use other labels. Rather, the task has been to help bring together those advanced forces who are rooted in mass organization, committed to left coordination, and strategically clear on the tasks at hand. |
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| + | :Efforts to cohere this core have made some significant advances in terms of strategic alignment, if not yet programmatic and organizational coherence. While no single organization has cohered our inside/outside trend, there is increased alignment among formations like [[Liberation Road]], [[North Star Socialist Organization]] (NSSO), [[Convergence]], [[Rising Majority]], [[Grassroots Power Project]], and the [[Democratic Socialists of America]] (DSA’s) [[Socialist Majority Caucus]] (SMC) and [[Groundwork]]. | ||
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| + | :What’s needed now is not just shared vision, but shared practice, structure, and initiative to strengthen our movements’ ability to move from strategic defense to a coordinated counter-offensive. The question is whether we can forge a coherent, self-conscious “bloc” that doesn’t just resist New Confederate autocracy, but builds the power to defeat and unseat the New Confederacy and begin a process of structural transformation—both inside the terrain of the state and across civil society. The Third Reconstruction will not build itself. But it can be built—if we do the work to build it.<ref>[https://liberationroad.substack.com/p/executive-summary-liberation-roads?r=4t4kw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&fbclid=IwY2xjawK2dUBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETEyTEhMb1FlZ0Vja0JIOUhxAR6c5U6OzK_wliYkBE2zCkl6_c4ZPP1T4hXLKMUtW8c0CQeByJ0XliZ43ZVzLA_aem_5EPktzdGcIa2kPHKdprd-Q&triedRedirect=true]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==RAVES== | ||
| + | *[[Robin D. G. Kelley]], Professor of U.S. History at UCLA and author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination | ||
| + | *[[Lauren Jacobs]], Executive Director, [[PowerSwitch Action]] | ||
*[[Cindy Wiesner]], Executive Director, [[Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]] | *[[Cindy Wiesner]], Executive Director, [[Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]] | ||
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| + | ==PUBLISHER== | ||
| + | *[[Cayden Mak]] (by August 2023). | ||
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| + | ==PODCAST PRODUCER== | ||
| + | *[[Josh Elstro]] (by August 2023) | ||
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| + | ==PODCAST HOSTS== | ||
| + | *[[Steven Pitts]], [[Will Lawrence]], [[Maurice BP Weeks]] (by August 2023) | ||
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| + | ==COLUMNISTS== | ||
| + | *[[Bill Fletcher, Jr.]] (by August 2023) | ||
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| + | ==COMMUNICATIONS== | ||
| + | *[[Mack Brown]] (by August 2023) | ||
==EDITORIAL BOARD== | ==EDITORIAL BOARD== | ||
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==CONTRIBUTORS== | ==CONTRIBUTORS== | ||
| − | January 2023 [[Calvin Cheung-Miaw]], [[Julie Chinitz]], [[Jennifer Disla]], [[Ken Epstein]], [[Van Gosse]], [[Sandra Hinson]], [[Gerald Lenoir]], [[Isaac Ontiveros]], [[Sam Winslow]]. | + | January 2023 [[Calvin Miaw|Calvin Cheung-Miaw]], [[Julie Chinitz]], [[Jennifer Disla]], [[Ken Epstein]], [[Van Gosse]], [[Sandra Hinson]], [[Gerald Lenoir]], [[Isaac Ontiveros]], [[Sam Winslow]]. |
==BLACK WORK TALK== | ==BLACK WORK TALK== | ||
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January 2023 [[Pedro Hernandez]] | January 2023 [[Pedro Hernandez]] | ||
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*[[Stacy Davis Gates]] – President, [[Chicago Teachers Union]] | *[[Stacy Davis Gates]] – President, [[Chicago Teachers Union]] | ||
*[[Bill Fletcher, Jr.]] – former President, [[TransAfrica Forum]] | *[[Bill Fletcher, Jr.]] – former President, [[TransAfrica Forum]] | ||
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*[[Cindy Wiesner]] – Executive Director, [[Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]] | *[[Cindy Wiesner]] – Executive Director, [[Grassroots Global Justice Alliance]] | ||
*[[Ash-Lee Henderson]] – Co-Executive Director, [[Highlander Center]] | *[[Ash-Lee Henderson]] – Co-Executive Director, [[Highlander Center]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Liberation Road]] | [[Category:Liberation Road]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:15, 11 June 2025
Convergence is a website closely affiliated with Liberation Road. It was previously called Organizing Upgrade.
Convergence is a magazine for radical insights. We work with organizers and activists on the frontlines of today’s most pressing struggles to produce articles, videos and podcasts that sharpen our collective practice, lift up stories from the grassroots, and promote strategic debate. Our goal is to create the shared strategy needed to change our society and the world. Our community of readers, viewers, and content producers are united in our purpose: winning multi-racial democracy and a radically democratic economy.
Today, our movements continue to grow, but so too does the threat from the racist, authoritarian right. We believe we can defeat them, dismantle racial capitalism, and win the change we need by building a new governing majority that is driven by a convergence of grassroots social movements, labor movements, socialists, and progressives.[1]
Socialist core
From Executive Summary: Liberation Road's 2022-2025 Main Political Report.
- To address these challenges, Liberation Road set itself the task across the past three-year period of helping to build a stronger, more coherent socialist “core.” This has not meant consolidating all who self-identify as socialist, nor excluding aligned forces who use other labels. Rather, the task has been to help bring together those advanced forces who are rooted in mass organization, committed to left coordination, and strategically clear on the tasks at hand.
- Efforts to cohere this core have made some significant advances in terms of strategic alignment, if not yet programmatic and organizational coherence. While no single organization has cohered our inside/outside trend, there is increased alignment among formations like Liberation Road, North Star Socialist Organization (NSSO), Convergence, Rising Majority, Grassroots Power Project, and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA’s) Socialist Majority Caucus (SMC) and Groundwork.
- What’s needed now is not just shared vision, but shared practice, structure, and initiative to strengthen our movements’ ability to move from strategic defense to a coordinated counter-offensive. The question is whether we can forge a coherent, self-conscious “bloc” that doesn’t just resist New Confederate autocracy, but builds the power to defeat and unseat the New Confederacy and begin a process of structural transformation—both inside the terrain of the state and across civil society. The Third Reconstruction will not build itself. But it can be built—if we do the work to build it.[2]
RAVES
- Robin D. G. Kelley, Professor of U.S. History at UCLA and author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
- Lauren Jacobs, Executive Director, PowerSwitch Action
- Cindy Wiesner, Executive Director, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
PUBLISHER
- Cayden Mak (by August 2023).
PODCAST PRODUCER
- Josh Elstro (by August 2023)
PODCAST HOSTS
- Steven Pitts, Will Lawrence, Maurice BP Weeks (by August 2023)
COLUMNISTS
- Bill Fletcher, Jr. (by August 2023)
COMMUNICATIONS
- Mack Brown (by August 2023)
EDITORIAL BOARD
January 2023 Rishi Awatramani, Tobita Chow, Xiomara Corpeno, Max Elbaum, Maikiko James, Stephanie Luce, Whitney Maxey, Marcy Rein, Jacob Swenson-Lengyel.
CONTRIBUTORS
January 2023 Calvin Cheung-Miaw, Julie Chinitz, Jennifer Disla, Ken Epstein, Van Gosse, Sandra Hinson, Gerald Lenoir, Isaac Ontiveros, Sam Winslow.
BLACK WORK TALK
January 2023 Steven Pitts
SOCIAL MEDIA
January 2023 Sarah Oberholtzer
RECORDING ENGINEER
January 2023 Pedro Hernandez
ADVISORY BOARD
- Stacy Davis Gates – President, Chicago Teachers Union
- Bill Fletcher, Jr. – former President, TransAfrica Forum
- Harmony Goldberg – Director of Praxis, Grassroots Power Project
- Alex Han – Organizing Coordinator, Bargaining for the Common Good
- Richard Healey – Board Chair, Commonwealth Foundation
- Jon Liss – Co-Executive Director, New Virginia Majority
- Maurice Mitchell – National Director, Working Families Party
- Tarso Ramos – Executive Director, Political Research Associates
- Nik Theodore – Professor, University of Illinois Chicago
- Cindy Wiesner – Executive Director, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
- Ash-Lee Henderson – Co-Executive Director, Highlander Center