In this episode, I jumped on a skype call with Megan Brooker, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California Irvine. She specializes in social movements, political sociology, culture, and qualitative methods.
We discuss how to navigate decisions on whether or not to organize within institutionalized politics or to go outside it, coalition work, the impact of social movements on political parties and so much more.
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Below are links where you can learn more about Megan and some of the movements and resources that Megan had mentioned.
Megan Brooker – This is the link to Megan’s academic site, you can learn more about her work and see her list of publications there.
Occupy Wall Street – If you are curious about Occupy and want to learn a little more about that movement, this is a good place to start.
Indivisible – Follow what they are up to here. I’ve uploaded the Indivisible Guide and linked to it below for you if you were looking to check that out.
Marriage Equality – This is a site and organization that is not currently active but if you wanted to take a peek at some of the work that was done and the movement work that took place that built the momentum for the win at the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, you should check out the Equality Federation that worked heavily on marriage equality and is still very much in the work of protecting and advancing the rights of LGBTQ folks all across the US.
