Andrew Willis Garces

Jan 13, 2025 | inthesetimes.com | Andrew Willis Garces

In too many states, donors and organizers built infrastructure for one-off conversations instead of investing in issue campaigns that could have done more. This article is a part of Left Out: The Missing Election narratives, a collection of unreported histories by publications inside of the Movement Media Alliance. It started last January.

Dec 7, 2024 | znetwork.org | Andrew Willis Garces

If organizers learn anything from election results this year — and potentially any year — it might be a reaffirmation of the need for groups to work together in advancing progressive priorities. A loose coalition of anti-MAGA voters kicked Donald Trump out of office four years ago, but around four million of those voters chose to simply sit it out this year. Those coalitions are just as important when the goal is to move a policy agenda, rather than win an election.

Dec 6, 2024 | wagingnonviolence.org | Andrew Willis Garces

If organizers learn anything from election results this year — and potentially any year — it might be a reaffirmation of the need for groups to work together in advancing progressive priorities. A loose coalition of anti-MAGA voters kicked Donald Trump out of office four years ago, but around four million of those voters chose to simply sit it out this year. Those coalitions are just as important when the goal is to move a policy agenda, rather than win an election.

Jun 21, 2024 | forgeorganizing.org | Shelby Chestnut |Rami Kablawi |Andrew Willis Garces

Shelby Chestnut, executive director of the Transgender Law Center, explains how trans liberation is inherently anti-colonial and inseparable from the struggle for Palestinian freedom. We, as trans people, believe in change. It undergirds our lives and it is what calls us towards building a different world. We believe the fierce resistance of Palestinians is transforming our society and ecosystems, rippling through each of our communities and asking: what is our role within change?

Jun 21, 2024 | forgeorganizing.org | Rami Kablawi |Andrew Willis Garces |Sumaya Awad

Rami Kablawi breaks down how Israel weaponizes Pride to oppress Palestinians, and how you can help resist it. In November of 2023, an Israeli soldier posted an image of himself to social media atop the rubble of destroyed Palestinian homes in Gaza, carrying a gay pride flag on which he’d written “In the Name of Love” in both English and Arabic.