Starting Somewhere

Roderick Douglass

Starting Somewhere: Community Organizing for Socially Awkward People Who've Had Enough offers readers a crash course in organizing, educating, and agitating in the 21st Century. Written with a mix of incriminating anecdotes, personal retellings, and historical examples, Starting Somewhere is a first-person look at radical community organizing for misfits and outcasts committed to saving this planet for some inexplicable reason. Approx. 200 pages. Duration - 3h 4m. Author - Roderick Douglass. Narrator - Roderick Douglass. Published Date - Saturday, 04 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Masai Andrews ©.

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Title Page

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Foreword

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Chapter 1: Of Promises Kept

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Chapter 2: The Heist - Reframing Resistance

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Chapter 3: Look for the Helpers - Finding Others Who Think Like You

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Chapter 4: Planned Obsolescence - The Art of Disposable Organizing

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Chapter 5: Sankofa - Lessons From the 2020 Uprisings

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Chapter 6: Trash Talk - Determining the Needs of Your Community

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Chapter 7: Meet And Greet - Sorry, We Need to Have Meetings

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Chapter 8: Lie, Cheat, Steal - The Importance of Breaking Rules

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Chapter 9: About the Roaches - The Neverending Debate on Taking Risks

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Chapter 10: Showtime! - Coordinating Community Events

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Chapter 11: We Keep Us Safe - Event Safety Reference Guide

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Chapter 12: Tools of the Trade - Organizing Supply Checklist

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Chapter 13: All Money Ain't Good Money - Fundraising and Reparations

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Chapter 14: Don't Kill Yourself - Respecting Your Capacity by Saying "No"

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Chapter 15: Election Rejection - The Myth of Electoral Harm Reduction

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Chapter 16: Truth Is... - The Problem with Men

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Epilogue

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Acknowledgments

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