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Summer Reading and Listening
Whether you want escape, education or provocation, there are good books and podcasts to get you there. Here are a few our favorites, and please do add your own in the comment section below: Books: Fiction: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Swing Time by ... read more
Michele said yes!
When Allison and I started the Alvarez Porter Group in 2009 our vision was to create a community of social justice Organization Development practitioners who could do good work with great organizations while learning from and supporting each other. After eight ... read more
What inspires me now: Neighbors taking action
I am inspired by Tim and Alison Benford, who cancelled their retirement plans and poured their time and passion into organizing their community in Dayton, Ohio. They launched a block and street captain structure and personally recruited hundreds of people ... read more
Your gift: an end to worrying
You might think there is plenty to worry about in 2017, but what would happen if we spent less time ruminating and more time in generative thinking? Print and post these questions to put your thinking to good use! generative-questions
Friedrichs Redux
The third in a series. See Time to Double Down and 4 Things Public Sector Unions Are Doing Among the many uncertainties there are about the new administration, there is one thing we can predict with confidence: Friedrichs redux. Public sector union leaders breathed ... read more
Three Keys to Bouncing Back in Fighting Form
Trump’s victory hit hard, starting on election night, when we watched polls and pundits get it wrong. The results weren’t just unexpected, they were unnerving. We couldn’t even say it was a night for outsiders, as the voters returned the ... read more
Time to double down: What the demise of Friedrichs means for labor
When Antonin Scalia died in Texas last month, public sector unions got some breathing room. Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association - the case that was expected to overturn Abood vs Detroit Board of Ed in April – ended up in a ... read more
Remembering Treston
As we celebrate the New Year, I want to also be sure to celebrate the life of Treston Davis-Faulkner. Treston was the National Field Director of Jobs With Justice who passed away in October. His entire, too-short life serves as a ... read more
5 Best Tools for Online Collaboration
As travel budgets tighten and the need for collaboration increases, you are probably spending more of your time on conference calls, reading emails, and feeling disconnected from your team. This does not have to happen! There are many easy-to-use online tools for ... read more
Putting R Before T – It’s How S**t Gets Done
You are juggling your “usual” workday, which seems more and more hectic. The only way to get through everything seems to be with back-to-back meetings. Your head is down, your neck is tight, and you disengaged hours ago. You blindly ... read more