To organize, in the political sense, is not to organize an event, a protest, or even an occupation. It is not just to create an autonomous project. Political organizing may very well involve all of the above activities, but its essence is not itself these activities...
...all of which can be carried out without necessarily building or being accountable to a substantial social base.
Organizing, in the political sense, is to organize a social bloc into a political force.
Organizing is to name, frame, and narrate the trajectory of a group; to articulate its goals, grievances and targets; to move it into strategic collective action; to inspire other social forces to align in a common direction; and to leverage this force for political ends.
Organizing is not a call to action for the already radicalized usual suspects. Organizing entails starting with what already is and engaging with people as they are—not trying to build something pure from scratch.
Organizing is not a matter of creating a liberated space that perfectly reflects one’s utopian vision. Organizing is a mess, not a refuge.

@hegemonyhowto Pp. 160-161
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