Build Power by Organizing: Michael Ansara

We discuss the basics of organizing and the fruits of that work. Michael reminds us that “organizers organize organizations.” Michael’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Gather 4-5 friends to talk about what’s happening Share ideas on what you can do to resist  Michael Ansara is a seasoned community organizer and the author of The Hard Work of Hope: A Memoir. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Michael on BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/michaelansara.bsky.social  Read The Hard Work of Hope:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful. Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Michael Ansara Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos