William Gamson will talk about his work on social movements and help us understand some of the issues involved in mobilizing diverse participants and framing the discourse on the issues.
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He will share his ideas about tactics that have advanced social movement activism. This work is supported by a recent large grant by the Ford Foundation. There will be ample time to ask questions of the presenters and to learn from a lively discussion with them. The issues of spanning differences and valuing inclusion are crucial in an era when identity politics has created a lot of the energy for contemporary mobilization efforts but also holds the risk of dividing social change work into narrow silos of activism. The mix of concepts and examples that Gamson and Hyde will bring will help us in understanding the next frontiers of social change and the implications for activists in the workplace.