Jen McKernan is an organizer with AFT Michigan, Local 6075. She has worked on candidate campaigns, state and local ballot initiatives, neighborhood improvement organizations, union drives, and a bunch of other stuff, some of which is embarrassingly uncoordinated. She is married to Dan McKernan, the cutest boy she ever met.
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Dialogues and Disruptions
The content of Mobilizing Ideas occurs in two threads. The Essay Dialogue is a monthly exchange on a salient topic, featuring insights from scholars and activists. The Daily Disruption is a filter blog of interesting facts, links, news and more. Use the menu at the top or the links below to access either of these full threads.Links to Dialogue Topics and the Daily Disruption
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Recent Dialogue and DD Posts
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- From the Arab Spring to the Muslim Ban: Diaspora Activists Oppose Authoritarianism at Home and Abroad
- On the Prospects of a Second Arab Spring
- V for Vendetta: Recalling Memories of Arab Spring in the Context of Collective Memory
- Informing Activists: What can activists in the West learn from the Arab Spring?
- Crises of Capital, Populist Politics
- The Fast and The Furious: protest impact
Top Posts & Pages
- Social Movements: How People Make History
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- Movement Success and Failure: Looking both at “Ones” and “Zeros”
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