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1 Building the Right to Health Movement

2 Organizing has a long history of spurring social change

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4 Five forms of power

5 Five forms of power (power conveyed by formal/ professional posi5on) (power conveyed by the ability to persuade or influence people wielding other forms of power) (power to create economic value through sales of goods or services) human life) (individual purchasing power) (irreducible value of an individual

6 What Power Might You Have? Political/Legislative Power Voters matter! Consumer Power Demonstrate our ability to cut profits Legal/Regulatory Power Legal Action Disruptive Power Stopping a function

7 What are social movements?

8 Where do social movements come from? What factors have led to the emergence and growth of social movements?

9 What are social movements? Marshall Ganz, Organizing, and Leadership

10 Theorizing on social movement emergence Where do social movements come from? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

11 Theorizing on social movement emergence Where do social movements come from? How might this relate to the HIV/AIDS treatment movement in the 1980 s through the early 2000 s? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

12 Where do social movements come from? Expanding political opportunities Theorizing on social movement emergence How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage?z Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

13 Where do social movements come from? How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

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16 Where do social movements come from? How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

17 Grasstops linked to grassroots advocacy

18 Where do social movements come from? How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

19 What are social movements? Building grassroots organization Snowflake Model Ladder of Engagement Training! 4" 3" 2" 1" Leader! Volunteer! Prospect! Supporter!

20 Organizing vs Mobilizing Different dynamics, complimentary strategy

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22 Where do social movements come from? How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

23 PIH: Demonstrating what is possible Cancer care Mental health MDR-TB Noncommunicable diseases Rebuilding health system post- Ebola

24 What s next? Where do social movements come from? How does this relate to our work now with PIH Engage? Political Process Model, Doug McAdam, Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency Expanding political opportunities Broad socioeconomic process Cognitive liberation Social movement Indigenous organizational strength

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