Mira Weinstein’s Post

"The most important person you've never heard of." #MovieMonday That's how the documentary "Heather Booth: Changing the World" describes the woman who created the modern framework of strategic organizing. Pick a decade. Heather Booth led social justice campaigns in it. As a student, Booth participated in civil rights protests and traveled to the South to register voters. (She even met her husband at a sit-in.) In the 1960’s, she founded the Jane Network to provide underground (and safe) abortions before Roe v. Wade. In the 1970’s, she used funds from an equal pay lawsuit to start the Midwest Academy to train women organizers in organizing strategy. In the '80's she helped propel Jesse Jackson's historic presidential campaign. 1990's? Electing the first Black woman US Senator (Carol Moseley Braun) 2000's? Immigration defense. Voter access. 2010's? Financial reform. Health care. Her leadership continues today on issue and political campaigns and mentorship of young organizers (or not that young, in some cases 🙋♀️ ). Heather’s visionary leadership and down-to-earth personality shine through in the film. She’s a driver in movements for justice and is never too busy to reply to an email or answer a question. She even took a few minutes to write this about me: "Mira is such a talented and values driven social change organizer and movement builder." Whoa. When one of the feminist godmothers of organizing said this about me, I knew I was doing something right. Check out the film for some feminist inspiration and history you didn't know you were missing. (Link in the Comments.) Is there someone else we've never heard of but should be the subject of a movie? #Organizing #OrganizingToWin #OrganizingStrategy #Feminist #SocialJustice