Book Club: People, Power, Change by Marshall Ganz
Book Club for People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal by Marshall Ganz
With EBMC and Faith in Action East Bay
4 Thursdays: Aug 27, Sep 24, Oct 22, Dec 3
5-6:30pm
In person only at 285 17th St., Oakland CA 94612
Masking is strongly encouraged
The center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible
Come to the East Bay Meditation Center's Library to discuss "People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal" by Marshall Ganz (available in online stores, used, and in audiobook form)
Meetings will be facilitated by EBMC and Faith in Action East Bay.
All are welcome to attend! Join for all or some of the meetings.
Thursdays:
Aug 27: Introduction, Chapter 1
Sep 24: Chapters 2-3
Oct 22: Chapters 4-5
Dec 3: Chapters 6-7, Conclusion
Timing:
5-5:30pm Soft start: settle in, review the book
5:30-6:20pm Discussion
6:20-6:30pm Close
At a moment when our democratic abilities seem to have eroded, and political, economic, and technological forces have weakened the capacity for collective action, People, Power, Change is a once-in-a-generation book for anyone who wants to create real and lasting change.
Marshall Ganz is one of the world's leading authorities on democratic organizing, and this book is the culmination of his decades of teaching, research, and work. In People, Power, Change, Ganz distills for students, practitioners, and activists the principles he has gleaned over the last half-century of creating collective action.
Ganz explores the forces, craft, and learned skill of organizing and provides an actionable framework for how to actually do it. He focuses the book on the creation and substance of relationships, the fuel of values and narrative, the resources and power of strategy, the necessity of structure, and the accountability of action. Across these five organizing ideas, Ganz weaves in his personal experiences from a lifetime of organizing in iconic social movements and campaigns to illustrate how collective action actually works and to build the practices and skills that must be developed to do it with intention and with success.
Faith in Action East Bay (FIAEB) builds power for our communities by developing and working with community leaders from across Alameda and Contra Costa counties. We are a multi-faith, multiracial network made up of more than 23 congregations that includes over 25,000 families.
Learn more about Faith in Action East Bay here: https://fiaeastbay.org/
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Start
August 27, 2026
at
5:00 pm
End
December 3, 2026
at
6:30 pm
Teacher(s)
Venue
Harrison St.
Event Type
In-Person
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