People, Power, Change

Ganz argues that social movements are not built by charismatic individuals alone, but by ordinary people learning how to transform shared frustration into collective power. Through relationships, leadership, and public narrative, he shows how storytelling can help people reinterpret their experiences, move through fear, and begin acting together toward change.

Full title: People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal. Written by the guest of Conversations ep. 3.

Marshall Ganz teaches organizing at the Harvard Kennedy School. He organized with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, and devised the organizing model behind the 2008 Obama campaign. The guest of Conversations ep. 3.