This Wednesday, Lary Holland discusses the eight stages of a successful social movement based on Bill Moyers's Spring 1987 Text, The Movement Action Plan. The Movement Action Plan is a Strategic Framework describing the Eight Stages of Successful Social Movements.
Listen to the whole show here:
. (Dec. 12, 2007)
Listen to the follow-up show on Advocacy for Amateurs here: .(Dec. 20, 2007)
Lary Holland, Host of Get Off The Bench, at http://www.getyourjusticelive.com discusses how this action plan can be put to work in the various social advocacy fronts regarding the family courts. The entire chapter from Doing Democracy: The Map Model for Organizing Social Movements can be found at Google Books free of charge.
A fairly comprehensive summary has been created on a standalone page for a summary of all eight stages that should be printed out and circulated amongst leadership in various social advocacy groups. The eight stages will help create healthy debates on both sides regarding respective organizational goals. Most of the information is reprinted from various websites covering the works of Bill Moyer. Even if you don't believe in the politics of Bill Moyer, you can believe in the framework and use it to help advance your organization's position.
You can find the standalone page located at http://www.laryholland.com/eightstages.html.
