Divestment Roadshow: The knowledge is in the room

Divestment Roadshow: The knowledge is in the room

Sunday, February 23, 2014: At the end of my presentation, I pose three questions for campaigns to discuss in small groups: How could being part of a national network help your campaign? If you were in a room with divestment more »

Divestment Roadshow: New York City

Divestment Roadshow: New York City

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014: Here we are: waking up in Diego Ibanez’s apartment in Brooklyn, with his cat poised acrobatically over the trash can, licking the cat food tin. Birds are chirping outside–I don’t even hear birds in the mornings more »

Divestment Roadshow: First stop

Divestment Roadshow: First stop

Monday, February 17, 2014 Today’s the first day of the tour—we meet at the Tenleytown metro station and actually, that is a real meeting: I’ve never met Johanna in person before. American University is the inaugural presentation. None of us more »

Divestment Roadshow: In the beginning

Divestment Roadshow: In the beginning

Sunday, February 16: I packed my bags and headed to the bus station. First stop, Washington, D.C. The Roots and Media Divestment Roadshow’s inaugural presentation. Take a deep breath. The Roots and Media Divestment Roadshow is the brainchild of Johanna more »