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Our Job is Not to Persuade Those in Power. It’s to Replace Them.

A guest article from WV Can’t Wait Co-chair, Stephen Smith

Jan 3, 2022

Our Job is Not to Persuade Those in Power. It’s to Replace Them.

Jan 3, 2022

How to fight for a better world when hope feels scarce

Instead of stifling our despair and pushing forward with more work, we need to make time for our fears.

Nov 29, 2021

How to fight for a better world when hope feels scarce

Nov 29, 2021

How to Handle an Attack

In the last three months, friends and fellow organizers— running smart, sophisticated, winning campaigns in West Virginia — have been up…

May 12, 2021

How to Handle an Attack

May 12, 2021

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Do Rural Organizing

How to develop movement candidates and win rural governing power

In elections, we are facing setbacks locally and more broadly. A bold new experiment in West Virginia offers lessons for long-term success.

Apr 12, 2021

How to develop movement candidates and win rural governing power

Apr 12, 2021

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Do Rural Organizing

Lessons on How to Scale

This article is the first in a 14-part series, cataloging lessons from WV Can’t Wait’s base-building work in rural West Virginia.

Mar 3, 2021

Lessons on How to Scale

Mar 3, 2021

In Defense of Doubt

A dear friend and fellow rural organizer called me a couple of weeks after the November election and said:

Feb 8, 2021

In Defense of Doubt

Feb 8, 2021

Katey Lauer

Katey Lauer

Katey Lauer is the co-chair of West Virginia Can’t Wait and a Core Trainer with Training for Change. She lives in Fayette County, WV.

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