Packing for the journey ahead 7 essentials campaigners need to have to journey into the futureTom Baker@mrtombakerthoughtfulcampaigner.org

“The greatest adventure is what lies ahead”

JRR Tolkien

1. Friends How do we build communities where people belong and believe?

2. BinocularsTo observe, learn and understand those who oppose us

”If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War

3. Mug Because we can have the best facts, but no one will accept themunless we have the best stories

4. Multi Tool Time to explore new tools and tactics

”A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag” Saul Alinsky

5. Torch Time to shine on our assumptions, and bring our mistakes into the light.

6. CompassWe still need leaders, but new models of leadership

“We need to support those leaders who know that problems are complex, who know that in order to understand the full complexity of any issue, all parts of the system need to be invited in to participate and contribute” Margaret Wheatley

7. Journal To chart the progress that we’ve already made and are making

“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” Martin Luther King

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