Power is the ability to act. Power is not good or bad. It is how you use it and toward what end. Power unchecked or unaccountable can corrupt – it can also reveal… Power is not a zero sum game – there is not a limited amount. Power is not set, it is relational. People power has the ability to alter the relationship. Exercising our power consciously can manifest the outcomes we desire.

Web Link Hits      Stokely Carmichael Stokely Carmichael was a U.S. civil-rights activist who in the 1960s originated the black nationalism rally, “black power.” Born in Trinidad, immigrated to New York City in 1952. He moved away from MLK's nonviolence approach to self-defense. 2235      Rules for Radicals: An Analysis Rules for Radicals is a non-partisan text, providing a set of tools and principles by which the powerless can fight back against the powerful. Required reading for anyone who wants to know how to effect political change without violence or illegality 527      Truth About Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals “Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals” was written by community organizer Saul Alinsky in 1971. It has become the de facto progressive manifesto for effecting political change. 508      "I'd Organize Hell" - Saul Alinsky TV interview 1966 Saul Alinsky is interviewed at his home in Carmel, California on a wide range issues such as poverty, injustice, U.S. policy in Vietnam and his own Industrial Areas Foundation. 522      Rules for Radicals - 13 Rules You Need Watch Out For! -Saul Alinsky's The video gives a quick summary of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals. It is an important book that Hillary Clinton admired and put to use in the last presidential election. 530      Mobilizing The Poor - William F Buckley Jr & Saul Alinsky William F Buckley engages community organizer Sal Alinsky regarding his actions and guiding philosophy. 537      Lessons from the 60's - Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael ) Kwame Ture - Lessons from the 60's: Organize the Masses of the People (University of Chicago, February 18, 1989) 663      Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael ) speaks Kwame Ture speaks at Florida International University in Miami in 1992. 685      Revolutionary Without An Organization - Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) Our Task is Raising Consciousness 655      Converting the Unconscious to Conscious - Kwame Toure (Stokely Carmichael) The People will Fight for Freedom. But We can not Win Freedom on Instincts, You can only Win Freedom on Reason. The Unconscious reacts on Instincts, the Conscious Reacts on Reason. The Job of the Conscious is to make the Unconscious, Conscious. 654