The former states of the Confederacy are rushing to make sure that there are no Black people elected to Congress. A reminder: 160 years ago, the democratic anti-slavery forces won the Civil War. We will overcome this too. Organize!

Want to learn what is working to protect our democracy? Want to hear how to make sure we win the midterms? Want to hear the lessons of Minnesota? Tomorrow at 4 pm ET join the Volunteer Blue Zoom event www.mobilize.us/volunteerblu...

Flipping Congress in 2026: What Works · Volunteer Blue/Together We Elect

**Flipping Congress in 2026: How Volunteers Are Flipping the House and Senate** Speakers * Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Swing Left and Vote Forward * Chuck Albrecht, Swing Left Maricopa County ...

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The amazing Joe Posner has a compelling new video that is worth watching: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8k3...

This Top Secret Kindness Club Fights Poverty (It Works)

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Do Trump's priorities align with with the American people want as gas and grocery prices soar and are struggling to afford healthcare? Creating monuments to himself and building ballrooms to glorify his ego does not serve Americans. Turn the tides with Volunteer Blue for the midterms.

Thrilled to learn that the Hard Work of Hope has been long-listed in non-fiction by the Mass Book Awards

If you want to know more about the Constitution and the rule of law, this is worth your time: a free, six-part (30 minutes each) nonpartisan Harvard online course. www.edx.org/learn/govern... (Select “Audit” to access free version.)

HarvardX: American Government: Constitutional Foundations | edX

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

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This is the first time I ever mentioned that I narrate audiobooks and I really recommend this book. It's a history of American Protest movements in the 60s and 70s. While in the number of lies per day Trump certainly holds the record by a wide margin, Johnson & Nixon were also pretty good at it.

Excited to announce that the audio book version of my memoir, The Hard Work of Hope, is now available from Audible www.audible.com/pd/The-Hard-...

The Hard Work of Hope

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The Hard Work of Hope takes you into the heady days of 1960s and 1970s activism, chronicling the hopes and strategies of the young people who created the mo...

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Part of the 1000 people participating in Ice Out for Good in Concord MA. Good turnout for 48 hour notice. But we will win only if we keep organizing and reaching new people.

I was a guest on HubHistory - you can catch it here:• www.hubhistory.com/episodes/the...

The Hard Work of Hope, with Michael Ansara (episode 336) - HUB History: Boston history podcast

This week’s guest is Michael Ansara, author of a new volume of memoir called The Hard Work of Hope.  It is a personal story, but it’s also a history of Boston in the 1960s, and especially of anti-war ...

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I was delighted to be on Terrence McNally's podcast Free Form, available now. aworldthatjustmightwork.com/2025/09/mich...

Went to a wonderful talk yesterday with @michaelansara.bsky.social and bought his book THE HARD WORK OF HOPE. For those of you who don't know him, instrumental in Vietnam War ant-war movement. For me, the title of his book evokes @prisonculture.bsky.social's "Hope is a Discipline"

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The Hard Work of Hope takes you into the heady days of 1960s and 1970s activism, chronicling the hopes and strategies of the young people who created the movements that rocked the country.Michael Ansa...

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TOMORROW: LASTING change requires SUSTAINED action. Join us with veteran organizer @michaelansara.bsky.social to discover how communities can create the teams and groups needed to win real victories. Available tomorrow wherever you get your podcasts! 🎙️

I was so glad to talk with the great group of activists at I-RISE last night.

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We had an amazing meeting with author @michaelansara.bsky.social last night! Folks, support your local bookstores and order THE HARD WORK OF HOPE — you will be glad you did! jabberwockybookshop.com/book/9781501...

I had fun talking history and its relevance with Lee Stabert on Explain Boston to Me. The podcast is now up at bleav.com/shows/explai...

Explain Boston to Me: The 1960s and its protest movements in Boston with Michael Ansara

Time is a flat circle. In this episode, we’re joined by Michael Ansara, author of the recently released memoir, The Hard Work of Hope, to talk about the 1960s and its mass protest movements in Boston....

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A packed crowd at Politics and Prose in DC last night for a Hard Work of Hope event with the always wonderful Heather Booth. The store sold every copy they had & there were more people who wanted to buy the book. I think I have to find a way to convince stores to stock more copies. Good problem.

Packed launch of The Hard Work of Hope last night. More than 150 folks bought up every copy the book store had. #hardworkofhope

Build Health International is an amazing organization building health facilities in the poorest societies. They are looking for a Chief Financial Officer. It is a great opportunity for the right person to use their financial skills to make a difference in the world. www.imsearch.com/open-searche...

Excited to be giving a talk to Boston Indivisible on the evening of July 10 at Old South Church. Boston folks you are welcome and please consider support the incredibly important work of Indivisible in Boston. www.eventbrite.com/e/michael-an...

Happy to have this op ed in today’s SF Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Protesting Trump’s authoritarianism is important, but it isn’t enough. Here's what else you can do

OPINION: “While today we remember those protests of the ’60s, people often ignore the intentional organizing that made them possible,” Michael Ansara writes.

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Massive crowds for No Kings day in small Concord MA. Thousands. Great job @concordindivisible

Books take years to write. Peer review makes the process even longer. So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social

"The Hard Work of Hope," new from Cornell University Press

A Q&A with author Michael Ansara

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Trump is planning a military parade in DC on June 14, but the biggest story of that day will be the actions we take everywhere else. I'm rallying on No Kings Day to reject strongman politics and corruption. app.sosha.ai/s/nidVobxt

Join me on June 14

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Look at what arrived today!!! #TheHardWorkofHope

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"The Hard Work of Hope," new from Cornell University Press

A Q&A with author Michael Ansara

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My short essay on the need to both protest and organize if we are to beat Trump in the Boston Glove www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/o...

Protesting against Trump is good. Organizing against him is better. - The Boston Globe

Michael Ansara has been an activist and organizer since the 1960s. His memoir, “The Hard Work of Hope,” will be published by Cornell University Press on July 15.

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If you are near Cambridge, Mass, on July 15th, I would love to have you join me for the launch of my memoir at the Harvard Book Store www.harvard.com/event/michae...

The final version of my memoir, The Hard Work of Hope arrived in the mail today! Started writing it exactly ten years ago. #hardwordofhope

Join Heather Cox Richardson, MA AG Andrea Campbell & Cong.Jamie Raskin to find out how you can effectively oppose Trump. Wed. 4/16 at 4 PM ET Sign up at mobilize.us/s/UUOd6F