Bill Ayers

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Episode # 74: Organizing to Change the World with Clément Petitjean

One of Karl Marx’s most famous dictums is carved onto his gravestone: “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it.” The first step is opening our eyes, making meaning and making sense, interpreting and constructing a world. Another step is allowing ourselves to feel the world throbbing inside of us, to hear its rhythmic heart-beat in synch with our own—to be astonished at all the beauty and splendor and magnificence available in all directions, as well as all the unnecessary suffering and undeserved pain. And then, acting in response to what the known demands of us, to do something. This takes us into the realm of strategy and tactics where we organize ourselves for action, stating our values, our aims and objectives, and then making and implementing a plan. I’m joined at Pilsen Community Books in a far-ranging conversation with the talented thinker and writer Clément Petitjean about his important new book, Occupation: Organizer, and the challenge of organizing to change the world.