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Friends of LittleSis,
Organizers across the country broke records this month with over a THOUSAND May Day events taking place across 800 towns and cities in all 50 states, demonstrating that while billionaires hold a disproportionate amount of wealth and power, our power is in how our movements are mobilizing.
Made possible by [May Day Strong]([link removed]), a coalition of 200 plus organizations, these actions brought millions to the streets calling for, “a country that puts our families over their fortunes—public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, prosperity over free market politics.”
Empowered by greed, the billionaire class has used this current political moment to advance their [agenda]([link removed]). From cuts to medicaid and other vital public services, to attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion—the working class faces threats from all sides and Elon Musk is not the only billionaire to [blame]([link removed]) for this.
This is why, on May 1st, 60,000 workers from across so many industries joined strikes to call for a different agenda—one that puts [workers over billionaires]([link removed]).
The fight to take back our power from billionaires and corporations will take various tactics working in tandem—we must act together! Check out [May Day Strong]([link removed]) for upcoming training and other ways to stay plugged in.
May Day was a reminder that our strength lies in forming strong coalitions across social and labor movements; our capacity to do this is strengthened when we have a better understanding of current power structures and are familiar with our movement's history.
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Research Summer School is in Session!
Our [Research Tools for Organizers]([link removed]) training series is designed to help organizers and researchers understand who we’re up against, who is on our side and how to bring others into our work. Over 1,1000 (and growing!) people are registered for the series already.
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Our next session focuses on THE CORPORATION—the dominant organizational structure in our extractive political economy. Join us on June 18 at 7 pm ET to learn how to use publicly available tools for researching corporations including:
- how to find strategic information in public filings from corporations – like revenue and profits, executive pay, and major shareholders;
- how to use that information in the design and strategy of a campaign
Register for the next three sessions [here]([link removed]). If you missed our first training you can check out the recording [here]([link removed]) and slides [here]([link removed]).
Archiving Our Movements
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For the power research history nerds, [check out our latest interview with Debbie Wei]([link removed]) of the Save Chinatown Coalition in Philadelphia to hear about the role that power research played in building a broad multi-racial, multi-class coalition that took on some of the most powerful people in real estate and finance that organizers in Philadelphia had ever seen!
More From the Histories of Power Research Archive
[Power Research for Labor: How Research Advanced the Justice for Janitors Campaign]([link removed])
J4J’s strategic corporate research secured vital protections for people in janitorial services, looking back on these efforts offers valuable insights for researchers and organizers today.
[“Who Rules Columbia?”: How Power Research Supported the 1960s Student Movement]([link removed])
The 1968 pamphlet “Who Rules Columbia?” is a model for organizers and researchers trying to map out university power today.
Partner Highlights
[ACRE]([link removed]) - [Billionaire Power Grab 101 Webinar, June 11]([link removed])
[The Organizing Center]([link removed]) - June 2025 Workshops:
- [Building A Bigger “We”: Organizing Conversations That Grow Our Movements]([link removed]) - June 3rd-July 1st
- [Making Absorption Real: How To Bring New People In And Keep Them]([link removed]) - June 4th-June 25th
- [Stronger Together: Coalition Practices For Navigating Tension And Disagreement]([link removed]) - June 5th-June 26th
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Onward,
LittleSis
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