IWQ Reading & Discussion Group Meeting

IWQ Reading and Discussion Club: Waging a Good War When: Wednesday, September 23, at 7 PM Location TBD (Astoria) This September we will be reading and discussing three articles about the strategy and tactics employed by the civil rights movement and the lessons we can learn and apply to our current political moment. These readings are prompted by Thomas E Ricks's book "Waging a Good War - A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement." Thomas E Ricks - "Lessons in Training, Strategy, and Discipline from the Civil Rights Movement" - https://www.liberalcurrents.com/lessons-in-training-strategy-and-discipline-from-the-civil-rights-movement/ Aldon Morris - "From Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter" - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/from-civil-rights-to-black-lives-matter1/ Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò - "Why Protests Should Be Promises" - https://time.com/collections/george-floyd-america-reflection/7280510/protests-promise-essay/ Optional Reading: Waging a Good War (no need to read the full book)