William Lawrence

William Lawrence

4 articles and 33 podcasts

William Lawrence is an organizer and social movement strategist from Lansing, Michigan. He was a co-founder of Sunrise Movement, where he helped shape and popularize the Green New Deal. He is currently the Coordinator of the MI Rent Is Too Damn High coalition, fighting for rent control, tenants rights and social housing in the Great Lakes State.

Contributions from William Lawrence

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Conflict Could Upend DSA’s Big Tent—or Steady It

By: William Lawrence

Preparing the Ground For Cadre Organizations, with Milena Velis and Jayanni Webster of LeftRoots

By: William Lawrence

Block and Build

How the Working Families Party Is Building Progressive Governing Power, with Maurice Mitchell

By: William Lawrence

Envisioning a United Socialist Future, with DSA’s National Political Committee Co-Chairs Ashik Siddique and Megan Romer

By: William Lawrence

Building Community, Fighting Poverty, Reducing Harm – Mutual Aid in Action, with Jerry Norris and Julia Miller

By: William Lawrence

2024 Election Emergency with Waleed Shahid

By: William Lawrence

The Need for a New Internationalism, with Jorge Rocha and David Adler

By: William Lawrence

The State of Left Ideological Infrastructure, with Johanna Bozuwa, Corinne Blalock, and Daniel Denvir

By: William Lawrence

Empowering Debtors to Organize, with René Moya

By: William Lawrence

Social Movements, Political Instruments, and Governing Power, a panel hosted by Momentum

By: William Lawrence

Organizing Tenants for Housing Security, with John Washington

By: William Lawrence

The State of the Community Organizing Model – What Needs to Evolve, with Vera Parra and Jasson Perez

By: William Lawrence