How to Turn Protest Power into Political Power

Action’s Executive Director, Kayla Reed, and Blake Strode of Arch City Defenders explain how to build power at the intersections of protest and politics.

“Just over five years ago, organizers and advocates like us who had come together in the wake of the Ferguson uprising began to direct our time and resources in a concerted way toward shifting the political landscape in the St. Louis region. The focus would not be on the candidates themselves, but on the people — all of us — who shape and select the candidates and the issues they champion.”