Oftentimes, organizing spaces can be restrictive to those who may not be considered as conscious or woke as others when it comes to politics. Garza is challenging that narrative in her book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart, in which the dialog is centered on the importance of making room for people who are still on their journey of understanding and implementing organizing.

“My hope is that this book helps to give somewhat of a roadmap and also pulls back the curtains,” Garza told Blavity News. “For me, one of the major lessons that I think, across generations of movements, is this lesson about how people access our organizations and our movements and become a part of them.”

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