Lessons from Organizing a Multinational Movement of Workers and Youth

Join us for this compelling event in the BUSSW Speakers Series featuring Cecilia Guerrero, chair of A Luta Sigue, a movement incubator dedicated to supporting the creation and development of autonomous power-building projects and campaigns led by working-class leaders and youth in Tennessee. Since A Luta Sigue was founded, the organization has supported the development of three main projects: 1) The Tennessee Drivers Union, which is the largest Uber/Lyft rideshare union in the South, representing over 400 rideshare drivers from over a dozen nationalities 2) Poder Popular; an organization representing over 600 immigrant families with ties to the construction, manufacturing and hospitality industries 3) The Southern Youth Solidarity Network, a youth-led organization aiming to bring young people into the working-class movement. This talk will highlight the importance of class-based organizing, including an emphasis on class interests, class politics, and organizing any issue within a capitalist structure. A Luta Sigue’s mission is focused on “a world in which our people— Black, Indigenous, Brown, queer, and trans working-class people— can define their own destinies and enjoy long, dignified lives. We believe that for our movements to succeed, working-class people must form strong, resilient, and democratic organizations that can seize power to transform their conditions. Our movement needs more organizations of this kind, along with the leaders who can build and lead them.” This event is part of the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Speaker Series presented by BU School of Social Work’s Equity & Inclusion Committee. Please visit bu.edu/ssw/eiss for additional details, past event recordings and more.