In our rapidly destabilising world, it's clear that nothing will get better without large numbers of people working together. But social movements remain mysterious and under-studied creatures: Making Movements (formerly Social Movement Appreciation Project) aims to shine a warm and loving light on today's many efforts at collective agency and system transformation.
From climate breakdown to fascism to runaway capitalism – what would it actually take to tackle our world’s roaring avalanche of challenges? Paul, a veteran of social movements through his work in facilitation, process and conflict mediation, stepped back and asked himself this question back in 2018. He realised that the problems are so vast and self-exacerbating that they require social change on a scale orders of magnitude beyond existing or historic efforts. This epiphany led to Paul worki...
16 Feb 2026
Social movement MANIFESTO
What and who is this podcast for? Why are social movements the best way to change the world? What kinds of hideous baggage and assumptions is host Douglas bringing to this work? What's with the upload schedule? Is it ok to think about things from London? (short answer: no!) Can a podcast be more than a podcast? Some of these questions will be answered in what is essentially a retroactive launch episode! Follow me on Bluesky @douglasrogers.bsky.social or Twitter at @writingDouglas if you're...
29 Oct 2025
Build the Lifehouse! Mutual care, movements and spiritual politics
One of my favourite interviews! I sit down with Adam Greenfield, activist and author of the book Lifehouse, for a deep discussion of his work, its underpinnings and its implications. His book explores anarchist success stories for inspiration in the face of a ‘Long Emergency’ of climate and political instability, featuring classic case-studies like the Black Panthers, Occupy and Rojava among others. Instead of just duplicating a book I’d love people to read, we delve as much behind Lifehouse ...
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