I'm a huge basketball fan, and in basketball one of the most important facets of a winning team is a strong inside outside game. I also believe the same is true in winning community organizing campaigns.
A strong inside outside game in basketball translates to having a good pivot player who is a threat to score near the basket while having good sharpshooters who can put it in the hole on the perimeter. In organizing, a strong inside game is having key legislators and important officials lobby hard in favor of your issues while allowing the strong outside game of protests, civil disobedience, rallies, etc. galvanize the public and place pressure on officials.
It is in mastering this key aspect of the game that an organizing effort can truly wreak havoc on the opposition.
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