Jon Liss

Jon has been organizing in Virginia for over 40 years. He co-founded Tenants and Workers United (Alexandria) and New Virginia Majority. He worked on the Jesse Jackson for President campaign in 1988. He co-founded the Right to the City Alliance and the State Power Caucus. He’s on the Convergence Magazine Editorial Board.

Contributions from Jon Liss

What Jesse Jackson Got Right

Jon Liss

Convergence editorial member Jon Liss memorializes Jesse Jackson and discusses what made him unique, as a presidential candidate and a leader.

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Focus on the South

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Maria Poblet and Margie Del Castillo

Speakers: Andrea Mercado, Florida Rising; Nsé Ufot, New Georgia Project; Jon Liss, New Virginia Majority. Moderated by Maria Poblet, Grassroots Power Project, and Margie del Castillo, State Power Caucus.

A diverse group of about 15 people posed with raised fists. They’re wearing warm sweatshirts and jackets, several of which are neon orange. Everyone is masked. In the background, bare trees and columned public buildings.

We Need to Walk With Both Feet: Virginia Election Reflections

Jon Liss

Strategic questions after Virginia’s elections: How can we sway the Dems, mix voting and direct action, build scale?

People at a protest, one sign reads Stop Separating Families

Democracy

Seize the Moment: Paving the Road for a Mass Left

Jon Liss

I’m old, but a little too young to have lived through the New Communist Movement of the 1970’s and it’s battles to form revolutionary parties…

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Toward a Movement 40 Million Strong

Jon Liss

The battle over ideas (both in form and content, and as measured by PAC, party, and candidate spending) is breeding cynicism and driving down…

Victory in Virginia, Reflections by Jon Liss

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Jon Liss

Jon Liss, co-director of the New Virginia Majority Education Fund, shares his reflections from the recent victories in Virginia.

New Kids on the Historic Bloc: A 2010 Assessment

Rishi Awatramani and Jon Liss

The original article "New Kids on the Historic Bloc" was written by Jon Liss and David Staples. This article takes off from where that one left off and is based on an interview between Rishi Awatramani and Jon Liss. This interview originally appeared in April 2010.

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