In order to increase our labor movement's ability to grow, we must strengthen our education programs and link them directly to work-site organizing campaigns. Popular theater, as adapted from the work of Augusto Boal, is a useful tool to strengthen the strategic analysis and organizing skills of workers and organizers. The authors' approach to "problem-solving interventions" is described and illustrated with examples from organizing campaigns.
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