BOARD OF DIRECTORS

As one of your most recently elected Board Members, I am proud to be addressing you with a look at "Diversity of Tactics in the Springtime: Lessons from Pollinators and Social Movements."

In the world of nature and in the realm of social justice, diversity of tactics is a key factor in resilience and success. As spring awakens and the natural world comes to life, it provides a valuable lesson for those seeking transformative change.

Just as plants employ a range of strategies to incentivize pollination and sustain our vital agricultural economies, social movements also use a diversity of tactics to accomplish their goals.

water's surface, social movements may employ unconventional tactics, such as satire and art, to bring attention to their cause.

The celebrated civil rights protests of our grandparents and the suffragettes in Britain are examples of social movements that used a variety of tactics, including strategic violations of unjust laws, property destruction, and direct self-defense, to draw attention to systemic issues such as poverty, inadequate housing, a lack of medical care and more. These tactics were employed because these are system-wide issues that do not always have specific solutions.

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Flowers, like bell and pea-shaped varieties, use their form to attract insects with long tongues, while bowl and daisy-shaped flowers display their pollen prominently and cornflowers use bright colors. Similarly, social movements may use peaceful protests, civil disobedience, and direct action to draw attention to systemic issues and effect change.

Wind pollinators, with no petals or colors, produce many pollen grains that are carried by the wind, much like how some social movements use alternative forms of communication and organizing to reach their audience and mobilize their supporters. And just as aquatic plants utilize hydrophily by floating their pollen on the

Just as the resilience of the plant kingdom relies on the diversity of pollination strategies, the success of social movements depends on the diversity of tactics used to achieve their goals. The plant world offers a lesson for those seeking transformative change: a diversity of tactics is essential for resilience and success.

Your continued support of our co-operative and other local community groups can also include coming to the Common Market and dining at our Café, participating in Board meetings, initiatives, and elections. Since everyone has a different capacity to participate, sometimes it means just remembering that community resilience means that we are stronger together. Stay creative!

Gratefully,

Joe Eastwood, Board Director

Market Board of Directors