At the Corner of the World as It Is and as It Should Be: A Case Study on How Grassroots Organizing Challenges White Supremacy Across Class in Southern Indiana
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This research is a case study of Hoosier Action, a grassroots organization in southern Indiana, seeking political change by building power within and alongside marginalized communities. I propose that relational approaches to power building can support diverse coalitions and catalyze collective action without reifying racialized identities, subverting white supremacist patterns and behaviors. Placed within a context of increased precarity, Hoosier Action is building an effective vehicle for southern Hoosiers to engage politically around their collective values and self-interests. This is transformative work, inviting members into self-reflective practice and identity-shaping activism dependent on diverse and varied experiences with power. This is a case study built from participatory observation, semi-structured interviews, and a generic inductive qualitative model of analysis.