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Michael Gilliland

Power in the Water

part of a series on Reflection

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A grassroots organizer reveals how Chattanooga’s criminal justice system and labor struggles illuminate the invisible power structures shaping communities, while making the case for collective action through personal storytelling and local history.

About the speaker

Michael Gilliland is the Organizing Director for CALEB, an institutional coalition of faith communities, labor unions, nonprofits and community leaders working together to build power to affect change in Chattanooga and across Tennessee. He is also a co-founder of the People’s History of Chattanooga Project that uses tours, talks and other events to highlight the city’s rich history of social movements and activism.

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