ROOTED TOGETHER
Democratizing Power for the Collective Good
By: Rachel Branaman
Power does not belong solely to high-rise boardrooms or legislative chambers; it forms the invisible architecture of our daily existence.
Join the movement to democratize power for the collective good.
A Modern Change-Maker Guide
Learn to spot and challenge how power works in your community so you can stop responding to surface-level problems and start creating lasting, equitable change together.
This book is designed for those positioned at the intersections of policy, community, and philanthropy – educators, community organizers, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs, government officials, and aspiring leaders. If you are a 'system steward': those who allocate resources, teach history, and mobilize communities, this book serves as a strategic compass to navigate power before it stalls progress. For leaders who are ready to restore and redesign the ecosystem, this book provides a framework to achieve deep-rooted, impactful outcomes.
Mobilize for the Collective Good
Reserve your copy of Rooted Together and start planting the seeds of a more equitable future.
When we view power not as a weapon to be wielded, but as an architecture to be redesigned, we begin the work of democratizing it.
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Visible Power: The formal rules, bylaws, and hierarchies that dictate by whom, where,
when, and how decisions are made.
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Hidden Power: This operates through unspoken norms and personal agendas that
obscure the location of power and decision-making process from the public.
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Invisible Power: This operates through the stories that people in power tell until they
become societal norms, which we then adopt as our own personal beliefs.
Inside this Modern Change-Maker Guide, you will discover:
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Case Studies in Resilience and Erasure: Walk through the streets of Anacostia to see how hidden power masks displacement and study the Frisco Blueprint to see how local movements ignite massive civic agency.
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A Human Element: Understand how trauma acts as a collaborative filter and learn the practical steps to move your organization from 'Fight or Flight' to Collective Care.
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A Shared Power Library: Access a suite of 12+ diagnostic tools, including the Ecosystem Health Audit and the Relational Script-Flip Exercise, designed to move you from theory to immediate action.
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