Sometimes social movements erupt from a spontaneous spark, but those that succeed usually build on patient preceding work of relationship building and organizing.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Interview with Alexandria Shaner, ZNetwork, October 9, 2026; Full interview read in Resilience Oct12 republication; selected answer checked in Oct9 original. Own complete sentence about sustained collective action; not Shaner or embedded Havel quotation. Whole interview across copies: 23 words.
- Interview with Alexandria Shaner, ZNetwork, October 9, 2026
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