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When you walk into existing conflicts in community organizations

I joined the PTA to help my kid's school but there are these two factions that hate each other and I just wanted to volunteer for the book fair.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional politics can trap well-intentioned newcomers in battles they never chose and do not understand.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mob psychology and belonging to a cause?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.