What time is it on the clock of the world? | MWC in 2025

Comrades and Supporters,

Our greatest asset in any moment of chaos is our ability to stay focused, grounded, and clear-headed. For this, we begin each year reflecting on this quote from revolutionary activist Grace Lee Boggs: What time is it on the clock of the world?

Boggs, reflecting on her life at nearly 100 years of age, encourages us to ask this question of ourselves and each other.

As a Black-led and multicultural grassroots organization of working-class people for over 25 years, we know that no matter who holds office, our people have always been under attack.

It is no question that conditions are worsening, leaving most of us wondering what kind of future we are heading towards.

Now, more than ever, we need to remember the immense power we have to change our world for the better.

Those in power, the elite minority who hold more wealth than our brains can even fathom, would love nothing more than for us to believe that history is over, that they have won and we have lost. But that’s just not the truth.

The extreme measures being taken to control and silence the people are coming from a place of desperation, because they know we are more powerful together than apart. They want us to be afraid, isolated, and uneducated.

So, what time is it on the clock of the world? For the sake of our dignity, the safety of one another, and the future we want to leave for our children and grandbabies, now is the time to dig in, double down, and get organized.

This year, we are committed to being steadfast and rigorous; to defend our people and build our strength to fight back, block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.

In the coming months, we will be launching a Participatory Action-Research process to get more curious on the issues most impacting Miami’s working-class. Our aim is to start where people’s most immediate needs are, and build our capacity to take on bigger fights together.

Get plugged into a role. We’ll be needing both remote and on the ground help to support our organizers and members in outreach, research, and communications.

“The pandemic spurred the Miami Workers Center to launch a permanent mutual aid program for its member-leaders in 2021. Known as the Sisters in Struggle Mutual Aid Program (SISMAP), it is a year-round, ongoing program that offers financial assistance and essential supplies to members; the group also holds monthly women’s circle meetings and throws regular block parties.”
Building Power Through Mutual Aid: Lessons From the Field