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WILPFer Tomi Allison is The Accidental Mayor
I've worked with Tomi and Jim Allison of Bloomington, Indiana, through WILPF's Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee for years and have appreciated Tomi's skill at finding practical solutions that work. But it wasn't until I read her recent book, The Accidental Mayor, that I understood her as a consummate "connector" with years of political and community organizing and practical negotiating experience which helps disparate entities find common ground.
As a newcomer to town, Tomi dug into Bloomington, getting to know both the progressive community and folks on the other side of that fence. She won respect first as county campaign director for Eugene McCarthy in 1966, then went on to...