Marshall Ganz will be visiting Paris during the second week of June 2026!
Below you’ll find the list of events you can join to meet Marshall in person and be part of the conversation. You’ll also have the opportunity to get a copy of his latest book, People, Power, Change.
People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Change. A Conversation with Dr. Marshall Ganz
Join Democrats Abroad France and Indivisible Paris for a special evening conversation with Dr. Ganz about his latest book, People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal (Oxford University Press, 2024).
Dr. Ganz is one of the world’s leading authorities on democratic organizing, and this book is the culmination of his decades of teaching, research, and work. In it he explains how ordinary people can work together to turn the resources they have into the power they need to achieve real change in their lives. He explores the forces, craft, and learned skill of organizing and provides an actionable framework for how to actually do it.
At a moment when our democratic abilities seem to have eroded, and political, economic, and technological forces have weakened the capacity for collective action, People, Power, Change is a once-in-a-generation book for anyone who wants to create real and lasting change.
Venue: The Frog & Princess, 9 rue Princesse, Paris 75006, France
Time and Date: June 7, 2026 18h-19h30
By reservation with limited seats
Organizing for Democratic Renewal. A Conversation with Dr. Marshall Ganz.
Join Sciences Po faculty and students for an in-person conversation with Dr. Marshall Ganz about his latest book, People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal (Oxford University Press, 2024).
📍 Venue: Centre de recherches internationales (CERI) – CNRS – Sciences Po – 28 rue des Saints-Pères, 75007, Paris
🕒 Time and Date: June 10, 2026 10am-12pm
Marshall Ganz comes to Shakespeare & Company
How do we create movements that can win? How can each of us realize our potential in the practice of leadership? Come discover the art of organizing for democratic change, in a discussion of Marshall’s new book, “People Power Change” (Oxford University Press).
Hosted by Prof. Lex Paulson, Sciences Po-Paris.
📍 Venue: Paris, Shakespeare & Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, Paris 5ème
🕒 Time and Date: June 10, 2026 18h-19h30
Guests should arrive at the bookshop no later than 10 minutes before the event begins. The event is in the bookshop’s upstairs library.
Changing the World, One Story at a Time -
A conversation with Marshall Ganz on Public Narrative & Organizing
At a moment when political, economic, and technological forces are weakening our capacity for collective action, Marshall Ganz offers a framework for change: Public Narrative — Story of Self, Story of Us, Story of Now — three interlocking stories that turn individuals into collective forces capable of reshaping the world.
For fifty years, the world’s most significant citizens’ movements have drawn on Marshall Ganz’s work. For the first time in Paris, he shares this method live.
📍 Venue: Palais Brongniart 16 Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris
🕒 Time and Date: June 11, 2026 19h-20h30
Language: In English, with live French subtitles.
By reservation with limited seats.
From Organizing to Victory: A Workshop with Marshall Ganz, Harvard Kennedy School
What lessons can we learn from organizing as a tactic in an electoral campaign?
How can organizing help us protect democracy, both in the electoral and non-electoral spheres?
This workshop will be an opportunity to meet Marshall Ganz, the legendary American organizer and movement coach, during his tour of France. Mr. Ganz will begin with a masterclass on nonviolent movement organizing to set the stage. He will then invite a representative of a nonviolent movement (selected in advance) on stage for a conversation, during which he will provide one-on-one coaching on strategic issues. The workshop will conclude with a Q&A session, so come prepared with your “burning questions” about organizing and the protection of democracy.
We are hosting this gathering for organizers, trainers, volunteers, engaged students, and researchers to have an in-depth conversation with Marshall about protecting democracy and the interplay between institutional and extra-institutional strategies. It will also be an opportunity to delve deeper into the recent mass mobilizations in the United States (Hands Off, No Kings, Minneapolis…), which have been covered in French media.
📍 Venue: In-person workshop in Paris city center, address will be sent upon registration confirmation
🕒 Time and Date: June 12, 2026 9h-11h30
“Mobilization, civic engagement: what if we collectively had the power to change things?”, a unique opportunity to hear from Marshall Ganz
Esprit 1901 is pleased to invite you to an exceptional conference with Marshall Ganz, professor at Harvard University, researcher, and leading expert in mobilization and civic engagement.
For the past fifty years, he has dedicated his life to developing and sharing a unique approach to leadership. His method has helped shape historic social and political movements – from the United Farm Workers to Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, and more recently the campaign of Zohran Mamdani, elected Mayor of New York in 2025.
He is the author of several books, including People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal, and the founder of Leading Change Network, a global community dedicated to advancing democratic change through citizen-led action.
On site: the mobile bookstore La Mauvaise Graine will be present with a selection of Marshall Ganz’s books, along with other works on civic engagement. The conference will be followed by a book signing session with the author.
📍 Venue: Espace Victor Hugo, Avenue Ambroise Croizat, Parvis Edith Piaf, 93440 Dugny
🕒 Time and Date: June 12, 2026 18h-20h30
Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation in French.
By reservation · 100 seats
The Long Table, a farewell dinner with Marshall Ganz & the European network
Ten days. Countless conversations. One extraordinary human being.
To close the #GanzInParis tour, we’re gathering around one long table — alumni, organizers, artists, teachers, and close friends. No agenda, no panels. Just good food, good people, and the kind of connection that makes this network so special.
Large tables are reserved for us at Ground Control, one of Paris’s most beloved gathering spaces.
Come celebrate what we’ve built together this week, meet Marshall in person, and leave with a full heart.
Dinner is at your own expense, we’ll take care of the rest.
📍Venue: Ground Control, 81 rue du Charolais, Paris 12e
🕒 Time and Date: June 13, 2026 — 7PM onwards
