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'Spectrum of Allies' is a tool to examine social forces and groups, spread across the spectrum from those who are the most active supporters to those who are the most dedicated opponents. This tool works well alongside the Tactical Mapping tool. This tool has been shared by Training for Change and has been adapted by New Tactics.

This approach to strategizing serves bottom-up preferences in building social movements. In Starhawk's terms, it serves power-with rather than power-over, and is inherently democratic. 

There are two resources to download below: 1) the original 7-segment facilitation guide and diagram handout from the Training for Change model; and 2) the New Tactics adapted 5-segment facilitation process and diagram handout.

[The image is a photo of a New Tactics workshop participant's Spectrum of Allies.]