Works in Progress would not exist right now without the leadership of Glen Anderson. When he got word about the WIP WRAP party in October 2023, he contacted people who had contributed to WIP and asked if they were willing to keep WIP alive. The result was a meeting of 12 people and the beginning of the current group of WIP volunteers who took over from the “old guard” led by Managing Editor Bethany Weidner.
Glen said from the beginning that he wanted to help get WIP going again but planned to back out so he could concentrate on his TV program and other activism. In January/February 2024 he did exactly that. I think his decision was also due to his already beginning to feel sick although the doctors could not yet make a diagnosis.
We WIP volunteers were lucky to have Glen as a guiding light because of his organizational skills and his ability to smooth over interpersonal problems. No matter what the problem–monetary, editorial, or ideological– he always stayed positive, and he was willing to tackle it.
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