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On October 26, 2000 approximately 2200 members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3903 went on strike united under the slogan "Strike To Win". Seventy-eight days later CUPE 3903 celebrated a victory with profound implications for the post-secondary educational system and broader labour movement. The significance of the strike victory, however, lies not merely in what was attained in concrete terms, but also in the way the strike was carried out. Drawing upon the principles, practice and strategies of democracy, solidarity, and militancy, we struggled for change in ways which developed and expanded our capacities for self-activity and self-organization. In the process we gained a better understanding not only of the world around us but of our abilities to change that world, expanding the horizons of what we thought was possible.