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Ep. 7 Jessica Byrd on Building the Movement and Owning the Journey Oct 31, 2019

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Jessica Byrd is a political strategist focused on recruiting and electing people of color and working with people of color-centered and led organizations on strategic political programming and self-sustainability. She ran Stacey Abrams successful (though stolen) campaign for governor in Georgia, and helped reimagine electoral politics there in the process. Byrd is the founder of Three Point Strategies—a firm built for and by badass people of color that supports folks in the movement and those who run for office. In this episode we discuss the journey she took to get here and how to think deeply bout what our day to day work means for the movement at large.

Ep. 6 Memphis Mayoral Candidate Tami Sawyer on Why Representation Matters Sep 30, 2019

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As a county commissioner, Tami Sawyer saw that while Memphis might be doing a good job of attracting new businesses to town, the city hasn't been working for the majority of residents, particularly low-income Black and brown residents. Her mayoral run has been challenging, between an incumbent who doesn't want to debate and some embarrassing old tweets, but this Memphis native is determined to show her community what deep democracy looks like.

Ep. 5 Groundswell Fund's Transborder Migrant Justice Fellow Xiomara Corpeño Gets Deep on Immigration, Ancestors, and How Inappropriate Jokes Can Keep You Sane Aug 30, 2019

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Xiomara Corpeño is a longtime immigrants rights organizer who spent 12 years as the Organizing Director for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) in Los Angeles. Through March 2020, she will provide capacity building support to several organizations in Mexico and the United States with the goal of increasing support for vulnerable immigrants and creating leadership opportunities for immigrants, as Groundswell Fund's Transborder Migrant Justice Fellow. Here she brings us inspiration to keep fighting for a more just world.

Ep. 4 Emerge America's Political Director A'shanti Gholar on Playing the Long Game for Gender and Racial Parity in Politics Jun 29, 2019

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A'shanti Gholar got interested in politics through C-span as a kid and got activated by a politician lying to her in high school. Today she's the political director for Emerge America, where she works tirelessly toward equal representation for women. Here she talks about her path there, what keeps her optimistic, and what she's got her sights set on beyond 2020.

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Ep. 3 Abortion Bans, "Skilled" Immigrants, and the Women Leading the Fight against Voter Suppression in Tennessee May 25, 2019

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In the lead-up to 2016, Charlane Oliver and Tequila Johnson, co-founders of the Equity Alliance, led a coalition that registered 85,000 Latinx and Black voters. We check in on their fight, take a look at abortion bans across the country, and dig into the latest Trump administration attacks on abortion. Plus, introducing our Democracy Dumpster Fire segment! This month's fire? The DCCC.

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Ep. 2 Organizer Clarissa Brooks on Accountability Apr 26, 2019

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A look at why local elections are important to remember in the run-up to 2020, the three big issues heading to the supreme court—abortion "heart rate" bills, voter restriction, and the Census citizenship question—and how they will impact us from years to come. Then our guest Clarissa Brooks tells us all about campus organizing at Spellman, the importance of meeting people where they're at and focusing on the community's needs, calling out Shaun King, and much more.

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Ep. 1 She The People's Aimee Allison on Rebuilding Mar 28, 2019

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Wilnelia and Gina break down everything from what's happening with newly elected women politicians across the country to Ocasio-Cortez's latest committee appearances to why everyone is so intent on Stacey Abrams running for Senate but not president. Then, guest Aimee Allison (founder of She the People and president of Democracy in Color) joins to talk about all the work underway to center women of color and organizers in the growing and increasingly powerful progressive movement.

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Welcome to Deep Democracy Mar 13, 2019

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Welcome to the politics show about moving forward, not getting mad, a show where we lift up movement builders and grassroots organizers and hold both political parties accountable for their role in creating the current messes in the U.S. government. Deep Democracy is about centering the people usually pushed to the margins, and the value that brings to all. Join us for a monthly conversation, beginning March 28th!

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