From Chains to Change

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A conversation w/ Royce Duplessis Aug 18, 2025

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In this Interview, Voters Organized to Educate sat down with Royce Duplessis, candidate for Mayor of New Orleans in the 2025 election. Filmed/recorded at our main office in New Orleans, LA on August 14, 2025, for a conversation with our community to discuss his candidacy and his priorities if elected. Learn more and stay up to date! Website: www.VotersOrganized.org Facebook: @VotersOrganized X: @justice_votes Instagram: @VotersOrganized

A conversation w/ Eileen Carter Aug 18, 2025

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In this Interview, Voters Organized to Educate sat down with Eileen Carter, candidate for Mayor of New Orleans in the 2025 election. Filmed/recorded at our main office in New Orleans, LA on August 15, 2025, for a conversation with our community to discuss her candidacy and her priorities if elected. Learn more and stay up to date! Website: www.VotersOrganized.org Facebook: @VotersOrganized X: @justice_votes Instagram: @VotersOrganized

A conversation w/ Oliver Thomas Aug 13, 2025

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In this Interview, Voters Organized to Educate sat down with Oliver Thomas, candidate for Mayor of New Orleans in the 2025 election. Filmed/recorded at our main office in New Orleans, LA on August 11, 2025, for a conversation with our community to discuss his candidacy and his priorities if elected. Learn more and stay up to date! Website: www.VotersOrganized.org Facebook: @VotersOrganized X: @justice_votes Instagram: @VotersOrganized

A conversation w/ Helena Moreno Aug 12, 2025

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In this Interview, Voters Organized to Educate sat down with Helena Moreno, candidate for Mayor of New Orleans in the 2025 election. Filmed/recorded at our main office in New Orleans, LA on August 12, 2025, for a conversation with our community to discuss her candidacy and her priorities if elected. Learn more and stay up to date! Website: www.VotersOrganized.org Facebook: @VotersOrganized X: @justice_votes Instagram: @VotersOrganized

NO ON ALL 4!: Roundtable Discussion on the March 29th Election Mar 27, 2025

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In this special podcast, our deputy director and host Bruce Reilly, sits down with community leaders (Norris Henderson, Ronald Marshall, Emily Ratner, Rubia Garcia & Rev. Willie Calhoun) to discuss the attack on our children and the potentially disastrous ramifications our communities could face if the 4 amendments on the ballot for the March 29th election, get passed. Recorded at our headquarters in New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Elections 2025: A conversation w/ Quentin Anderson Feb 06, 2025

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In this Interview, Voters Organized to Educate sat down with candidate for State Senate District 14, Quentin Anderson, along with our very own Policy Director Checo Yancy and Director of Political Operations Devin Davis at our Baton Rouge office on February 4, 2025, for a conversation with our deputy director Bruce Reilly to discuss his race for state senate, to replace Cleo Fields and what priorities he plans on tackling if elected.

A conversation on the Constitutional Amendments w/ Nziki Wiltz & Bruce Reilly Jan 27, 2025

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In this special episode of From Chains to Change, our very own Nziki Wiltz sits down with our deputy director Bruce Reilly to discuss the upcoming March election and the potential impacts the passage of the constitutional amendments on the ballot could mean for the future of criminal justice reform in the state of Louisiana.

Special Run-off Episode: A Conversation with Sharon Weston-Broome Dec 02, 2024

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Leading up to the Dec. 7 run-off election (Early Voting has begun), our hosts speak with Baton Rouge's incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston-Broome, who seeks reelection against Sid Edwards, a Republican who has never held political office. Baton Rouge is Louisiana's capital city navigating issues of public safety, jail construction, rising cost of living, and shrinking number of jobs.

Geaux Vote Louisiana: PSC Candidate Nick Laborde Oct 24, 2024

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Nziki and Bruce talk with Nick Laborde, candidate for Public Service Commission District 2, which stretches from Baton Rouge to Lafayette. They jump in about phone rates in prisons and jails, then talk about Louisiana's sustainable energy needs where climate change and hurricanes make it the soft underbelly of America. In a world where political parties are building walls between them, the electric bill may be the last place we can come together.

Recorded October 24, 2024 in New Orleans.

Geaux Vote Louisiana: A Conversation with Dr. Donaldo Batiste Oct 21, 2024

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Nziki Wiltz and Bruce Reilly interview Dr. Donaldo Batiste, a former New Orleans school principal and superintendent, who is running for reelection to his Orleans Parish School Board seat in District 4. Dr. Batiste names the problems with charter school companies that have tied the hands of local control over our children's education.

[Note: From Chains to Change reached out to his opponent, who has ignored all contact from our organization].

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