Stay ConnectedA show that takes the big ideas in civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday people.
Join host Mila Atmos for in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers that inspire civic action and hope. Citizen participation is fundamental to a thriving democracy. Now more than ever, our engagement is critical.
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We discuss the corrupting effect of the Citizens United decision on policymaking and elections.
Tiffany's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Go to town halls and hold your elected officials accountable
Participate in phone banking or write postcards to get out the vote
Tiffany Muller is the President of End Citizens United, Let America Vote, and the End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fund. The organization's mission is to fix our democracy by getting big money out of politics and protecting the right to vote.
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We discuss the power of showing up for local politics and the benefits of running an in-person campaign without relying on social media.
Carleigh's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Take an hour to attend a local government meeting
Make a comment at that meeting!
Carleigh Beriont is a union organizer, vice chair of the Hampton Select Board, and is running for Congress in New Hampshire's First District.
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We discuss the work of governors across several states to defend the rights of their residents. GovAct serves as an innovation hub for policies on democracy, public health, and reproductive rights.
Julia's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Get involved in state races
Bearing witness to Minneapolis and the brave people standing up for their neighbors
Julia Spiegel is the President and CEO of GovAct. She helped create the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which united 23 governors in protecting reproductive rights post-Roe.
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We discuss the investments to foster civic participation on college campuses, voter behavior among young people, and getting ready for the midterms.
Raj's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Develop your civic action muscle every week
Role model what it looks like to work across difference
Raj Vinnakota is President of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, whose mission is to cultivate talent, ideas, and networks that develop young people as effective, lifelong citizens.
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We discuss the concept of deliberative representative democracy by ordinary citizens, which means representing and being represented in turn.
Hélène's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Listen and bring out the shy
Share power
Hélène Landemore is a political theorist and professor of political science at Yale University. Her latest book is Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule, a manifesto for what's possible.
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We discuss grassroots organizing, voting rights for U.S. territories and First Nations, and the state of elections in Georgia.
Anjali's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Organize at the local level
Pick up your neighbor on your way to vote
Anjali Enjeti is a poll worker, electoral organizer, activist, and novelist whose latest book is Ballot, a timely narrative about the fragile state of our most fundamental right.
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We discuss how our everyday choices to resist, organize, and act collectively can stop authoritarian takeovers. Feeling powerless does not mean that we're actually powerless!
Daniel's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Get non-cooperation training at https://freedomtrainers.net/
Be connected to other humans in a group
Daniel Hunter is a seasoned organizer and the founder of Choose Democracy. He's also the author of books including What If Trump Wins?, Climate Resistance Handbook, and Building a Movement to End the New Jim Crow.
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We discuss the role of schools to form effective citizens in our democracy. It's necessary to prioritize the teaching of our history and our government.
James's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Push back against corrosive technology, especially in schools
Read books!
James Traub is a journalist, historian, and author of The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy.
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We discuss the dangers of book bans and censorship, the power of civic action on the local level, and the intersection of libraries and human rights.
Amanda's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Use the library!
Follow Kelly Jensen at Book Riot on social media
Amanda Jones is a middle school librarian, an activist, and the author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. She previously served as President of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and has won numerous awards for her work in school libraries, including School Library Journal Librarian of the Year.
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We discuss orienting our personal choices toward the collective in order to make the changes in the systems that organize our world.
Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:
Orient your personal choices towards the collective
Do something, and do it with others
Michael Brownstein is Professor and Chair of Philosophy at John Jay College, and Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, CUNY. He's also the co-author of Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change.
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