Podcasts about civic action

We discuss the growing phenomenon of pregnancy criminalization, examine the path forward in a post-Dobbs world, and consider what a just jurisprudence of pregnancy might look like.   Karen's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Educate yourself at the Pregnancy Justice website: https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/our-issues/ Make your voice heard, put pressure on district attorneys who bring cases to criminalize pregnant people.   Karen Thompson is the Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice and leads a team defending the rights of people who face criminalization because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Pregnancy Justice on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/pregnancyjust    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Karen Thompson Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment.   Elaine's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Share the power of voting with your neighbors. Start your own community citizenship schools!   Elaine Weiss is a journalist, speaker, and author of Spell Freedom: The Underground Schools that Built the Civil Rights Movement. She's also the author of The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote, which was a source for the Broadway musical SUFFS.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Elaine on X:  https://x.com/efweiss5    Read Our Guests' Books!: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Elaine Weiss Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We assess the first 100 days of the Trump administration and what we can expect going forward.   Skye's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Join a dinner for democracy or a coffee for change Resist isolation and say yes to building a future for ourselves.   Skye Perryman is the President and CEO of Democracy Forward, which uses the law to build collective power and advance a bold, vibrant democracy for all people.      Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Skye on IG:  https://www.instagram.com/skyeperryman   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Skye Perryman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss what's happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy.   Natalie's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Use AI and lean into it Explore the ways AI can empower you   Natalie Monbiot is a strategist and pioneer in AI and virtual human technologies. She is the Founder of Virtual Human Economy, the co-founder of Hour One, and writes the Augmented Human blog.   Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Natalie on X:  https://x.com/natlikethat   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Natalie Monbiot Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

In Pretoria North, a protest that involved planting trees in potholes grabbed national attention and sparked debate about how far communities should go to demand service delivery. Councillor Quentin Meyer, who led the initiative in Tshwane’s Ward 2, joins Lester Kiewit to explain the motivations behind the protest, respond to the city's claims of vandalism, and share his views on how local government can better serve its residents. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live – Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit is broadcast weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) https://www.primediaplus.com/station/capetalk Find all the catch-up podcasts here https://www.primediaplus.com/capetalk/good-morning-cape-town-with-lester-kiewit/audio-podcasts/good-morning-cape-town-with-lester-kiewit/ Subscribe to the CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://www.primediaplus.com/competitions/newsletter-subscription/ Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk   CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkza  CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss rethinking the Constitution as a way to reimagine democracy. In addition, we examine the role of constitutionalism in exporting the principles of democracy as the underpinning of American imperialism.   Aziz's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Join a union or a party formation or a tenants' association in your community Get involved in shaping the terms institutions that serve as meaningful checks    Aziz Rana is professor of law at Boston College and the author of The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them and The Two Faces of American Freedom.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Read The Constitutional Bind:  https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Aziz Rana Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the Green New Deal and how youth movements like the Sunrise Movement are the secret sauce in getting the federal government to drive the effort to stop the climate crisis.    Aru's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Hold on to a disciplined form of hope Join Sunrise Movement! Sunrisemovement.org/become-a-member   Aru Shiney-Ajay is the executive director of Sunrise Movement, a movement of young people to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process.      Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Aru on X:  https://x.com/aru_shineyajay    Follow Sunrise Movement on X: https://x.com/sunrisemvmt    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Aru Shiney-Ajay Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the great reshuffle of land in the last few centuries and the intersection of land, power, and democracy.    Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Support conservation easements Learn about the indigenous communities that have been displaced from the land where you live and finds ways to support reallocation   Michael Albertus is professor of political science at the University of Chicago and the author of five books. His most recent is Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies.      Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Michael on X:  https://x.com/mikealbertus    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Michael Albertus Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the anti-democratic and reactionary nihilistic nature of the Christian nationalist movement. Christian nationalism is an ideology that functions as a tool for a leadership driven organization machine that turns mythology into political power.    Katherine's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Mobilize the pro-democracy majority Stop purity testing   Katherine Stewart is the author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. Katherine is an expert on religious nationalism and the assault on American democracy. Her previous book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism was awarded first place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books by the Religion News Association and was the basis of the Rob Reiner documentary feature film, God & Country.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Katherine on X:  https://x.com/kathsstewart    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Katherine Stewart Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss whether executive orders can change the Constitution, the ongoing transformation of executive power, and the true intersection of the Constitution and democracy.   Julie's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Get a pocket Constitution and read it over with a red pen! Think about the kind of democracy you want to live in and decide how the Constitution will get us there.   Julie Suk is the Hon. Deborah A. Batts Distinguished Research Scholar, Professor of Law. She's a legal scholar of constitutional amendment, equality, and feminism in the United States and globally, and the author of two books, We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment and After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Julie on X:  https://x.com/JulieCSuk    Sponsor:  Thank you to Lumen! Take the next step to improving your health: go to lumen.me/HOPEFUL to get 20% off your Lumen. Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Julie Suk Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss why joining a club or an association is the glue that binds civic society to democracy. They are the classrooms for our citizenship!   Pete's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Join a club! Re-inhabit the world that you're in, by learning about it.   Pete Davis is a bestselling author of Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, the founder of the Democracy Policy Network, and the co-director of Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club and why the fate of America depends on it.       Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Pete on X:  https://x.com/PeteDDavis    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Pete Davis Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the influence of Karl Marx in American politics and the continued relevance of Marxism today.   Andrew's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Form a reading group to change your collective political consciousness Read something challenging at an intellectual, political, or philosophical level   Andrew Hartman is professor of history at Illinois State University and the author of several books, including A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars. His upcoming book is Karl Marx in America.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Andrew on X:  https://x.com/HartmanAndrew    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Andrew Hartman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss that Americans should prize truth over tribe. A lot of disinformation is hiding behind the First Amendment – using the right to free speech to tell lies. The muddy media and information ecosystem is turning us against our neighbors.   Barb's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Meet people in real life because when we know them it's harder to vilify them  Get accurate election-related information from your secretary of state's office   Barbara McQuade is a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC, co-host of the podcast #SistersinLaw, and a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Her first book is Attack From Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America. We discuss the dangers of disinformation and how we can defeat it.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Barbara on X:  https://x.com/barbmcquade    Read Attack from Within:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/attack-from-within-how-disinformation-is-sabotaging-democracy-and-the-rule-of-law-barbara-mcquade/20068804?aid=11259&ean=9781644213636&listref=books-we-re-reading-in-2024    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Barbara McQuade Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss how the public interest movements in the 60s and 70s can be a source of inspiration for American democracy and why this movement was a formidable force in influencing public policy that benefits all of us, from traffic safety to the Clean Water Act.    Paul's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Focus on state and local government Make liberal cities and states compelling models for good governance to be replicated across the nation    Paul Sabin is the Randolph W. Townsend, Jr. Professor of History and Professor of American Studies at Yale University and previously served as the founding executive director of the non-profit Environmental Leadership Program. Paul is the author of Public Citizens: The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Paul on X:  https://x.com/paulesabin    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Paul Sabin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss what we can all do to say "no" to Project 2025, including getting Democrats to play hardball in local, city, and state offices, and to protect and win elections this year and in the midterms next year.   Ezra's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Organize in your community with like-minded Americans  Use your constituent power to influence the political calculus of your elected representative   Ezra Levin is the Co-Executive Director of Indivisible, which he co-founded with Leah Greenberg in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. He's also the co-author of We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/milaatmos.bsky.social    Follow Ezra on BlueSky:  https://bsky.app/profile/ezralevin.bsky.social    Check out Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Ezra Levin Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss many of our rights that are at risk under the new Trump administration, what our rights actually are–like due process and the 1st amendment, and an action plan for when they come under attack.    Monica's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Know what your rights are and speak up. Talk to your friends and family about DC statehood   Monica Hopkins is the Executive Director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC).   Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow the ACLU D.C. on X:  https://x.com/ACLU_DC    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Monica Hopkins Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

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We discuss the long history of organizing as a tool for fortifying American democracy, making it more equitable and just. Americans live from the benefits of organizing every day, whether that's women's suffrage or disability rights.  Organizing is the tool for everyday people who are not in positions of power to solve the problems their communities are facing.    Elyssa's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Get clarity on what you're good at and what brings you joy. Organize for the long haul.   Elyssa Feder is the co-founder and executive director of Rising Organizers, which has trained nearly 4,000 activists and held fourteen intensive fellowship cohorts on community organizing skills.      Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Elyssa on X:  https://x.com/elyssafeder    Check out Rising Organizers: https://www.risingorganizers.org/    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Elyssa Feder Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the role of political parties in representing your interests and turning those interests into public policies that meaningfully make a difference in your life. Since the 1980s, both major political parties have adopted neoliberal policies, marked by declining responsiveness to major policy areas, and instead prioritizing pro-market and anti-state policies for economic growth and reliance on the private sector.    Didi's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Get engaged on the local level so you can be part of the solution. Support the party builders!   Didi Kuo is a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and the author of The Great Retreat: How Political Parties Should Behave and Why They Don't.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Didi on X:  https://x.com/didikuo1    Read The Great Retreat: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-retreat-how-political-parties-should-behave-and-why-they-don-t-didi-kuo/21705105?aid=11259&ean=9780197664193&listref=books-we-re-reading-in-2025&new-list-page=true    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Didi Kuo Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss why now is the time for a third political party to really take center stage in American democracy.   Maurice's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Organize! Join an organization. Create conditions where people can govern and decide the direction of their country and their democracy   Maurice Mitchell is the National Director of the Working Families Party. He's a nationally recognized social movement strategist, a visionary leader in the Movement for Black Lives, and a community organizer for racial, social, and economic justice.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Maurice on X:  https://x.com/MauriceWFP    Check out the Working Families Party: https://workingfamilies.org/    Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Maurice Mitchell Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We're sharing an episode from our friends at Latino USA! In this episode, producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. travels to southern Arizona where one of the first major concentrations of surveillance towers on the southern border were built, and he looks at what these towers mean today, and for the future of those crossing, and living, there.   The “virtual wall” across the U.S.-Mexico border is made up of things like drones, sensors, cameras and… surveillance towers. Both Democrats and Republicans have supported border technology through the years, but advocates and researchers argue that a virtual wall can be as controversial, and deadly, as a physical wall.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Listen to Latino USA:  https://www.latinousa.org/    Sponsors:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now!   Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight!   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Featuring: Latino USA Podcast Host: Mila Atmos Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss how ungoverning is the equivalent of a bull in a china shop. Many institutions will be destroyed, but we don't know which ones and to what extent!   Nancy's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Don't let unpredictability strip you of your agency Vote in local, county, and state elections   Nancy Rosenblum is the Senator Joseph Clark Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government Emerita at Harvard University, and the co-author of Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Nancy on X:  https://x.com/Nlrosenblum    Listen to our previous episode with Nancy:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/the-new-conspiracism-nancy-rosenblum   Sponsor:  Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now!   Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight!   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Nancy Rosenblum Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss election integrity and voting machines, the amazing work of election workers, and the logistics of election audits.   Ben's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Talk to your town or county clerk and offer to help. Be a poll worker for a day!   Ben Adida is the Executive Director of Voting Works, the only non-profit voting system vendor in the U.S. Their mission is to make election technology everyone can trust through transparency, simplicity, and demonstrable security.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Ben on X:  https://x.com/benadida    Sponsor:  Thanks to SelectQuote for supporting Future Hindsight! Go to SelectQuote.com/hopeful now!   Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight!   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Ben Adida Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss why the American electorate voted the way they did in 2024, the history of various voter suppression tactics, and how we can bounce back from a feeling of post-election civic helplessness.   Michael's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Use your platform! Do the research. Read books. Go deep on what's going on and convey what you've learned.   Michael Waldman is the CEO and President of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and a constitutional lawyer and writer who is an expert on the presidency and American democracy.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Michael on X:  https://x.com/mawaldman    Sponsor:  Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight!   Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Michael Waldman Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the long history of vigilante democracy in the US and its return in our current politics. The playing field is currently tilted in favor of these vigilante policies, but blue states can level the playing field by playing constitutional hardball. David Noll reminds us that the American people have beat back movements to use vigilante power to enforce a reactionary agenda time and again.   David's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Get involved in local politics Resistance works and there are a lot of opportunities to resist authoritarianism    David Noll is the co-author of Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy. He's also the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development and a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, as well as an academic fellow of the National Institute for Civil Justice.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow David on X:  https://x.com/davidlnoll    Sponsor:  Need a gift idea? Head over to Masterclass.com/HOPEFUL for the current offer. Thanks to MasterClass for supporting Future Hindsight!   Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: David Noll Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

We discuss the intersection of feminism and democracy and discover how the egalitarian underpinnings of feminism are fundamental to an equal society. Abortion bans illustrate this well. “Any time there's a conflict between the Constitution and someone's personal bodily autonomy and the subject of rights under the law, that is anti-democratic.”    Nicole's civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Start small, engaging directly in your community Maintain hope and optimism and believe that you're going where you want to go   Dr. C. Nicole Mason is the founder and president of Future Forward Women, a project at the New York Women's Foundation.     Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/   Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:  https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark    Follow Mila on X:  https://x.com/milaatmos    Follow Nicole on X:  https://x.com/cnicolemason     Sponsor:  Thanks to Shopify for supporting Future Hindsight! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.   Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits:  Host: Mila Atmos  Guests: Dr. C Nicole Mason Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

Segment 1: What is MOVCAC? Dr. Chaps is joined by Glenn Newman, founder of the Mid-Ohio Valley Citizens Action Coalition (MOVCAC), to discuss the origins and mission of this grassroots organization. In this segment, we explore MOVCAC's role in encouraging civic engagement, promoting liberty, and protecting constitutional rights. Glenn shares how MOVCAC empowers individuals to take action in their communities and stand up for their beliefs. Segment 2: How to Make Meaningful Change In this insightful segment, Dr. Chaps and Glenn Newman discuss practical steps for creating meaningful change within our communities. Glenn shares his blueprint for effective activism, highlighting how individuals can influence policies and societal values at the local level. Whether through community organizing, advocating for freedom, or educating others, Glenn provides actionable advice on how to make a difference. Segment 3: Is Kidnapping Legal in America? Dr. Chaps and Glenn Newman tackle a controversial issue emerging from Minnesota, where recent cases suggest that parents' rights may be overridden when it comes to gender transition procedures for minors. They discuss the troubling implications of allowing minors to undergo life-altering surgeries without parental consent, raising questions about cultural shifts and the erosion of parental rights. This segment calls for awareness and a response to what some view as a growing cultural and moral crisis. Get free alerts at http://PrayInJesusName.org © 2024, Chaplain Gordon James Klingenschmitt, PhD. Airs on NRB TV, Direct TV Ch.378, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, GoogleTV, Smart TV, iTunes and www.PrayInJesusName.org

On today's episode of Uncommon Sense with Ginny Robinson, we're joined with the incredible Justin (J Hans) from X. Justin is a 20 year military veteran, retired US Army First Sergeant, Bronze Star recipient, with five combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan as a Black Hawk helicopter crew chief. Now a prominent voice on social media, Justin delivers important political commentary and an invaluable perspective. Today, we're discussing the upcoming election, exploring the pressing issues shaping this presidential race—and we're also tackling the crisis of America's plummeting health and how we can (and will) head in a different direction to help the future of our people. — https://policecoffee.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorN9Z4DTToEjcK_mPWUkfmV6lL3XLBpMOA0TQNcOf5o632mk9rs— Follow Justin on X: https://x.com/blackhawkce457

This episode features Drs. Elan Hope, Lindsay Hoyt, and Sara Suzuki, and discusses their paper, Trajectories of Sociopolitical Stress During the 2020 United States Presidential Election Season: Associations with Psychological Wellbeing, Civic Action, and Social Identities. Data Points is an ongoing podcast series produced by Policy Research that discusses research for social change. Read the open-access research paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666497623000528 View the graphical abstract: https://www.prainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Sociopolitical-Stress-Graphical-Abstract.jpg Read the transcript: https://www.prainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DataPoints-Sociopolitical-Stress-Transcript-508.pdf

Delegates at the Kenyan-sponsored South Sudan talks in Nairobi say the gathering is not going through a crisis. This after the SPLM IO, loyal to the country's First Vice president Riek Machar, recalled its team from the talks. Kuel Aguer Kuel, former governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and co-founder of the civil society group called People's Coalition for Civic Action, tells VOA's John Tanza, the delegates should forget their differences and focus on the search for peace in South Sudan

Episode 21 – Bill S-279: A Proposal to Measure the Diversity of Boards of Canadian CharitiesIn 2019, the Senate of Canada published Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector. Among its recommendations was a suggested amendment to the Income Tax Act to require charities to report on the diversity of their boards in their annual filings. Senator Ratna Omidvar, co-author of the report, has since proposed Bill S-279 to amend the Income Tax Act to do just that. Join us in this episode of CharityVillage Connects, where we talk to Senator Omidvar and other sector experts to learn more about the bill, what it would mean for charities, and the current state of equity and diversity in Canada's nonprofit leadership.Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance Senator Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator for Ontario, Senate of CanadaDr. Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director, Diversity InstituteLeslie Woo, CEO, CivicActionAnne-Marie Pham, CEO, Canadian Centre for Diversity and InclusionTerrance Carter, Managing Partner, Carters Professional CorporationKate Behan, Managing Director, Charity Intelligence (comments are personal opinion and do not reflect the views of Charity Intelligence) About your HostMary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada's largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada's No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.CharityVillage Resources from this EpisodeCharityVillage eLearning: Decolonizing the BoardroomCharityVillage eLearning: DEI Best Practices for NonprofitsDiversity in Canada's Nonprofit Sector (2021)Additional Resources from this EpisodeWe've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector (Senate of Canada)Bill S-279: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Data on Registered Charities)Diversity of charity and non-profit boards of directors: Overview of the Canadian non-profit sector (Statistics Canada)Canada Business Corporations Act (Government of Canada)Diversity and Inclusion in Non-profit Leadership in Ontario: Are We There Yet? (Diversity Institute & Civic Action 2023)The 50-30 Challenge BoardShift by CivicActionLearn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

Episode 21 – Bill S-279: A Proposal to Measure the Diversity of Boards of Canadian CharitiesIn 2019, the Senate of Canada published Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector. Among its recommendations was a suggested amendment to the Income Tax Act to require charities to report on the diversity of their boards in their annual filings. Senator Ratna Omidvar, co-author of the report, has since proposed Bill S-279 to amend the Income Tax Act to do just that. Join us in this episode of CharityVillage Connects, where we talk to Senator Omidvar and other sector experts to learn more about the bill, what it would mean for charities, and the current state of equity and diversity in Canada's nonprofit leadership.Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance Senator Ratna Omidvar, Independent Senator for Ontario, Senate of CanadaDr. Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director, Diversity InstituteLeslie Woo, CEO, CivicActionAnne-Marie Pham, CEO, Canadian Centre for Diversity and InclusionTerrance Carter, Managing Partner, Carters Professional CorporationKate Behan, Managing Director, Charity Intelligence (comments are personal opinion and do not reflect the views of Charity Intelligence) About your HostMary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada's largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada's No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.CharityVillage Resources from this EpisodeCharityVillage eLearning: Decolonizing the BoardroomCharityVillage eLearning: DEI Best Practices for NonprofitsDiversity in Canada's Nonprofit Sector (2021)Additional Resources from this EpisodeWe've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector (Senate of Canada)Bill S-279: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Data on Registered Charities)Diversity of charity and non-profit boards of directors: Overview of the Canadian non-profit sector (Statistics Canada)Canada Business Corporations Act (Government of Canada)Diversity and Inclusion in Non-profit Leadership in Ontario: Are We There Yet? (Diversity Institute & Civic Action 2023)The 50-30 Challenge BoardShift by CivicActionLearn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

The market – using money in politics to write its own rules - cannot respond effectively to critical challenges we face . JOAN WALSH, formerly at Salon, CNN, and MSNBC and now national affairs correspondent for The Nation, authored CORPORATE BULLSH*T with Nick Hanauer (Pitchfork Economics; Civic Action) & Donald Cohen (The Public Interest). Digging into myths and strategies of the Right, they focus on six big lies used over and over again to hold onto power and hold back progress. To learn more, go to thenation.com - search for Joan Walsh. 

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is brought to you by our recent publication Green Pathways, and makes the case for why ALL pathways need sustainability and green embedded. Find out more here. On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast Mason Pashia is joined by Shiva Rajbhandari, a current freshman at UNC Chapel Hill and avid climate and education activist who is, to date, the first student on a school board in the state of Idaho.  Links: School Board Activist Shiva Rajbhandari  Idaho Climate Justice League The Sierra Club Green New Deal for Public Schools Act  

SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODETeach Your Kids: LinkedIn | Website | X | Instagram | Substack | Facebook | TikTokManisha: LinkedIn | X | Instagram | FacebookBritt Kjerstin Hamre | Faculty Profile | Teachers College, Columbia UniversityJoin our premium community with expert support and advice Teach Your Kids Podcast EpisodesHomeschooling with Naval Ravikant, Nir Eyal, Rachel Thomas, Kerry McDonald, Alycia Wright, Shiren Rattigan, and Lisa Betts-Lacroix: Part 1Game-Based Learning: The Prodigy Approach with Rohan MahimkerUnlocking Homeschool Success: Julie Bogart on Teaching Writing at HomeThe Homeschool Haven: Why Parents Are Choosing Brooklyn Apple AcademyA Whole Child Approach With Bank Street Professor Deb Vilas: Transforming Child Life Care Teach Your Kids Blog PostsFamily involvement in education Mastery Hours: Core Subjects for Your Power Hours BooksWe Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom - Bettina LovePunished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal - Bettina LoveSocial Studies for a Better World: An Anti-oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators - Noreen Naseem Rodriguez and Katy SwalwellOn Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal - Naomi Klein Learning ResourcesCurriculum Brave WriterWritopia LabClasses and programsBrooklyn Apple Academy (The homeschool co-op in Brooklyn that Britt's son attended.) Miscellaneous Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBritt Kjerstin Hamre | Faculty Profile | Teachers College, Columbia UniversityTeachers College Inclusive Classrooms ProjectThis site contains product affiliate links. We may receive a commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of these links.Time Codes:00:00 - Manisha introduces the episode and the highly qualified guest, Dr. Britt Hamre.00:01:20 - Manisha and Dr. Britt Hamre's past collaborations lend credibility to the episode.00:03:00 - Dr. Britt Hamre details the elementary inclusive program at Columbia Teachers College.00:05:40 - Dr. Britt Hamre talks about the importance of inquiry, curiosity, and continuous learning.00:09:24 - Manisha and Dr. Britt Hamre discuss the utility of teaching techniques like growth mindset and grit.00:11:20 - Dr. Britt Hamre discusses potential cultural biases associated with the concept of grit, referencing scholar Bettina Love.00:15:49 - Dr. Britt Hamre emphasizes aligning learning with children's passions and interests.00:17:54 - Dr. Britt Hamre shares her personal experience with her son's early reading abilities.00:22:03 - Both host and guest underline the need for fostering civic action and critical thinking in children's education.00:25:49 - Manisha and Dr. Britt Hamre discuss the educational concept of scaffolding.00:27:00 - Dr. Britt Hamre discusses her approach to curriculum development.00:31:00 - Manisha correlates teaching to tech industry practices, emphasizing the value of breaking down complex topics.00:34:40 - Dr. Britt Hamre discusses the value of trusting the child's natural pace in learning.00:37:00 - Dr. Britt Hamre shares how different schooling systems can fit different children, based on her own family's experience.00:40:00 - The conversation shifts towards the diversity in educational experiences and approaches.00:43:28 - Dr. Britt Hamre recommends the "Understanding by Design" approach to curriculum development.00:45:57 - The discussion dives into the importance of setting clear outcomes and measurements for learning.00:49:45 - Dr. Britt Hamre discusses her current educational focus areas, including anti-oppressive teaching methods.00:51:20 - The episode concludes by emphasizing the importance of community in homeschooling.This podcast is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education FundVELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA's community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at velaedfund.org. 

Welcome to the recording of the live taping of Gaslit Nation featuring historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of the bestselling book Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present, Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman, co-host of the Kremlin Files podcast, and reactions from our live audience. We recorded this episode at P&T Knitwear in New York City. Thank you to everyone who came out on a torrential rainy night. We hope to do another live event closer to the election.  In this episode, we discuss whether Putin and Trump are winning and how to stop them; how to navigate the hellscape during a time of cults on the far-right and far-left; why are Americans having Ukraine fatigue even though Russian fascism helps prop up the Republican Party threatening our own democracy, and how to build a livable future even when everything feels especially demoralizing and overwhelming. The live audience Q&A will run as an upcoming bonus episode. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation!  This week's bonus episode is the live audience Q&A featuring Terrell Starr reporting from Ukraine during the recent virtual live taping of Gaslit Nation. That discussion includes how to stand up for yourself at work when you're being exploited and gaslit; what to do when those around you don't understand the urgency of the moment; and more! Thank you to everyone who keeps Gaslit Nation going especially during these difficult times. We could not make our show without you! Want to join the conversation? Subscribe to join our community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit  We encourage you to check out the sponsors of this week's episode:  Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for our listener's today. Up to  35% off site wide when you use the code “GASLIT" Look out for upcoming interviews with Heather Cox Richardson sharing lessons from American history, her new book Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America, and the original Nazi hunter – Andrea's boyfriend Ulysses S. Grant. We'll also be joined by Jesse Eisinger, a Senior Editor at ProPublica and author of The Chickenshit Club Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives. Jesse is on the team exposing corruption on the Supreme Court and uncovered that former Manhattan DA Cy Vance, Jr. failed to charge Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. in a fraud case.   

For this episode, Paul Kershaw, Aleem Punja (National Operating Officer, Aga Khan Council for Canada), and Ene Underwood (CEO, Habitat for Humanity GTA) wrestle with hard truths Canadians must face to make housing affordable again for younger generations and newcomers:  the interplay of housing and immigration policy; renegotiating Canadians' expectations about home ownership and wealth;  Habitat for Humanity's innovative adaptations to the GTA's housing market;  what we can learn from places that are making strides on housing affordability;  and how we can take action in our own lives. This episode builds on a three-part discussion series, "Housing in the GTA," organized by Generation Squeeze, the Future Ready Initiative, and Habitat for Humanity GTA this past spring. Their shared goal was to help Torontonians cut through distracting rhetoric about housing, so we could move more quickly to implement solutions. The series received generous funding from the Canerector Foundation and was beautifully hosted by the Ismaili Centre – Toronto, with support from many dedicated volunteers.  Our guests: Aleem Punja is the National Operations Officer for the ⁠Future Ready Initiative⁠, a flagship community-based, multi-service organization of the Aga Khan Council for Canada. He also holds the position of Vice-Chair on the Board of Directors for the Toronto Lands Corporation and is an Executive Member of Civic Action's Emerging Leaders Network.  Ene Underwood has been the CEO of ⁠Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area⁠ for over a decade. There she leads a team that defies the odds by helping working families build strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership in what is characterized as one of most challenging residential real estate markets in North America. Ene was also member of Ontario's Housing Affordability Task Force which filed its report with the Ontario government in February 2022 setting an ambitious goal of 1.5 million new homes over the next decade.   Dig deeper: ⁠Housing in the GTA: Who pays and who gains? ⁠ ⁠Immigration and Housing in the GTA: What can we gain?⁠ ⁠Housing in the GTA: What's at stake?⁠ ⁠Ways you can take action⁠ ⁠Toronto Star: Families in the GTA earning six figures now eligible for Habitat for Humanity help⁠ ⁠Seattle Times: First American City to Tame Inflation Owes Its Success to Affordable Housing (Bloomberg)

San Francisco is grappling with a crisis on its streets, which are plagued by drug overdoses, homelessness and crime. Mayor London Breed is taking new steps to address the drug crisis, but some civic groups say that's not enough. One of the newer advocacy organizations that has emerged in the city is TogetherSF Action, which is led by a former city hall aide and a billionaire venture capitalist. The group has been hosting town halls to explore solutions, educate voters and put more pressure on city officials. It will hold another one tonight in San Francisco to focus on what more can be done to end the open-air drug markets and stop the rash of fentanyl and other drug overdoses. In today's edition of The State of California, KCBS Radio political reporter and host Doug Sovern and KCBS Radio news anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising spoke with Kanishka Cheng, executive director and cofounder of TogetherSF Action.

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This episode features a conversation with climate disinformation specialist, Jennie King. Recorded at the end of September 2022. Jennie is Head of Civic Action and Education at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, or ISD, leading efforts to translate their digital research into frontline programming and response. She co-authored the current ‘Be Internet Citizens' curriculum, formally accredited for UK schools, and provides regular briefings for UK government departments and regulators, UNESCO, and parallel European and US bodies on systemic approaches to media literacy. Jennie also oversees ISD's portfolio on Climate Mis- and Disinformation, supporting a coalition of over 30 organisations worldwide to identify, analyse and counter the related harms. This includes running the first ever COP ‘War Room' monitoring disinformation threats at the COP26 summit, which is running again at COP27, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. In June 2022, Jennie launched the largest ever report on this issue - titled, ‘Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and Beyond' - on behalf of the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition.I was thrilled that she took the time to talk to me about climate disinformation, the role of social media in spreading it, and, amongst other things, some concrete ways that we can make a difference in the information war.Additional links:Institute for Strategic Dialogue's websiteDeny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and Beyond (Executive Summary)Deny, Deceive, Delay: Documenting and Responding to Climate Disinformation at COP26 and Beyond (Full Report)

On August 27, 2022, the Faith Formation Conference was held at the Renaissance Hotel. All adults, especially catechists of the Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma were invited to this year's Conference focused on the "Sacraments: Mysterious Encounters with Christ." One of the keynote speakers was Monica Ashour. Holding two Masters from the University of Dallas—one in Theological Studies and one in Humanities, Monica Ashour is an international speaker, author of 28 books, President and Director of Content Creation for the Theology of the Body Evangelization Team, known as TOBET. Named in 2010 by the Catholic National Register as one of the top six speakers on Saint John Paul's seminal work known as the Theology of the Body, Monica and her team have completed a pre-school through 8th-grade program called The Body Matters for schools, faith formation, and family catechesis. It has been called a “game-changer.” Monica was awarded by the Catholic Press Association for Honorable Mention—First Time Author of a Book, Everybody Has Something to Give. She also received the Excellence in Publishing Award for Children's Books for her Every BODY Has a Body: God Made Us to Love, from her series called ToB for Kids for 4-7 year-olds and ToB for Tots for 2-5 year-olds, (Pauline Books and Media). Monica and her team wrote the Theology of the Body Marriage Preparation program, lauded by Cardinal Dolan of New York and Archbishop Aquila in Denver. Available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, this marriage prep program is used throughout the nation. In May 2015, Miss Ashour was a participant for an ad hoc committee in Washington DC for the Pontifical Council for the Family. In November 2011, Monica presented a talk “Teaching TOB to Teens” at the Theology of the Body International Symposium in Rome. She was also a participant in the International Summit on Lay Leadership with Cardinal Arinze in Rome. Before becoming an international speaker, Monica served as a campus minister at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Texas A&M University from 1996 to 1999. There she launched the now nationwide Nun Run, in which young women travel around the nation visiting convents. Before and after her stint at St. Mary's, Monica enjoyed 20 years teaching theology and literature in grade school and high school classrooms. Monica was the recipient of Bishop (now Cardinal) Farrell's 2008 Pro-Life Award for Civic Action and was named to the Hall of Fame for her alma mater, Nolan Catholic High School in Ft. Worth. Monica enjoys discussion groups, exercise, bridge, and coaching softball.

Get in the Game - By building civic engagement and advocacy into your life and work, we can collectively close the gap between where we are and where we want to be. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Would you like to gain confidence in your advocacy skills so you can have more impact on the issues you care about? Are you concerned about the state of public life? Policy and civic engagement and advocacy enables all types of organizations to address the root causes of social problems and to create lasting, systemic change. Advocacy is an important tool in system change. In this third episode of the 3-part series we delve into the world of civic action. In this episode we: Consider your civic strengths and determine where your civic ‘sweet spot' is and how to lean into that Prepare you to confidently speak to a civic issue that matters to you Learn how to map some key people and organizations for you to partner with and have more impact Hear a bit about partner effectively with government on issues you care about Make a plan for you to ‘get in the game' and have more impact in the months and years ahead In this episode, we reference: For more information on Traci, you can visit Social Motion FREE - Get In the Game: The Change-Makers Guide to Civic Advocacy LINK HERE

Get in the Game - By building civic engagement and advocacy into your life and work, we can collectively close the gap between where we are and where we want to be. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net  Would you like to gain confidence in your advocacy skills so you can have more impact on the issues you care about?  Are you concerned about the state of public life? Policy and civic engagement and advocacy enables all types of organizations to address the root causes of social problems and to create lasting, systemic change. Advocacy is an important tool in system change. In this third episode of the 3-part series we delve into the world of civic action.   In this episode we: Consider your civic strengths and determine where your civic ‘sweet spot' is and how to lean into that Prepare you to confidently speak to a civic issue that matters to you Learn how to map some key people and organizations for you to partner with and have more impact Hear a bit about partner effectively with government on issues you care about Make a plan for you to ‘get in the game' and have more impact in the months and years ahead In this episode, we reference: For more information on Traci, you can visit Social Motion FREE - Get In the Game: The Change-Makers Guide to Civic Advocacy LINK HERE

The Global Wind Energy Council and The Conduit Club have partnered this year to drive the conversation ahead of COP27 in Egypt. We'll look at the transversal issues facing those fighting to tackle climate change, and the topics that which will be top of the agenda for world leaders in November. One of those key challenges will be ensuring a just transition; one that takes every region forward to a world powered by renewable energy, and one where everybody has left polluting fossil fuels behind. The partnership's first podcast looks at one of the threats to the transition: The rise of misinformation. We spoke to the panel of the recent GWEC/Conduit Club event on the subject, about why this problem is spiking, and what organisations are doing about it (or not doing about it, as is often the case).  GWEC's Reshmi Ladwa and Ben Backwell are joined by Jennie King, who is Head of Civic Action and Education at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, and Mai Rosner, who is a campaigner at Global Witness, looking at the Digital Threats to Democracy. 

On this episode Paul talks to Jennie King, Head of Civic Action and Education at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue, leading their efforts to translate research into frontline programming and response. Jennie provides regular briefings for UK government departments and regulators on approaches to media literacy, as well as overseeing the ISD's growing portfolio on Climate Mis and Disinformation, supporting a worldwide coalition  identifying and analysing counter related harms. This is a fascinating and timely conversation delving deep into the murky world of Mis and Disinformation and its impact on making positive forward momentum against climate change.

After emancipation, aspects of the legal system were reshaped to maintain control of Black lives and labor. Historian Robert T. Chase outlines the evolution of convict leasing in the prison system. And Historian Brandon T. Jett explores the commercial factors behind the transition from extra-legal lynchings to police enforcement of the color line. We examine the connections between these early practices and the more familiar apparatuses of today's justice system—from policing to penitentiaries.  Learning for Justice has great tools for teaching about criminal justice during Jim Crow and after, like this article “Teaching About Mass Incarceration: From Conversation to Civic Action”.  Here's the song “Jody” that Dr. Chase describes using in the classroom (from Bruce Jackson's Wake Up Dead Man). To learn how coerced labor evolves after Jim Crow, you can read his book, We Are Not Slaves: State Violence, Coerced Labor, and Prisoners' Rights in Postwar America. Check out Lynching in LaBelle, an amazing digital history project that Dr. Jett created with his students. And to learn more about the evolution of policing, you can read his book, Race, Crime, and Policing in the Jim Crow South. For even more classroom resources about the history of convict leasing, policing and mass incarceration during the Jim Crow era, be sure to visit the enhanced episode transcript. And educators! Get a professional development certificate for listening to this episode—issued by Learning for Justice. Listen for the code word, then visit learningforjustice.org/podcastpd.

On this week's episode, Ryan delves into the topic of finding common ground and highlights the importance of volunteering and public service.