What is the Office of the Citizen? Today, most people will tell you that they have little impact on our democracy. In fact, does democracy even work? Join us this week as Manu sits down with Sam Daley-Harris, a political activist and organizer. In this episode, we discuss the power of being a citizen. This is a how-to guide about how you can make change as an individual, why participation is important, and how to find your purpose.

Episode 64 guest: meet Sam Daley-Harris

Sam Daley Harris’s info:

Twitter: https://x.com/samdaleyharris

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samdaleyharris/

Book: https://reclaimingourdemocracy.com/ 

PODCAST INFO: 

Website: thehopefulmajority.com

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Youtube: https://bit.ly/youtube-hopefulmajority

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuMeel_

OUTLINE: 

0:00 intro

1:45 Cynicism is Obedience 

5:30 The story of self 

11:00 finding your why 

16:30 gratitude and grace 

20:40 transformational vs transactional advocacy

24:36 What moves you

29:00 Centering yourself in love 

35:51 change 

39:50 making big asks 

42:51 What if you don’t have time? 

46:57 reclaiming democracy 

50:39 Outro 

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