Future Hindsight

Organizing Is Power: Elyssa Feder


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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:

  1. Get clarity on what you're good at and what brings you joy.

  2. 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.

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos

Guests: Elyssa Feder

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producer: Zack Travis

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