Our Future Now

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are look back over the first season of Our Future Now! Reflecting on some of the themes that permeated season 1 and highlight some of the moments that made season 1 so impactful.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Guests and Episodes: (List is organized into order guest appeared in the episode)

●     Dr. Mills - Back to School with COVID?

●     Mustafa Ali - COVID-19s’s Connection to Environmental Injustice

●     Destiny Hodges - Creating Black Spaces in the Environmental Movement

●     Cherrell Brown - Defund vs Abolish the Police

●     Devin Del Palacio - The BLM Movement to Transform this Country: Defund & Reinvest

●     Tom Steyer - Why Tom Steyer is Mobilizing Millenials & Gen Z for Biden

●     Antonique Smith - Vote for Love, Vote for Our Future

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This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Sean Fox for Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, hosts Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb speak with UC Berkely Professor Kent Lightfoot, who studies how humans have interacted with fire throughout history. Though climate change has worsened fire season across the western United States, Professor Lightfoot explains how fire suppression policies enacted by colonists has brought us to where we are today and why reviving Indigenous burning practices and changing attitudes about fire needs to be part of the solution.

Check out how the Karuk Tribe is using burning as part of their climate change adaptation plan.

Find out which Native Nation’s land you’re living on. 

Learn more about Julie Oliver, the progressive congressional candidate running to flip Texas’ 25th District, by visiting her website and/or watching her new campaign video, in which she talks about how experiencing homelessness as a child led her to where she is today. 

Learn more about elections in your area and apply for your absentee ballot

Get involved with the National Children’s Campaign

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice.  

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Sean Fox for Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Hip-Hop Caucus lead on coalition and issues work, Cesar Cardenas to talk about the intersection of art and activism. Talking about the history of the hip-hop caucus, how it is mobilizing in 2020 and what the Respect My Vote Campaign is all about.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Learn more about the Respect My Vote Campaign

Learn more about Hip-Hop Caucus

This week we’re shining our spotlight on Beth Doglio. Learn more about her work as an elected official in the state of Washington.

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This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Sean Fox for Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane

and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by philanthropist and former democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, to talk about his work mobilizing Millennials and Gen Z to vote in the 2020 elections. We talk about everything from Tom’s starting point in activism, his organization NextGen America and why this generation can mobilize the change for a better world.  

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice.  

Learn more about NextGen America at: https://nextgenamerica.org/

Learn more about elections in your area at https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

Apply for your absentee ballot here: http://www.vote4ourfuture.org/votebymail.html

If you’re interested in getting involved with the National Children’s Campaign visit: tinyurl.com/teamncc   

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Sean Fox for goal17media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by two plaintiffs of Juliana vs US, Jayden Foytlin and Levi Draheim, to talk about how a revolutionary lawsuit is being spearheaded by kids. They talk about, what they’re specifically fighting for and what a win with this lawsuit will mean for our future.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Learn more about Juliana v. United States at: https://www.youthvgov.org/our-case

Help expand the squad by checking out some local candidates we’re rooting for:

Donna Imam: https://votefordonna.com/

Learn more about elections in your area at https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

Apply for your absentee ballot here: http://www.vote4ourfuture.org/votebymail.html

If you’re interested in getting involved with the National Children’s Campaign visit: tinyurl.com/teamncc  

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane

and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Isabella Fallahi, Co-founder of Polluters Out, talk about the steps they’ve taken to transform the system by getting progressive candidates elected, how you can get involved and what candidates you should know about.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Learn more about Isabella’s work by visiting pollutersout.org.

Help expand the squad by checking out some local candidates we’re rooting for:

Kara Eastmen: https://www.eastmanforcongress.com/

Paula Jean Swearngin: https://paulajean.com/

Marquita Bradshaw: https://www.marquitabradshaw.com/

Learn more about elections in your area at https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

Apply for your absentee ballot here: http://www.vote4ourfuture.org/votebymail.html

If you’re interested in getting involved with the National Children’s Campaign visit: tinyurl.com/teamncc  

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Sophie Levitt, Outreach Director for Access the Polls, who outlines the main principles of disability rights and how voting in particular is one of many essential parts of American society that everyone should be able to participate in, no matter what. They also discuss how what we can do to help be advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Donate to the March Against Environmental Racism

 The Access The Polls Instagram

 Access The Polls Website

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Spotlight:

Jackie Fielder - Dem running for State Senate in California, learn more about her campaign at: https://jackieforsenate.com/

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Kayley Chery, people of color Coordinator for Extinction Rebellion Youth in New York City, and Ayisha Siddiqa co-founder of Polluters Out and Fossil Free University to outline their upcoming protest in New York City on September 25th. They also talk about the importance of BIPOIC leadership in the environmental movement and how environmental racism has centered on majority black and brown communities in New York City.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Donate to the March Against Environmental Racism: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/maer

The Youth NYC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theyouthnyc/?hl=en

Application for your absentee ballot: http://www.vote4ourfuture.org/votebymail.html

If you’re interested in getting involved with the National Children’s Campaign visit: tinyurl.com/teamncc  

Spotlight:

Jessica Scarane - Dem running for Senate in Delaware, learn more about her campaign at: https://www.jessfordelaware.com/

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb are joined by Destiny Hodges, Founder of Generation Green, to talk about her experience in the environmental movement, it's ties to white supremacism, Kenosha Wisconsin, and what drove her to create Generation Green. They also talk about how white people can be better allies in the workplace.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice.

Visit Generation Green

 Blackspace Manifesto

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Visit National Children’s Campaign if you’re interested in getting involved.

This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.

In this episode of Our Future Now!, National Children’s Campaign co-founders Natalie Mebane and Jonah Gottlieb breakdown how COVID, is impacting those who are least protected in America, undocumented people’s and prisoners. They also talk there person experiences with California fires and share their thoughts on the DNC.

Visit vote4ourfuture.org to learn more about how Zero Hour and the National Children's Campaign are galvanizing Americans to vote on behalf of our nation's 74 million children, who deserve bold climate action and environmental justice. 

Support Undocumented Peoples

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This episode of Our Future Now! was produced and edited by Goal17Media.com and is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Spotify.