This Brave Nation

Bonnie Raitt: legendary musician, feminist, activist. Dolores Huerta: legendary organizer, feminist, activist. Two women who both achieved great successes in their fields and who are not stopping anytime soon. But while one was marching on the streets for migrant laborers, the other was headlining concerts bringing attention to the risks of nuclear energy and other issues. Two distinctly different women who chose such opposite paths and came from radically different backgrounds, but both chose to spend their lives trying to make the world a better place for all of us. In this conversation, Raitt and Huerta talk about their passions, their regrets, their fears, and most of all their dreams for future generations.

Who is a local unsung hero that even at a young age, has the bravery to put themselves on the line for a cause? The Brave Nation Young Activist Award was designed to celebrate a next generation of progressive activism. Too often the younger generation is overlooked and not given the recognition they deserve. There are many awards designed to celebrate the activists that have helped to build our country to the Brave Nation it is today! Nominate a young activist at http://bravenation.com

Iconic union organizer Dolores Huerta sits down Multi award winning singer song writer Bonnie Raitt and activist in the second installment of This Brave Nation.

Multi award winning singer song writer and activist Bonnie Raitt sits down with union organizer Dolores Huerta in the second installment of This Brave Nation.

In any other profession, Carl Pope might be considered a "company man." He has worked loyally and tirelessly in the name of the Sierra Club for thirty years, running the organization - the largest of its kind in the country - since 1992. Van Jones has founded several organizations within the last decade, including The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Green For All. They both live in the Bay Area. They both care intensely about saving the environment. The thing is, they use very distinct methods, although the lines differentiating those methods are blurring as we race further into the 21st century. From the environment to the economy, from old fashioned door-to-door fliers to streaming internet video, Pope and Jones discuss the myriad elements effecting our lives today and the many possible solutions that are nearly within reach.

Van Jones from Green for All sits down with Carl Pope from the Sierra Club in this clip from the first episode of This Brave Nation.

A new documentary series from Brave New Foundation and The Nation magazine. Featuring progressive luminaries like Dolores Huerta, Carl Pope, Van Jones, Naomi Klein, Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, and Bonnie Raitt.