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S2:E2--Toni Smith-Thompson of NYCLU

S2:E2--Toni Smith-Thompson of NYCLU

FromThe Radical Bureaucrat


S2:E2--Toni Smith-Thompson of NYCLU

FromThe Radical Bureaucrat

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sam and Abram chat with Toni Smith-Thompson, who is working from her NYC apartment as a Community Organizer for the NY Civil Liberties Union (NY State branch of the ACLU). The lockdown won't stop the movement, because we move from a place of purpose. There will be change, mistakes, losses, and grief (which we must take time to process), but there is also our purpose. The decisions we make, the leaders we become at this time of crisis, and the ways that we take action to live out our values—these are the stories our grandchildren will tell about us.
Released:
Mar 17, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (34)

Bureaucracy is that strangely modern form of government where lots of folks at their desk (french “bureau”) follow rules that they might not necessarily understand, and thus reinforce a system that they typically don’t like. Bureaucrats rule without really having much power–or without realizing how much power they have… A few of these bureaucrats, however, work to change their institutions so that they are more human, more perfect, and more just. This is a podcast devoted to exploring their methods, understanding their values, and telling their stories.