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S1 Ep2 | Why Join a Movement?
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
What motivates young people to dedicate their lives to climate activism? Fear of the future under climate change is one motivation… Another is the opportunity to build a better future under the Green New Deal. Featuring Varshini Prakash and Alex O’Keefe of Sunrise Movement, and three of the young activists who had a viral confrontation with Senator Dianne Feinstein in early 2019.Support GenGND: https://www.patreon.com/generationgnd
Released:
Sep 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (30)
S1 Ep3 | The AOC Effect: In 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, and the Green New Deal became her signature policy. But how did a bartender end up defeating a powerful incumbent? Meet the group of former Bernie Sanders campaign volunteers who decided to shake up Congress, and recruited AOC and the #Squad to run for office. Featuring Alexandra Rojas and Waleed Shahid of Justice Democrats, and former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Saikat Chakrabarti. Support GenGND: https://www.patreon.com/generationgnd by Generation Green New Deal