Are you happy with the direction our country is headed and how it impacts our school-age kids? Whether it's the economy, climate change, the mental health of our kids, LGBTQ, or something else impacting our world today, there's probably something you care deeply about that you feel you have no control over. What if there was something you can do to solve the big issues of our time so that the world we pass onto our kids is in better shape than it is today? In this episode, mother and daughter Cynthia Changyit Levin and Yara Changyit-Levin talk about how moms and kids can get involved in advocacy and lobbying.Mentioned in this episode: Sunrise Movement https://www.sunrisemovement.org/About the Guest:Cynthia Changyit Levin is the author of From Changing Diapers to Changing the World: Why Moms Make Great Advocates and How to Get Started. A non-partisan activist working across a variety of issues, Levin coaches volunteers of all ages to build productive relationships with members of Congress. She advocated side-by-side with her two children from their toddler to teen years and crafted a new approach to advocacy based upon her strengths as a mother. She is currently a volunteer with RESULTS, the ONE campaign, Bread for the World, CARE, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, MomsRising, and the UN Foundation's Shot@Life Campaign.Learn more about Cynthia's work at www.changyit.com.Connect with Cynthia on Instagram.Connect with Cynthia on Facebook.Yara Changyit-Levin is a freshman in college, advocates for global health and climate justice, and is active in a myriad of fandoms. Since they were in elementary school, they have lobbied members of Congress and reached out to their community to help build political will toward solving the world’s biggest problems. They are the author of a forthcoming non-fiction book about political advocacy for people under 18 years old, as well as numerous creative writing projects (LGBTQ+ Jewish pirates, missing persons case that turns into a quest across the Judaism-inspired fantasy world, ghosts with dubious intentions, found family trope, etc).Check out Yara's blog at https://yarachangyitlevin.wixsite.com/website. Connect with Raising Middle School Girls:Thank you for listening to the Raising Middle School Girls podcast. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more conversations with experts designed to help you support your middle school girl, please subscribe. You can also sign up for the Raising Middle School Girls newsletter to receive tips and resources, upcoming events, and new podcast episodes, all designed to support you and your child.  And we want to hear from you! Let's connect on Instagram and send a DM to @RaisingMiddleSchoolGirls if you have a question you'd like answered on the podcast or have feedback on an episode. We're in this together, parents!