Nov 14, 2018
-- DIALOGUE LAB PODCAST EPISODE 015 - Sameena Mustafa Helped Build the Blue Wave
I talked to Sameena Mustafa -- former candidate for Congress -- a few weeks before the midterm elections. Sameena is a progressive who aimed to unseat centrist Democrat Mike Quigley in the Democratic primary back in March 2018. Her bid was...
Oct 16, 2018
Every. Vote. Counts. And as it turns out, that is often felt most keenly from the perspective of people who are not allowed to vote.
That what motivates Esther de Rothschild & Aicha Cherif in their work running the Love Vote, an organization that amplifies the voices of people who can’t vote -- either because of...
Oct 1, 2018
-- DIALOGUE LAB PODCAST EPISODE 013 - Kat Calvin: Spread the Vote --
After the 2016 presidential election, Kat Calvin took a hard look at the state of voting rights in this country, and did not like what she saw. Like the fact that in 34 states, eligible voters are being turned away from polling stations because they...
Aug 6, 2018
This week, I speak with Sarai Johnson, a speaker, coach, author and founder of Lean Nonprofit. When I first encountered Sarai, it was through a blog post she’d written about how nonprofits and foundations often unwittingly use management and funding practices that perpetuate the very culture of poverty and oppression...
Jul 17, 2018
This week, I speak with Daisy Ozim, founder of Resilient Wellness, a nonprofit that builds community-based solutions to address intergenerational trauma. We talked about how building resilience as a leader -- especially if you are a woman of color -- means learning not to internalize the negative messages we get when we...