Anxious about democracy? Frustrated by the ugliness of politics? Find the beauty in the struggle by listening to women activists, citizens and scholars. Launching 9/17. americanbeautypodcast.org / @_joannabrooks
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7.3 #vote: real threats to our elections--conversation
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Artists, scholars, and activists Drs. Emily Socolov, Honoree Jeffers, Pippa Holloway, and Alison Kanosky talk real-life and history about voting, the soul of democracy.Av Joanna Brooks
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7.2 #vote: real threats to our elections--the experts
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Alison Kanosky (CSU Fullerton) on how concerns about safety and security impact our democracy; Pippa Holloway (Middle Tennessee State University) on histories of voter enfranchisement and disfranchisement; and Dr. Honoree Jeffers (University of Oklahoma) on a poet’s view of voter mobilization in African-American communities and what it teaches us a…
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7.1 #vote: facing real threats to elections & democracy
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Does worrying about fraud, bots, and Facebook get to the heart of strengthening democracy? Beyond the numbers games, and the winners, and losers, what’s at stake in getting out the vote? Emily Socolov, election protection activist, explains.Av Joanna Brooks
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6.2 Political "self-care" and its deeper histories--the experts
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Dr. Alondra Nelson, Dr. Pat Zavella, and Dr. Liz Hoover take us into the deeper roots and dimensions of self-care, with important lessons from the Black Panther Party, Latinx health advocates, and the indigenous food sovereignty movement.Av Joanna Brooks
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6.1 Political "self-care": beyond yoga and a manicure
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Where does our idea of “self-care” come from? How does “self-care” support or distract us from the work of democracy and community engagement? A conversation with Gretchen Mallios, a therapist who has rebuilt her practice for our times.Av Joanna Brooks
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