Irresistible (fka Healing Justice Podcast)
Society & Culture
Women campaign managers are transforming the old boys club of transactional campaign culture. We’re joined first by Nancy Leeds of the infamous CampaignSick Tumblr, home of the memes that make us laugh til we cry… and then just keep on crying. Then Becca Rast shares about her transformative work as a campaign manager on the Jess King Congressional race in Pennsylvania, and how a long-term perspective can build healthy campaign culture and leave powerful organizing infrastructure behind after election day.
With the 2018 US midterm elections upon us, Healing Justice Podcast brings you the SURVIVING ELECTIONS miniseries to help us all survive this political cycle together. Learn more & check out the upcoming episode list at www.healingjustice.org/elections
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This miniseries is sponsored by Groundswell Action Fund, resourcing visionary political organizing led by women of color, low-income women and transgender people across the country. This week, we're joined one of their grantees: All* Above All Action Fund co-director Destiny Lopez. Pitch in to support Groundswell's critical work here: bit.ly/groundswellaction
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Nancy Leeds has worked on Democratic campaigns since 2006 when she was an organizer for the Minnesota Coordinated Campaign, electing Tim Walz and Amy Klobuchar. Since then she has worked on races of every size from statewide to city council in every region of the country from LA to Cambridge to Little Rock. Nancy has also worked at and consulted for politically oriented non-profits. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration and Master’s Certificate in Gender and Public Policy from Columbia University.
- Tumblr: CampaignSick.Tumblr.Com
- Blog: CampaignSick.Blogspot.Com
- Twitter: @CampaignSick
Becca Rast is from Lancaster PA, where she grew up and currently lives. She started organizing as a 16 year old against the war in Iraq, and has never stopped organizing. She has organizing roots in labor, immigrant, and climate justice movements. In the wake of the 2016 election she helped found Lancaster Stands Up, a mass membership based community organization that has mobilized thousands of people in Lancaster County. Currently she is the Campaign Manager for Jess King for Congress, where they are developing one of the strongest grassroots campaigns in the country, rooted in community values and progressive populism. She deeply believes that we need to organize everywhere leading with our values, and that small cities are a critical bridge between rural and urban communities. Twitter: @beccarast
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Mixing and production by Zach Meyer at the COALROOM
Music by Danny O’Brien & Zach Meyer
Production support from Guido Girgenti & Parke Ballantine
Visuals by Josiah Werning
28 People's Medicine & Queer Magic -- Dori Midnight
27 Practice: Compartmentalizing in a Healthy Way with Je Naé Taylor of BYP100 Healing & Safety Council
27 Interventional Healing & Accountability -- BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (Je Naé Taylor & Kai M Green)
26 Practice: Deepening Community Agreements with BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (P Ife Williams & Chris Roberts)
26 Preventative Healing & Accountability -- BYP100 Healing & Safety Council (P Ife Williams & Chris Roberts)
25 Practice: Grounded Breathing with Teresa P Mateus of Mystic Soul Project
25 Mystic Soul: People of Color Centered Spirituality (Teresa P Mateus, Jade Perry, & Ra Mendoza)
24 Practice: Forgiveness Meditation with Jacoby Ballard
24 The Art of Allyship: Coming Alongside -- Jacoby Ballard
23 Practice: Sacred Writing with the Peace Poets (The Last Emcee & Lu Aya)
23 The Cypher is the Opposite of Prison: Liberating Language -- The Peace Poets
22 Practice: Healing in Direct Action with Black Lives Matter Global Network (Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery)
22 Sustaining Ourselves When Confronting Violence -- Black Lives Matter Global Network (Miski Noor & Kandace Montgomery)
21 Práctica: Rezo Diario de Gratitud con Francisca Porchas Coronado (Español)
21 Practice: Daily Gratitude Prayer with Francisca Porchas Coronado (English)
21 Spiritual Resistance: Bridging Organizing & Healing -- Francisca Porchas Coronado
20 Practice: Sharing Resonance with Mark Fairfield
20 Relational Culture & Undoing Individualism -- Mark Fairfield
19 Practice: The Sing-Down with Flobots (Jonny 5 & Brer Rabbit)
19 Songs for the Streets -- Flobots (Jonny 5 & Brer Rabbit)
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