HeyJared#SundayCivics
SundayCivics is a weekly show that teaches civic education and engagement using the current political landscape.
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Episode 291: What Power Does Your Vote Have? (opens the original)
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At the top of every #SundayCivics class, L. Joy states “Civics just doesn't begin and end on Election Day,” yet, there are still folks that treat voting as the beginning and the end of democracy. This episode she helps us gain clarity on what our vote actually does and brings Rashad Robinson back to the front of the class.
OOTC: Civic Philanthropy (opens the original)
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Back in the Office of the Citizen, L. Joy has one last lesson for us. Today she is discussing civic philanthropy. Philanthropy, L. Joy stresses, does not belong to only wealthy individuals, large foundations, and corporations. It also is more than just charitable giving. What is it? A system that determines who receives resources, whose ideas get funded, and what community projects get to grow. To break down how philanthropy is a civic action, L. Joy brings Margarethe Laurenzi and Dwane Ashley t
OOTC: Who Controls the Narrative (opens the original)
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Back in the Office of the Citizen, L. Joy brings us a lesson that examines the powerful connection between narrative, education, community, and civic power. She opens with a reflection on history, and argues that political power is shaped not only through elections, demonstrations, and public policy, but also through the stories a society chooses to teach about itself. To bring additional context to the conversation, L. Joy brings Dr. Shango Blake to the front of the class.
OOTC: The Middle Class New Deal (opens the original)
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L. Joy opens this lesson from the Office of the Citizen with a question she posed to her social media community: Do you consider yourself middle class? Although her respective timelines were hilarious with their responses, the humor revealed that for many folks who have degrees, careers, businesses, and what was once considered high income are no longer financially secure. For this conversation about the middle class, L. Joy brings professor and author A. Mechele Dickerson to the front of the cl
OOTC: Lessons from Dr. King (opens the original)
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L. Joy has a question for us, “what line has to be crossed before you believe action from citizens is required?” With everything from journalists being arrested, people being rounded up daily and imprisoned, civil rights violations, many things becoming unaffordable and unsafe daily, to unlawful federal actions happening in real time, nothing is normal. She reminds us that democracy cannot be preserved by waiting for the next election alone bringing this lesson to life through the frame of a key
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