61: “We Don’t Have the Luxury to Walk Away”
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🗓️ 4 September 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Host Reed Galen is joined by Devon Murphy-Anderson and Alex Berrios, the Co-Founders of Mi Vecino, a voting rights organization in Florida that’s on a mission to register, educate, and empower Black, Brown, and first-time voters who’ve been historically and systemically marginalized, silenced, or ignored. They discuss how their unique backgrounds led them to politics, the work of Mi Vecino, and the disaster that is Ron DeSantis. Plus, what are Democrats getting wrong when it comes to messaging, and what kinds of messaging approaches can prove to be more effective?
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, before we get started today, I want to make sure that everyone has seen the news of the last 24 to 48 hours. |
| 0:06.9 | The types of things that Republican leaders are doing in states like Florida and Texas and what they're going to do next. |
| 0:13.6 | Now is the time guys to join the fight. |
| 0:16.5 | I am asking you to join us here at the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:19.3 | Sign up at linkinproject.us. |
| 0:22.0 | Follow us on Twitter at Project Lincoln. |
| 0:25.0 | Send us an email if you believe you can make a difference in your state. |
| 0:28.1 | Info at linkinproject.us. |
| 0:31.1 | Guys, the time for sitting on the couch is over. |
| 0:33.9 | Now is the time to get in the fight. |
| 0:36.3 | I hope you'll join us. |
| 0:37.9 | And now on with the show. |
| 0:47.9 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:50.0 | I'm your host, Ray Galen. |
| 0:52.1 | Today, I'm joined by Devon Murphy Anderson and Alex Barrius, |
| 0:55.9 | the co-founders of Meva Sino, a voting rights organization in Florida that's on a mission to register, educate and empower black, brown, and first-time voters who've been historically and systematically marginalized, silenced, or ignored. |
| 1:10.7 | Devon and Alex, thanks for joining me. |
| 1:13.1 | Thanks so much for having us. |
| 1:14.3 | Thanks, Reid. We're happy to be here. |
| 1:16.1 | Well, listen, guys, today I want to talk through all the work you guys are doing at Meva Sino, especially through your voter registration efforts, |
| 1:22.7 | as well as, I guess, we'll call it the continued failure of Ron DeSantis around children and economic impacts of COVID-19. |
| 1:30.1 | But first, you guys are unique because you sort of have the entrepreneurial spirit that certainly we at the Lincoln Project take to heart. |
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