A Conversation with ActBlue’s Tamara Wilds Lawson
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics
Acast Creative Studios
3.3 • 845 Ratings
🗓️ 13 December 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The midterms were a turning point in the political season, all thanks to voters like you turning out to the polls. In today’s bonus episode, A’shanti sits down with Tamara Wilds Lawson, the Movement, Issue, and Charitable Organizations (MICO) Director at ActBlue. They discuss the midterms, grassroots momentum, and the issues that get people out to vote.
Thanks to our sponsor ActBlue.
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Podcast is all about amplifying the voices of women who are too often forgotten in media coverage. Host A’shanti Gholar leads conversations with women changing the face of politics. In the BGG to Politics blog, A’shanti created a space for women of color to learn about the current state of politics, to support others breaking into the political sphere, and to celebrate incredible women changing the course of the country. A’shanti founded the blog in 2018 and Wonder Media Network is thrilled to extend her platform to audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all. I'm Ashanti Golar, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics. |
| 0:05.1 | The BGG is the one-stop shop for women of color who want to talk and shape the world of politics. |
| 0:12.9 | This season, we're getting deep into the details of Project 2025. |
| 0:18.7 | In 900-plus pages, it's proposing dramatic conservative changes to education, |
| 0:24.3 | health care, and foreign affairs. But underpinning it all is an entirely new vision for how |
| 0:31.1 | the government operates, and that could change everything. Thank you so much to our friends |
| 0:37.2 | at Way to Win for |
| 0:38.2 | supporting us and making this season possible. Listen to the Brown Girls Guide to |
| 0:42.9 | Politics wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:50.0 | Hey Brown girls. it's Ashanti, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics. |
| 1:00.9 | Today, I'm so excited to bring you a special bonus episode with Act Blue. |
| 1:06.9 | I'm speaking with Tamara Wilde Lawson, the movement issue and charitable organizations director at Act Blue. |
| 1:15.4 | We discuss the 2022 midterms, the importance of grassroots momentum, and the core issues getting people out of their homes and out to the polls. |
| 1:27.3 | I hope you enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:32.6 | We are here with Tamara Wilde Lawson, who is the movement issue and charitable organizations |
| 1:40.5 | director at one of our favorite organizations and sponsors, Act Blue. |
| 1:47.2 | Tamara, thank you for joining us today. |
| 1:49.9 | Thanks so much for having me, Ashanti. |
| 1:51.6 | I'm really happy to be here. |
| 1:53.2 | So first, tell us a little bit about your work at Act Blue and what drove you to want to do the work with such an amazing company? |
| 2:03.8 | Sure. So as you mentioned, I lead Act Blue's movement issue and charitable organizations team. |
| 2:11.0 | I'm going to call it Miko for short for the rest of the conversation. |
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