One of the things that is so important about building movements, which is the process

of putting more power into the hands of more people, is that you have to build the kinds

of alliances that are unexpected, right?

You have to build between people who might think they don't have anything in common and

you have to find the relationships and the places of connection in order to maximize

the amount of power that you have.

I'm Carly Zaken, I'm Danielle Weisberg, welcome to Skim from the couch.

This podcast is where we go deep on career advice from women who have lived it, from the

good stuff like hiring and growing a team, to the rough stuff like negotiating your salary

and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the Skim from a couch, so what better place to talk it all out than where

it began on a couch.

Welcome to our Women's History Month series on Skim from the couch, where we are telling

you about the women who made history this past year.

Alicia Garza joins us on today's episode.

Alicia has spent two decades as a strategist and organizer for communities and social

movements.

In 2013, she wrote three words that ended up changing the world, Black Lives Matter.

She's the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, one of the most recognized social justice movements

globally.

And this year, the movement has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Alicia is now the principal of the Black Futures Lab, an organization that's working

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