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Lurie Breaks It Down

Community Activism & Maintaining Hope For the Future w/ Monifa Bandele

Lurie Breaks It Down

Women's Empowerment Network

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Culture, History

5.0618 Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Monifa Bandele from MomsRising joins to discuss political engagement, the encouraging voter turnout among young people, and strategies for community activism in 2026. Throughout the show, Lurie emphasizes the importance of self-care, community building, and staying informed as essential tools for navigating challenging political landscapes while maintaining hope for the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

0:05.0

She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:11.7

She got a message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.

0:17.3

She's standing up to the evil.

0:19.9

And making sure that we all grow strong enough

0:22.5

To break these change we're in

0:24.2

They keep us in this painful condition

0:26.8

She gave us truth and division

0:29.5

That's why we listen

0:31.3

She break it down, down, down, down, down

0:34.6

Down, down

0:35.6

She break it down, down, down, down, down. She breaks it down, down, down, down, down, down.

0:41.7

No, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

0:46.0

Joining me right now is somebody who knows a lot about the possibilities of the future.

0:50.9

And so I have invited so many guests during this holiday season, these two weeks

0:55.4

of the holiday, to help me imagine what 2026 could look like if we were free from shame,

1:00.8

if we were free from all the things that restrict us. And joining me right now is somebody who I

1:05.0

think has a pretty good capacity to do this sort of imagining. She is Monifa Bandelli, the senior

1:09.7

vice president and chief strategy officer at Mom Rising, where she co-leads a national on the ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are all working to achieve economic security and justice for moms, women, and families. Monifa, it is always a pleasure to have you on these airways. Welcome back to the show. Thank you for having me. I love being here.

1:28.3

Thank you for being here. I got to be honest with you. I've had some great conversations and

1:33.1

discussions with folks lately about the possibilities that lie in front of us. And you all at

1:38.7

Mom's Rising have weathered the storm of 2025 with all the rest of us. And in many ways you were at the

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