Ep. 134 – Real Change Series: Marc Solomon

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

For episode 134 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with social change agent, Marc Solomon.

Marc is a nationally recognized political strategist and campaign leader with 25 years of experience in strategy, campaign management, policy development and execution, messaging and communications leadership, and field mobilization. Marc was one of the key architects of the marriage equality movement and has applied lessons from the marriage equality movement to help secure impactful criminal justice reforms, pass laws enacting automatic voter registration, advance pro-immigrant policies, and build bipartisan support for ending partisan gerrymandering. Learn more about Marc’s public affair’s work at civitaspublicaffairs.com

In this episode, Sharon and Marc discuss his work as an activist, in particular, cultivating resilience working on long-term civil rights movements, and the role that meditation has played in his own life. Marc closes the conversation by leading a guided lovingkindness meditation practice.

Get your copy of Sharon's newest book, Real Change, at sharonsalzberg.com or your favorite place to get books or audiobooks!

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1:11.0	Welcome to the real change series on the Meta Hour with Sharon Salzberg.
1:30.9	Inspired by Sharon's newest book, Real Change, this series features conversations with activists, artists, and teachers,
1:39.8	all discussing the intersection of meditation and social action.
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1:51.4	Hi, I'm Sharon Salzberg, and I'm speaking today with Mark Solomon.
1:56.5	Mark is a nationally recognized political strategist and campaign leader.
2:01.2	With 25 years of experience in strategy, campaign management,
2:06.9	policy development and execution,
2:09.9	messaging and communications leadership, and field mobilization.
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