That thing that is like making me shake is the very thing that needs to be said.

Because it is the thing that is going to shift the atmosphere.

It is the thing that probably is going to open up the eyes and open up opportunity for other people.

A lot of times we don't get another opportunity.

So if you are in that position and you have that microphone

or if you are in that meeting, say the thing.

Hello and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.

I think right now, more than maybe ever, people are realizing that no one is coming to save us,

that if we're going to fix things, it's going to come down to us. And that can feel overwhelming

and scary and honestly frustrating. Because how do we even do that? Where do we find the courage or the

strength to even try? This administration is clearly unhinged, a government ignoring the Constitution,

define the courts, and literally snatching and disappearing people off the street. Every day they

seem more brazen, more illiberal, more unlawful, and yet when we see

the tide turning on people like Pete Hegseth, or the hesitation to just blindly invoke the

Insurrection Act, or the outrage we're seeing over the FDA not testing the safety of our food

anymore, we see that public opinion still works, that we still matter. So today, instead of talking about the

news or having a conversation with one of the wonderful organizations working to oppose the stripping

of our rights and freedoms, we're going to bring it in, back to us, the individual, and where we can

find the courage to show up every day and make a difference, because it actually works. With that in mind,

I've asked Alencia Johnson to join us, an award-winning thought leader at the intersection of social

impact and cultural change. Alensia is the founder of 1063 West Broad, a social impact agency

specializing and connecting brands, organizations, and people to mission-driven solutions,

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