Justin Maffett is a lawyer and activist living in Yorkville on the Upper East Side of New York. Here's his story of growing up as a Black kid in predominantly white spaces, becoming an activist, and how a protest in his local community helped h

13. A writer speaks up for disability rights

Sep 12th, 2019 15m 5s

Jennifer Bartlett has long been using her voice to advocate for people with disabilities: first as a poet and a writer, and later as an activist in New York City.Here’s her story of how speaking up for disabled people at a Rise and Resist act

12. A student battles every barrier

Jul 9th, 2019 19m 43s

As an undocumented immigrant from Mexico growing up in the US, Jazmin Chavez learned at a young age that she would need to work especially hard to achieve her goals. Here’s her story of how she did exactly that, while organizing to help others

11. A determined teacher at Rikers Island

Jun 24th, 2019 12m 39s

John Proctor is a teacher at Manhattanville College who started a volunteer creative arts program on Rikers Island. Here's his story of why he started the program, the myriad challenges to getting it off the ground, and how you can get involved

10. A mama runs for Congress

Mar 5th, 2019 16m 54s

Liuba Grechen Shirley, mother of two, made history during the 2018 midterms by successfully petitioning the FEC to use her congressional campaign funds for childcare. Since the election, she's used her experience running for Congress to launch

9: An artist reports at the border

Feb 26th, 2019 15m 24s

Paola Mendoza believes in the power of art to move people to a place of action. That belief led her to becoming artistic director of the Women’s March. And this past November, it took her to Mexico to tell true stories from the immigrants and r

BONUS: Our House Live!

Dec 28th, 2018 18m 21s

Back in July 2018, we hosted a live storytelling show featuring stories about "taking power back" to raise money and enlist new volunteers for Swing Left to help flip the House. Here are two stories we heard that night, from Swing Left politica

8: An attack on his community

Jul 30th, 2018 17m 31s

Jay W. Walker first got into activism after the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998; and again in 2016, after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. And while his strongest calls to act have come from moments of horrific violence, the one defin

7: An inspiring presidential campaign

Jul 23rd, 2018 15m 24s

Malia Brown is a climate activist and all-around lovely human who believes in the power of one individual to make a difference. Here’s her story about how getting involved with the Obama ‘08 campaign gave her confidence to talk to voters, and l

6: An ethnic studies awakening

Jul 16th, 2018 13m 49s

While at Berkeley, Princess Manuel took a class that opened her eyes to her Filipino activist roots, to discovering the activist spirit within her immediate family — and all the way up to her work today as co-founder of AF3IRM and Women of Colo

5: A lesson from his students

Jul 8th, 2018 15m 20s

Richard Cardillo has been collecting clues throughout his life that he could be a voice for others: from learning the power of opening up about his sexuality, to having a life-altering experience of privilege in Peru. Here's his story to becomi

4: An understanding of being undocumented

Jun 30th, 2018 21m 54s

Monica Sibri has been advocating for undocumented immigrants since she first began to understand what it meant to be one herself. Here’s her story of crossing the border with her younger sisters at 16, learning she was ineligible for DACA prote

3: A resurgence of hope at the airport

Jun 24th, 2018 18m 20s

Asher Novek has been politically active since getting hired (unexpectedly) on a city council campaign. But the 2016 election left him feeling cynical. Here's his story about having his faith in people—and activism—restored in the least likely p

2: An instruction manual in The Times

Jun 17th, 2018 15m 18s

After the 2016 election, Shafi Rehman knew he needed to act but didn't know where to turn. Here's his story about how an op-ed changed that, and his path to working with Democratic congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley.Find NY Distri

1: A question about lockdown drills

Jun 16th, 2018 15m 40s

From PTA meeting to prayer vigil, Laura House shares her journey to becoming a gun control advocate and the Brooklyn Community Outreach Lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.Find Moms Demand Action on Facebook (facebook.com/mom

0: Welcome to Our House

Jun 13th, 2018 1m 27s

A show by Art, Humanity & Action, featuring stories from activists and organizers about the first time they took an action, what happened next—and something everyone can do to help flip Congress in the 2018 midterm elections.Subscribe now. An

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