the roots of change podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

I was so happy to have my friend and voter outreach extraordinaire, Elizabeth Chur, on the podcast to talk about her latest book just in time for the election. 'The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers: How to Save Democracy, One Conversation at a Time' is a practical and beautifully written book to help folks use the power of conversation to create lasting change.'

As the first crisp of fall weather graced us, we gathered for a casual conversation about motivational interviewing and how we can shift our culture through individual conversations.

If you want to brush up on your motivational interview skills, you can check out our one-sheeter Motivational Interviewing guide.

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I had an amazing chat with political organizer, Natalie Burdick, where we discussed the upcoming election, Democratic messaging, and the importance of strategic campaign efforts in Arizona and the California Central Valley.

1. Focusing on Impactful Campaign Efforts
2. The 3 Messaging Strategies to Remember: Don’t repeat MAGA talking points, Talk about us and our vision, & Repetition, repetition, repetition
3. Economic Messaging & Democratic Party Strategy
4. Unprecedented Victories in Local and State Elections
5. Strategies for Political Engagement

I love talking to Natalie because she can share complex electoral stakes in the simplest of terms. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

About the Roots of Change agency

Navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. We explore the 🌱 roots of our world to support organizations and activists 🥵 avoid burnout and 📚 tell empathetic stories that cultivate connections that 🌍 empower ✊🏽 social change.

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2020 was the year of protests, but the summer of 2024 is shaping up to be just as electric. Campus’ are filled with young folks speaking out for justice and liberation despite the violent crackdown by police and counter protestors.

My conversation with Taj Smith and Emily Weltman about digital activism is more relevant today then when we had it in March! The ceasefire comments are even more prescient today. As we gear up for a hot summer of activism, this listen is a nice balm for the skin before we get out there. The second half of our conversation includes:

1. Speaking up on Big Tech dominated channels
2. Moving digital activism into the “real world”
3. Using the grassroots techniques of voter outreach for digital activism
4. Regulating and validating the feelings come up while posting online
5. How to be in spaces where people disagree with you

I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Last month, I spoke on a LinkedIn Live discussion with Taj Smith and Emily Weltman about digital activism today and what it takes to speak up and protect yourself while doing it. I loved the depth that we all brought to the conversation and thank you to Alyssa and Tristan who pop in for questions.

1. How did we each get into activism and how has activism shaped our lives
2. What does leading with purpose mean in a 2024 digital world with fewer guardrails and more exposure?
3. Why speak up about issues online in the first place?
4. How can community help build energy for the movement and protection in the digital age?
5. How do we channel anger and other emotions for our activism in today’s world?

We were so in sync that many times Taj and Em would say exactly what I was thinking. You know you've found good people when you want to keep chatting for 90 minutes, but don't worry! Part 1 is our usual 20-30 minute episode and we'll be back in tw0 weeks for part 2. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

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Hi Y’all! 👋🏽 I am back with social change communicator, Joe Cardillo (they/them)! We pick up on our conversation about social movements in today’s tech world by looking forward to what we can intentionally build and how we as people interact with social media and platforms and take care of our wellbeing.

• Future visioning for a humanized tech and world
• Why decentralized platforms can a big shift
• Talking about our own inner growth and journey
• The unique challenges of being white & queer anti-racist activists

Read the full transcript at rootschangemedia.com/jcardillo2/

Joe Cardillo (they/them) is the founder of The Early Manager, a coaching and training company. Previously, they were a marketer, journalist, and operator in startups and tech for 14+ years, and have deep expertise in how to hire, build, and scale inclusive teams and operations. Joe also serves as a lead for Coffee + Creatives, community lead for the Albert's List Jobs & Career Community, and advisor to Black Remote She, NM Local News Fund, and Fundada Labs.

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Navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. We explore the 🌱 roots of our world to support organizations and activists 🥵 avoid burnout and 📚 tell empathetic stories that cultivate connections that 🌍 empower ✊🏽 social change. Sam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded Roots of Change, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, LatinX activist who’s passionate about a livable planet & equitable societies.

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Hi Y’all! 👋🏽 I am back to talk with social change communicator, Joe Cardillo (they/them), to talk about navigating social change and communications in our

Joe has an amazing perspective about communications and branding and how we can reshape our world through those mediums. As our tech landscape has incentivized inauthentic behavior, we discussed how organizations and movements can overcome disintermediation, disinformation, and the enshitification of the Internet.

“When we think about communicating organization to audience, we also need to think about it as just being in a relationship. Communication is important in any relationship.” - Sam

We also discussed:

• How ‘Discovery’ has been taken over by capitalist, profit-driven thought
• Building relationships outside of extractive fundraising
• Getting sucked into oversimplication of the Alexa-fying of our movements
• Enthusiastic Consent - rethinking relationships with mass communications
• The relief of unsubscribing to bad political emails and why I’m still subscribed to AOC and Corrie Bush’s listserv.

I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Joe Cardillo (they/them) is the founder of The Early Manager, a coaching and training company. Previously, they were a marketer, journalist, and operator in startups and tech for 14+ years, and have deep expertise in how to hire, build, and scale inclusive teams and operations. Joe also serves as a lead for Coffee + Creatives, community lead for the Albert's List Jobs & Career Community, and advisor to Black Remote She, NM Local News Fund, and Fundada Labs.

• Learn More About Joe
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Navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. We explore the 🌱 roots of our world to support organizations and activists 🥵 avoid burnout and 📚 tell empathetic stories that cultivate connections that 🌍 empower ✊🏽 social change. Sam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded Roots of Change, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, LatinX activist who’s passionate about a livable planet & equitable societies.

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I had an amazing chat with political organizer, Natalie Burdick, where we discussed the upcoming election, Democratic messaging, and the importance of strategic campaign efforts in Arizona and the California Central Valley.

1. Focusing on Impactful Campaign Efforts
2. The 3 Messaging Strategies to Remember: Don’t repeat MAGA talking points, Talk about us and our vision, & Repetition, repetition, repetition
3. Economic Messaging & Democratic Party Strategy
4. Unprecedented Victories in Local and State Elections
5. Strategies for Political Engagement

I love talking to Natalie because she can share complex electoral stakes in the simplest of terms. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

About Sam & Roots of Change

Navigating heart-first activism & storytelling. We explore the 🌱 roots of our world to support organizations and activists 🥵 avoid burnout and 📚 tell empathetic stories that cultivate connections that 🌍 empower ✊🏽 social change. Sam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded Roots of Change, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, LatinX activist who’s passionate about a livable planet & equitable societies.

• Subscribe to the roots of change newsletter
• We are 100% reader supported, consider donating to support our work.
• Explore the roots of change agency

About Natalie Burdick

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• Learn more about Sister District San Francisco
• Learn more about Swing Left San Francisco

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Hi Y’all! 👋🏽 We pick up our conversation with Sharon Hurley Hall. We get real about white supremacy and how we as individuals can push back and be anti-racist activists in this current world. We discuss the audiobook release of her book, I’m Tired of Racism, and how racism is the waters that we swim in, not just the shark. Our conversation held both hope and reality and how

• Elevating voices and being a conduit of truth in this moment of racial and social awakening
• Finding hope in the micro and local level, while looking at the global impact
• Pushing back against algorithms and tech
• Going beyond skin color to find “our people”
• Envisioning a new way forward

I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Find I’m Tired of Racism’s new audiobook on Books2read.com.

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In our first podcast of 2024, we spoke with Sharon Hurley Hall, Mission Equality founder, about her organization’s mission to build an anti-capitalist approach to organizations. Sharon recounted her journey from freelance writer to anti-racism advocate and co-founder of Mission Equality.

We explored the impact of the 2020 uprisings had on her shift to being more publicly vocal about her experiences of racism. Eventually leading to her collaboration with co-founder Lea Jovy. We explored the differences between equity and equality and what that means in the work of Mission Equality. Mission Equality works with start-ups, non-profits and progressive organisations to create a more sustainable approach to leadership and business. They use progressive education to work at all levels (individual, collective and systemic) to build an alternative to capitalism that we call Equalism.

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Hi Y’all! We pick up from my conversation with organizer, Nadia Rahman.

In the second half of our conversation, we focused on the implications for progressives in the U.S. and how we can approach the 2024 election to better hold lawmakers accountable and see the change we deserve. What I loved most was the message of hope that kept emerging. We can stay empowered in the fight for liberatory change. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Nadia is a skilled communicator, activist, and organizer. She has 17 years of experience in digital marketing and strategy spanning diverse specialty areas, including content strategy & messaging development, search, social media, email, measurement & analytics, and digital research. An organizer at heart, Nadia is skilled in advocacy, community relations, and bringing people together to work successfully toward shared goals. She has worked in agencies, on in-house marketing teams, and on political campaigns, and has led and managed teams of people, projects, and programs.

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Sam Chavez is a storyteller, strategist, and curious human. She founded The Roots of Change Agency, a storytelling agency for activists, non-profits, and political organizations in 2020. Sam is a queer, white, LatinX activist who’s passionate about a livable planet & equitable societies.

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