How can we turn our anxiety about the upcoming election into productive action? In this episode we talk to Francoise Stovall about what it would mean to have a true democracy and why there are reasons to be hopeful. She offers ways for busy moms to help invite more people into the process and inspires us to take action beyond voting.
Feminist CrushesAs people suggest that Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, is a feminist, this quote from Bell Hooks’ book, Feminism is for Everybody: “Lifestyle feminism ushered in the notion that there could be as many versions of feminism as there were women. Suddenly the politics was being slowly removed from feminism. And the assumption prevailed that no matter what a woman’s politics, be she conservative or liberal, she too could fit feminism into her existing lifestyle. Obviously this way of thinking has made feminism more acceptable because its underlying assumption is that women can be feminists without fundamentally challenging and changing themselves or the culture.”
https://rep.club/collections/books/products/transcendent-kingdom (Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi)
https://thejunecup.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-june-cup-regular?gclid=CjwKCAjw8MD7BRArEiwAGZsrBWfqxRh7PNsZoTVfow3lxSw9h3pwjH7fh61N6TeKO749XPsbL4YSLBoCltcQAvD_BwE (June Menstrual Cup)
Mentions:https://votolatino.org/ (Voto Latino)
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781580050753 (Cunt) by Inga Muscio
https://swingleft.org/ (Swing Left)
https://indivisible.org/ (Indivisible)
https://front.moveon.org/ (Move On)
https://colorofchange.org/ (Color of Change)
https://www.citizen.org/ (Public Citizen)
https://www.commoncause.org/ (Common Cause)
https://workingfamilies.org/ (Working Families Party)
https://iowansfordcstatehood.com/ (Iowans for DC Statehood)
https://rep.club/products/hood-feminism?_pos=1and_sid=ef5072fc4and_ss=r (Hood Feminism) by MIkki Kendall
About Francoise StovallFrancoise has dedicated her career to working for inclusive and accountable democracy, both at home and around the world. As Digital Director at Voto Latino, she oversees web and SMS strategies, and manages digital projects designed to increase participation and civic engagement in Latinx communities and hold power accountable. Before joining Voto Latino, Francoise worked as the Digital Director of the organization, Every Voice, to reform money in politics, and at the National Democratic Institute to encourage civic groups around the world to use digital tools and tactics to strengthen democracy in their communities. Francoise began her career as a campaign field organizer, working on campaigns in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Florida. She is a graduate of The George Washington University.
