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Get TogetherThe People & Company Holiday Spectacular đ A live interview with Bailey, Kevin, & Kai of People & CompanyâStop using the word community. We all know community is magical but doesnât come together by magic. Itâs magical because itâs this elusive thing. So take the ambiguity out of it. Stop using the word and get more specific.â - Kai Elmer SottoPeople & Companyâs theme of our last year was to refine the process we use to teach community building. How did it go? What did we learn? What will 2021 hold?Kai, Kevin and Bailey sat down with our friend Marjorie Anderson, âGet Togetherâ correspondent, for a no-holds-bar reflection. They dove into their...
2020-12-2824 min
Get TogetherSupercharging grassroots political action in our communities đ˘ Nicole Ă Beckett, SameSideâYou don't have to be a celebrity or a mega influencer to take action and host an event. A hundred people or a thousand people donât have to attend. It can be five people. That impact is still impact. â - Nicole Ă Beckett Just after the 2016 U.S. election, many people were saying, âI want to do more to get involved but I donât know how.â Nicole Ă Beckett and her brother, David, knew there had to be a better way to bring people together for action on issues that matter. They started SameSide with a simple ideaâto...
2020-12-1452 min
Get TogetherMeet Whitney Ogutu đâGet Togetherâ Podcast CorrespondentâListeners should expect refreshing and new voices from me. The plan is to put Africa on the map.â - Whitney OgutuIn the middle of July, we announced that we were searching for a new podcast correspondent to help us expand the stories we tell. We had an incredible response to the programâ117 applications! We decided in the end to bring on not just one, but two correspondents: Marjorie Anderson and Whitney Ogutu.Weâve been training Marjorie and Whitney over the past few months on our editorial voice, how to do outreach, how to interview...
2020-11-2815 min
Get TogetherGrowing a restorative community đąJodianne Beckford, Noire Girls Plant"I kept doing events after that first one. I guess that became my community. Even now saying it out loud, it is very strange. I never thought I could be someone that would be a part of like creating a community.â - Jodianne BeckfordJodianne created Noire Girls Plant, âfrom a dark place of feeling numb.â At a low point, she found plants were givinging her joy. She searched on Eventbrite and asked around, trying to find a space with others to nerd out and talk about plants with.When she couldnât find the space sh...
2020-11-2350 min
Get TogetherMeet Marjorie Anderson đ âGet Togetherâ Podcast CorrespondentâCommunity doesn't require that you have the same opinions. It just requires that you share a passion.â - Marjorie Anderson In the middle of July, we announced that we were searching for a new podcast correspondent to help us expand the stories we tell. We had an incredible response to the programâ117 applications! We decided in the end to bring on not just one, but two correspondents: Marjorie Anderson and Whitney Ogutu.Weâve been training Marjorie and Whitney over the past few months on our editorial voice, how to do outreach, how to interview, and to edi...
2020-11-2118 min