Be the change. Podcast

Change comes when you focus on you and your community. Anthony Davis Jr. is a gun violence prevention activist and member of Team ENOUGH which is the youth-led initiative by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. For more information about Team ENOUGH, visit https://www.teamenough.org .

Change comes when you pursue the issues that really matter to you. Kacey Lee is a racial equality and anti-sexual violence advocate, and we talked about the attacks in Atlanta on March 16th. To connect with Kacey, follow her on Instagram at @kceylee.

Change comes when you're ready to learn. Adam Ashley is the co-founder and president of The Greater Good Initiative which is a youth-led policy think tank with the mission of promoting youth engagement and mobilization in the policy-making process. For more information about GGI, visit https://www.thegreatergoodinitiative.com .

Change comes when you just do it. Tyler Newman is the creator of Afro Puff Chronicles and The Year of Mastery. To check out Afro Puff Chronicles, visit https://afropuffchronicles.com or follow the account on Instagram at afropuffchronicles.

Change comes when you rest in the knowledge that you are enough. Hailey Rodgers is a mental health activist and published author attending Queens University in Ontario, Canada. For more information about Hailey, visit https://haileyrodgers.com .

Change comes from finding an issue and adding your gift. Hannah Alper is a Canadian blogger, activist, published author, and so much more. Visit https://callmehannah.ca to check out her blog and follow Hannah on Instagram at thathannahalper.

Change comes when you choose to fight for other people. Sarvani Kunapareddy is an immigration advocate and one of the founders of The Hidden Dream. For more information about The Hidden Dream, visit https://thehiddendream.org .

Change comes when you find your unique beauty. Among many other things, Serene Singh is a pageant queen, the founder of a nonprofit called The Serenity Project, and the University of Colorado's first female Rhodes Scholar. For more information about The Serenity Project, visit https://www.theserenityproject.org .

Change comes out of necessity. Andrea Alejandra Gonzales is a self-proclaimed "radical lover" and queer mestiza advocate. To follow along with Andrea, check out her Instagram at mestizawomanist.

Change comes when you listen in order to understand others. Nick Kimble is an education activist in his home state of New Jersey, and he also runs his own business making custom watches. To connect with Nick, follow him on Instagram at nickimble. For more information about Civic Wave, visit https://civicwave.org .

Change comes when you realize that anyone can make a difference. Kait Ahern has worked on many different political campaigns including, most recently, Senator Jon Ossoff's in Georgia. To connect with Kait, follow her on Instagram at la.vie.en.kait.

Change comes when you take the time to educate yourself about important issues. Kahlil Greene was the first Black student body president at Yale University, and we talked about his work in student government and about the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th. To connect with Kahlil, follow him on Instagram at kahlil.greene.

Change comes when you believe in yourself. Karina Popovich is using her superpower of 3D printing in the fight against COVID-19 by creating PPE for healthcare workers and others in need. To learn more about Makers for COVID-19, visit https://www.makersforcovid19.com .

Change comes when you figure out what you’re good at and what makes you feel like flying. Dustin Liu is the ninth US Youth Observer to the United Nations and represents youth voices at the UN General Assembly and other events.

Change comes when you remember all of the people that you’re doing it for. Hannah Lucas developed the notOK app to serve as a panic button for people who may be struggling with mental health issues. For more information about the notOK app, visit https://www.notokapp.com .

Change comes when you use your privilege. Ziyaan Virji is the founder and CEO of For the Menstruator which is an organization working to create a world of menstrual equity. For more information about For the Menstruator, visit https://www.flow.page/forthemenstruator. .

Change comes with bravery. Kaylee Tyner is a gun violence activist and the founder of #MyLastShot which provides stickers for students to place on their licenses and ID's authorizing photos of their bodies to be published if they die in a shooting. For more information about Team ENOUGH, visit https://www.teamenough.org .

Change comes when you do the unsexy work. Ruhani Walia is a 17 year old activator who is working on a project to end maternal mortality in Nigeria. For more information about Ending Maternal Mortality, visit https://emm.health .

Change comes when you take the hard route. Em Odesser is a writer, feminist, sex educator, and mental health advocate focusing on the intersections of sex, history, technology, and feminism. For more information about Em, visit http://www.emilyodesser.com .

Change comes when you do what feels right. Ela Gokcigdem is an environmental activist with an organization called Youth Environmental Society through which she developed a baseline environmental curriculum for high school students. To get connected with Ela, follow her on Instagram @elagokcigdem.

Change comes when you are an idealist in vision and a pragmatist in execution. Jack O'Connor is the founder of Moyo Nua, a sustainable business to benefit farmers in least-developed countries, and Ireland's former Youth Delegate to the United Nations. To read Jack's article I mention in the episode, visit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-things-id-tell-my-burnt-out-self-jack-o-connor?trk=public .

Eli Samson is the social chair of his fraternity, a peer counselor, and a community service leader at Washington and Lee University in rural Virginia where the student body is predominantly white, wealthy southerners. He is also a Filipino American, and he came out on October 11th to celebrate National Coming Out Day. To reach out to Eli, follow him on Instagram at eli_samson.

Change comes when you make it your turn. Supermajority is an organization committed to affirming women's power through activism to build a more equitable future for all women... which starts at the ballot box now! For more information about Supermajority, visit https://supermajority.com .

Change comes when we share our stories. Victoria Garrick is a mental health and body image advocate and the founder and CEO of The Hidden Opponent which raises awareness about student-athlete mental health. For more information about Victoria, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, watch her Youtube videos, or listen to episodes of Real Pod.

Change comes when you remember who you're fighting for. Aalayah Eastmond is an Executive Council Member at Team Enough and a Co-Founder of Concerned Citizens DC. For more information about Team Enough, visit https://www.teamenough.org . Also, I apologize for the clicking sounds in Aalayah's interview; I guess Zoom didn't like me this week!