Steven Nelson

DIY Democracy

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A podcast to highlight civic engagement and to learn to be effective citizens.

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Steven Nelson

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Episode 21: A civil rights teach-out 11.05.2018 20:01

An interview with Margo Schlanger about her upcoming teach-out on civil rights. It's online and free, starting May 21. http://ai.umich.edu/teach-out/ https://www.clearinghouse.net diydemocracypodcast@gmail.com Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 20: A citizen's interview with gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar 25.04.2018 1:00:52

An interview with Shri Thanedar about why he's running for governor. And the articles I referred to in the show: https://theintercept.com/2018/04/06/shri-thanedar-michigan-millionaire-bernie-sanders-republican/ https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/11/14/governor-hopeful-lawsuit-company-sale/107691348/

Episode 19: Guarding against tyranny 26.03.2018 33:35

An interview with Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, on what people can do to guard against tyranny. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 18: Fact-checking for the Michigan Truth Squad 11.03.2018 32:40

An interview with David Zeman ( dzeman@bridgemi.com ) from Bridge Magazine in Michigan about the Michigan Truth Squad, and how citizens can contribute. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 17: Learning about government-backed segregation 26.02.2018 39:54

An interview with Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 16: SafeHouse Center & a fundraiser for Enough SAID 06.02.2018 49:57

An interview with Barbara Niess-May, executive director of SafeHouse Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Additionally, we're partnering with Vault of Midnight to host a fundraiser for Enough SAID, so they can process the backlog of unprocessed rape kits in Detroit. We'll have two game nights coming up on February 20, at Conor O'Neil's in Ann Arbor , and February 22, at Pop Off World in Detroit . Mus...

Episode 15: South Oakland Shelter 26.01.2018 40:10

An interview with Abby Adair of South Oakland Shelter. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 14: Opting in to the fight for immigrant rights 15.01.2018 40:06

An interview with Bill Lopez and Maria Ibarra of the Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights. https://www.facebook.com/WICIR/ Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 13: Mitigating the harm from bail 08.01.2018 38:43

An interview with Simon Cecil of the Minnesota Freedom Fund ( https://minnesotafreedomfund.org ), who has worked to provide bail for all amounts < $1000 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 12: Putting gerrymandering on the ballot 24.12.2017 36:44

An interview with Katie Fahey, founder of Voters Not Politicians, on their efforts to put gerrymandering to the vote in Michigan.

Extra Event Episode: #MeToo Storytelling Salon 14.12.2017 12:26

A brief interview with Sara Vos about her group's December 20th event: the #MeToo Storytelling Salon at Pointless Brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 11: The Problem of Gerrymandering 13.12.2017 54:14

An interview with David Daley, author of Ratf**ked, on the topic of gerrymandering - what it is, how it got that way, and what might be done about it. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 10: An intro to campaign finance & knocking on doors for criminal justice reform 04.12.2017 1:11:00

Interviews with Craig Mauger of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network (mcfn.org) on money in politics, and with David Brauer on door-knocking as a strategy to change minds on criminal justice reform. Music by Evan Schaeffer

Episode 9: A discussion from the Women's Convention 20.11.2017 1:23:17

Breaking down the Women's Convention at its conclusion, discussing motivations for being there, and next steps. Music by Evan Schaeffer, https://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer

Episode 8: Interviews from the Women's Convention 13.11.2017 1:19:14

Meeting and interviewing attendees of the Women's Convention in Detroit to learn more about their activism and why they attended.

Episode 7: Fighting to desegregate public schools in Chicago and Getting Out the Vote! 01.11.2017 43:40

An interview with activist Niketa Brar, of Chicago United for Equity, about fighting public school closures: http://www.chicagounitedforequity.org Some references she noted: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/The-Color-of-Law/ https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/562/the-problem-we-all-live-with-part-one A second interview with Priyal Amin of Progressive Turnout Project, on how y...

Episode 6: Issue-based activism with Planned Parenthood and a Raise the Age event in Ann Arbor 22.10.2017 24:10

Interviews with Amanda Vogelsang about Planned Parenthood activist nights, and with Lauren Trimble about an event to support the Raise the Age campaign in Michigan. Music by Evan Schaeffer, https://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer

Episode 5: An intro and an invitation to the Civic Action Network 15.10.2017 5:21

Episode 4: Getting Involved in Campaigns and Party Politics 08.10.2017 45:15

An interview with Isaac Epstein on his first campaign involvement, as well as an interview with Chris Savage about openings the Washtenaw County Democratic Party. Music by Evan Schaeffer, https://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer

Episode 3: Raphael Wright on Community Grocery Stores 01.10.2017 21:01

An interview with Raphael Wright, a Detroit entrepreneur currently fundraising to open a grocery store in the city of Detroit.

Episode 2: Carol Lee on Solidarity Sundays 24.09.2017 25:21

An interview with Carol Lee, the Ann Arbor host of Solidarity Sundays, on what they do and how to get involved with them.

Episode 1: Arthur Lupia 19.09.2017 46:05

An interview on civic knowledge generally with political science professor Arthur Lupia

Episode 0: Introduction 18.09.2017 3:31

Aims of the podcast