About this episode

Prentis Hemphill speaks with Maurice Mitchell about community organizing and the power of collective vision.

This episode first aired in July 2024. Prentis is joined by the National Director of the Working Families Party, Maurice Mitchell. Maurice shares the roots of his organizing; reminds us of our power as a people and inspires us to continue to conjure and build a compelling vision toward the worlds we dream of. Support the organizations that Maurice mentioned in the episode: Working Families PartyMovement for Black LivesYou can check out Prentis' new book What It Takes to Heal is available now...

People in this episode

Host: Prentis Hemphill

Guest: Maurice Mitchell

Topics covered

• organizing
• community power
• vision building
• social justice
• activism

Keywords

• organizing
• community
• activism
• social justice
• Working Families Party

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Working Families Party, Movement for Black Lives

Books & works: What It Takes to Heal

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