The Third Way Forward. Featuring Rosa Clemente

About this episode

The episode features Rosa Clemente discussing the role of third parties in politics and community engagement.

Have you ever considered a third party as an option? On the third episode of Beyond Voting, we dive deeper with Rosa Clemente, a black Puerto Rican scholar, activist, journalist, organizer, and former vice presidential candidate alongside Cynthia McKinney on the Green Party ballot in 2008. We spoke with Rosa after she had just interviewed third party presidential candidate with the Justice For All Party, Dr. Cornel West. So third-party campaigns were front and center in her mind.We spoke with her about her introduction to the Green party, how third party campaigns help influence policy, money and political viability, and her perspective on those who are weighing a historic vote for Kamala Harris against concerns about her policies. So tell us, how are you going to take Rosa’s advice and engage in your local community to make a real impact. Are you going to organize in your community? Are you going to join a local activist group, to drive change from the ground up? Tell us on IG @arcus.center or drop it in your 5 star review of the show. And please visit us at …. arcuscenter.kzoo.edu Follow Rosa Clemente : https://rosaclemente.net/…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Williams

Guest: Rosa Clemente

Topics covered

• third party politics
• activism
• community engagement
• Green Party
• political campaigns

Keywords

• third party
• Rosa Clemente
• Green Party
• activism
• political campaigns
• community impact
• Cynthia McKinney
• Dr. Cornel West

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Green Party, Justice For All Party, Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

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