Let America Be America Again

About this episode

Liz Brown discusses her experiences on the Columbus City Council and her work with YWCA Columbus, focusing on housing and social justice issues.

Today we’re welcoming Liz Brown, President & CEO of YWCA Columbus, a nonprofit focused on housing, youth development, and social justice. Liz is also a former Columbus City Council member first elected in 2015 and reelected in 2019 before leaving in 2023. In this first part of our conversation, we discuss Liz's time on council, her thoughts on our housing shortage, her work at YWCA, the impacts of the current federal administration on nonprofits, and, among everything happening, what keeps us hopeful. Sources: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147907/let-america-be-america-again https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/645871/there-is-no-place-for-us-by-brian-goldstone/ https://www.csb.org/

People in this episode

Guest: Liz Brown

Topics covered

• nonprofit
• housing
• social justice
• youth development
• politics
• hope

Keywords

• YWCA
• Columbus City Council
• housing shortage
• social justice
• nonprofits
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: YWCA Columbus, Columbus City Council, federal administration, CSB

Books & works: Let America Be America Again, There Is No Place for Us

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