“Women are the Secret Sauce”: Talking Activism, with Shannon Watts

About this episode

Brittany Packnett Cunningham speaks with activist Shannon Watts about collective action and gun reform in the wake of political changes.

It’s been 10 days since the inauguration—10 days full of executive orders, immigration crackdowns, dismantled DEI initiatives and general panic. This shock and overwhelm is intentional, but if we’re going to make it through the next four years…we can’t traffic in hopelessness. This week, Brittany speaks with activist Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, to talk about collective action, whether we’ll ever get gun reform, and how to build the “womansphere.” Plus: Brittany brings you this week’s UNtrending news. For timely analysis, updates, and resources on actions from Trump-Vance administration, visit: https://www.democracy2025.org/response-center

People in this episode

Host: Brittany Packnett Cunningham

Guest: Shannon Watts

Topics covered

• activism
• gun reform
• collective action
• women's rights
• political commentary

Keywords

• activism
• gun reform
• Moms Demand Action
• women's rights
• political commentary
• collective action
• Trump administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moms Demand Action, Trump-Vance administration, Democracy 2025

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