Welcome to Youth Saving Democracy, a podcast dedicated to promoting, assisting and empowering youth-led grassroots organizations and the policy agendas and candidates they champion. I’m your host David Kromelow. After the 2016 election, some in the media were suggesting the imminent death of American democracy. But the young people in America had other ideas. Not only did they turn out in unprecedented numbers for the 2018 midterm elections; they have also emerged at the forefront of what is ...
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#4 Finally Curbing the Epidemic of Gun Violence in America Interview with Logan Rubenstein the co-director of the March For Our Lives Parkland chapter
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For the past year, Parkland, Florida has become a community dear to America’s heart. It is a community that represents the very best of America. Diverse, inclusive, and kindhearted. A place where bridges are built as opposed to walls and where everybody looks out for one another regardless of one’s race or creed. It’s these characteristics that mad…
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#3 School Shootings, Human Trafficking, and More w/ Rhonda Hart
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While the young people in America are leading the fight to end gun violence, they obviously have not been alone. The parents of children lost to gun violence have also been at the forefront. One such parent is Rhonda Hart. Rhonda’s daughter Kimberly was one of the 10 victims of the Santa Fe High School shooting in Santa Fe, Texas last May. Since th…
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#2 Discussing Gun Violence Politics (and more) w/Daphne Frias
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Last year, America’s youth marched, mobilized and turned out to the polls in unprecedented numbers. Now, many of them are running for office themselves. Every office in a democracy counts, and the more youth we have running and/or winning elections, the more likely it is American democracy will be saved. One of the amazing young people running for …
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#1 Debut Episode of Youth Saving Democracy w/Felix Brody - March For Our Lives Boston Chapter
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Welcome to Youth Saving Democracy, a podcast dedicated to promoting, assisting and empowering youth-led grassroots organizations and the policy agendas and candidates they champion. I’m your host David Kromelow. After the 2016 election, some in the media were suggesting the imminent death of American democracy. But the young people in America had o…
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