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The Berggruen Institute’s Youth Environment Service (YES) Campaign Roundtable Discussion
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In May 2021, "Shaping Our Future" brought more than 600 young people together from across the country to discuss their insights on major societal issues our country is facing today. They discussed these issues in small groups, listened to panel experts offer their thoughts, and interacted with each other regardless of whether or not they agreed on the subject matter.
From the team that brought you Voices of America In One Room, this is Voices of Shaping Our Future.
In this special episode of the podcast, we have the privilege of sitting down with a group of thought leaders for a roundtable discussion about the Berggruen Institute’s Youth Environment Service, or YES campaign.
The conversation features Azzam Almouai, a member of the LA Conservation Corps; Kristy Drutman, an environmental educator and host of Brown Girl Green; Mark Paul, political economist and 2021-2022 Berggruen Fellow, and; Mary Ellen Sprenkel, CEO of The Corps Network; with a special introduction from Dawn Nakagawa, executive vice president and director of the future of democracy program at the Berggruen Institute.
The group begins their discussion with thoughts on the Biden Administration’s proposed Civilian Climate Corps (CCC) and the importance of designing a national service program that works for all Americans and meets communities where they are. The conversation continues with the group’s thoughts on how a CCC would reduce unemployment, the importance of spreading awareness and education around national service programs, and local-level organizing as a powerful tool in the fight against climate change.
The Voices of Shaping Our Future podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, and is hosted by Alice Siu. This series is executive produced by the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, the Berggruen Institute, the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, and Tobe Agency.
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