{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AmeriCorps Connections","title":"Our Democracy Is as Strong as the People Who Protect It | Laura Perez & Dev Myers, New Politics","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2827,"description":"What if your service year already set you up to run for office?\nLaura Perez served in the founding year of City Year Milwaukee and stayed for a second year because she loved it so much. That’s when she learned she wasn’t only a great follower. She was a leader. Her path took her into the classroom, nonprofit work, and community organizing, and then onto a fellow AmeriCorps member’s school board campaign. They won. Today Laura is on staff at New Politics Academy, helping servant leaders find their path to political leadership.\nDev Myers grew up in a family of service. His dad served in the military, his mom was a nurse, and his grandmother fought for clean, affordable housing in her small South Carolina town. After watching January 6th unfold a few blocks from his Capitol Hill home, Dev committed to making politics his full-time work. He now leads recruitment for the New Power Project, which has supported 74 Black and brown candidates running for everything from water commissioner to governor. He also ran for and serves as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in DC.\n\nTogether, they talk with Nicki about why a community garden is community organizing, why state and local office shapes national policy, and why fewer than 20% of elected leaders come from a servant leader background. Nicki is a 2020 New Politics Academy graduate herself.\n\n🗳️ New Politics Academy programs (free for servant leaders!)\nAnswering the Call: Reflection-based. Write your leadership mission statement and your “shadow” mission statement, and decide whether running is right for you.\nBootcamps: For anyone who wants to support a campaign team, especially on the fundraising side.\nFoundations: Tactical training for anyone planning to run in the next two to five years. Build your public narrative, your fundraising pitch, and your campaign team, with feedback from campaign advisors.\nNot ready to commit? Try a 90-minute session or a lunch and learn, or add your name to the Join Us list.\n \n👉...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/c4sc2-uOGbHbwtPQX335ur5oQHYsLQ6rDBkAM2hvRNU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwMjg4LzE2OTIz/OTQ2NzctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}