
"You don’t need a 12 point plan to get started" (w/ Lila Nordstrom of StuyHealth and Kelly Therese Pollock)
08/10/22 • 23 min
Feeling down about the state of the world? Looking for substantive ideas about how to take action? We’re here to help! In this first episode, Lila and Kelly discuss their own activist journeys, what it takes to move beyond voting and donating, what first steps can look like, and how to figure out where your skills can be of use.
Episode Links:
- Order Lila’s book: Some Kids Left Behind: A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11.
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
Episodes are recorded, mixed, and edited by Lila Nordstrom and Kelly Therese Pollock.
Feeling down about the state of the world? Looking for substantive ideas about how to take action? We’re here to help! In this first episode, Lila and Kelly discuss their own activist journeys, what it takes to move beyond voting and donating, what first steps can look like, and how to figure out where your skills can be of use.
Episode Links:
- Order Lila’s book: Some Kids Left Behind: A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11.
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
Episodes are recorded, mixed, and edited by Lila Nordstrom and Kelly Therese Pollock.
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What Can I Do: The Trailer
You voted (again), you protested (again), you posted on social media (again), yet you’re still reeling from all the terrible news. But...what else can you do? We’ll help you figure that out!
Each week hosts Kelly Therese Pollock and Lila Nordstrom interview activists working on a range of issues, from national policy to local concerns, not about why but about how they took action: What got them started, who helped them along the way, and what they’d do differently if they had to do it all again. In the process, we’ll offer concrete advice on how to take the leap from freaking out on Twitter to making a difference, building community, and finding joy in getting involved.
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A new crisis explodes and you’re the frontlines. What do you do?
Marked by COVID co-founder Kristin Urquiza’s father died from COVID after trusting Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s claims that “it was safe to resume normal activities.” While reeling from the loss, she and co-founder Christine Keeves made the decision to act, hoping to save others from facing similar losses. Find out how they went about forming Marked by COVID and began helping lead the fight for accountability, recognition, and justice in the age of COVID-19.
Episode Links:
- Follow Marked by COVID on Twitter and Facebook or visit their website.
- Follow Kristin Urquiza on Twitter
- Donate to Marked by COVID
- Follow Lila on Twitter
- Follow Kelly on Twitter
- Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod
- To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: [email protected].
- Please rate and review and tell your friends!
Credits:
To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat.
Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission.
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