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S2 - Ep 1: It’s All Greek to Me! (with Astra Taylor)

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In Season One we asked ourselves, what does it mean “to citizen”? How do we show up and stand up for our community? Coming off the heels of January 6th, 2021, Baratunde starts Season Two by taking a step back with the question, “How can we citizen with so much division?”. In this episode, we speak with author and filmmaker Astra Taylor who takes us back to ancient Greece and reveals how our political and economic rights are deeply intertwined.

Guest: Astra Taylor writer, organizer, and documentarian

Twitter: @astradisastra

Bio: Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer. She is the director of the philosophical documentary What Is Democracy?; the author of The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age; and co-founder of Debt Collective.


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We are grateful to Astra Taylor for joining us! Follow her at @astradisastra on Twitter. or find more of her work at http://www.hiddendriver.com/ 

ACTIONS

PERSONALLY REFLECT 

Find a “We”

Are you a worker? A student? A freelancer? Reflect on the communities you are (or could be) a part of and organize with other community members to advocate for causes you all care about.  Find strength in numbers!

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We’re not being vain. This season we’ve got a lot of incredible guests and more ways for you to show up and citizen. So buckle up, and join us on this journey. 

 

PUBLICLY PARTICIPATE

Join the Debt Collective

Are you in debt? Join Astra’s union for debtors, The Debt Collective, at debtcollective.org. Become a part of a movement of debtors who are wielding their collective economic power. 

If you take any of these actions, share that with us - action@howtocitizen.com. Mention It’s All Greek to Me  in the subject line. And share about your citizening on social media using #howtocitizen. 

Visit the show's homepage - www.howtocitizen.com - to sign up for news about the show, to learn about upcoming guests, live tapings, and more for your citizen journey.

Also sign up for Baratunde's weeklyRecommentunde Newsletter and follow him on Instagram or join his Patreon. You can even text him, like right now at 202-894-8844.

How To Citizen with Baratunde is a production of iHeartRadio Podcasts and Dustlight Productions. Our Executive Producers are Baratunde Thurston, Elizabeth Stewart and Misha Euceph. Stephanie Cohn is our Senior Producer and Alie Kilts is our Producer. Kelly Prime is our Editor. Original Music by Andrew Eapen. Valentino Rivera is our Engineer. Sam Paulson is our Apprentice.  This episode was produced and sound designed by Stephanie Cohn. Special thanks to Joelle Smith from iHeartRadio.

Special thanks to our citizen voices Marie Ture, Glenn Maida, Adan Ayala, and Jennifer Bohmbach.

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