WEBVTT - Mechanisms of Disruption

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, peeps, and welcome to wok F Daily with

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<v Speaker 1>Meet your Girl Danielle Moody, recording from the Home Bunker. Folks, today,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to do something crazy, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>start off with some good news. I know that a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times we are inundated with everything that is bad,

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<v Speaker 1>everything that the far right, white supremacist Republican Party is

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<v Speaker 1>throwing at us, everything that feels like it is spinning

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<v Speaker 1>out of control and hopeless. And I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>remind you that that's the point, right that when Steve Bannon,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, said that the far right strategy was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be to flood the zone with shit, what we

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<v Speaker 1>are experiencing right now is his strategy come to life.

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<v Speaker 1>And so in order to not become literally covered in

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<v Speaker 1>all of their bullshit, we must create mechanisms of disruption,

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<v Speaker 1>and that will look different for each of us, but

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<v Speaker 1>we have to create them, and we have to do

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<v Speaker 1>them every day. And that doesn't mean just burying our

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<v Speaker 1>heads in the sand. It means actually searching out the good,

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<v Speaker 1>finding what is working, what is lifting us up, what

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<v Speaker 1>is bringing us joy. And so I want to open

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<v Speaker 1>the show up with my experiences earlier this week, that

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<v Speaker 1>have really given me some renewed energy and excitement about

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<v Speaker 1>where this country is headed. And so I want to

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<v Speaker 1>talk today about two events that I had the great

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<v Speaker 1>fortune one of attending and the other of hosting. And

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<v Speaker 1>the first event that I want to talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>about is Family Equality. Family Equalities Night at the Peer

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<v Speaker 1>is an event that happens every year at the Chelsea

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<v Speaker 1>Peers and it is the Family Equality Organization's New York

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<v Speaker 1>City gala, and I want to tell you a bit

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<v Speaker 1>about Family Equality, which you may have heard from their

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<v Speaker 1>CEO Stacy Stevenson, who has joined WOKF before. She is

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<v Speaker 1>a friend and former client, and Family Equality over the

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<v Speaker 1>last forty years has just been doing God's work. But

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<v Speaker 1>over the last two I've had the ability to work

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<v Speaker 1>with them as Stacy Stevenson came on as their first

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<v Speaker 1>black woman CEO. The organization is dedicated in creating spaces

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<v Speaker 1>for families, queer families to feel safe, to feel welcomed.

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<v Speaker 1>They work on everything from policy to family practice to

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<v Speaker 1>creating events for LGBTQ families across the country. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>over the last several months, we've talked about the unrelenting

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<v Speaker 1>anti LGBTQ and anti trans policies that have passed, and

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<v Speaker 1>there have been over four hundred and fifty bills, if

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<v Speaker 1>you really want to put a number on it, over

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<v Speaker 1>four hundred and fifty bills have been passed to limit

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<v Speaker 1>the presence, existence, and bodily autonomy of queer people in

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<v Speaker 1>this country, and namely they've been going after queer children

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<v Speaker 1>and Family Equality is suing Rondi Santis and the State

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<v Speaker 1>of Florida. They are part of many groups that are

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<v Speaker 1>suing Rondasantis and the State of Florida for putting literal

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<v Speaker 1>targets on the backs of trans children and the LGBT

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<v Speaker 1>community at large. And during this amazing night that was

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<v Speaker 1>set with the theme of love, family freedom, which I

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<v Speaker 1>had the great honor to be able to craft during

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<v Speaker 1>my work and time with Family Equality, it was so

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<v Speaker 1>inspiring to listen to stories of the journey that queer

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<v Speaker 1>parents have taken in order to create their families and

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<v Speaker 1>how much love and how much patience and how much

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<v Speaker 1>fortitude these people had to have in order to create

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<v Speaker 1>their families. And as I'm listening to stories that range

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere from surrogacy to adoption to you different fertility journeys.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm thinking to myself, who would go out of

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<v Speaker 1>their way to deny people who want to create a

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<v Speaker 1>loving union, who want to be able to share that

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<v Speaker 1>love with children, Who would deny them the access and

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<v Speaker 1>ability to do so. Who would make it so that

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<v Speaker 1>these families no longer feel safe in their communities and

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<v Speaker 1>have to find ways, if financially possible, to relocate from

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<v Speaker 1>their home states. And so when I sat there listening

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<v Speaker 1>to stories of resilience and fortitude and people saying things

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<v Speaker 1>to the effect of, I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving

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<v Speaker 1>my state. I'm not going to be run out of

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<v Speaker 1>my city. I'm not going to be run out of

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<v Speaker 1>my town. I'm going to stay and I'm going to fight,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm going to fight for what is right. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to fight for myself, for my family, for my friends,

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<v Speaker 1>and for my loved ones. And these are people who

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<v Speaker 1>live in places like Florida and Texas, Tennessee and Alabama

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<v Speaker 1>who were being recognized for their incredible work in their communities.

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<v Speaker 1>Young people being able to be cheered on and celebrated

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<v Speaker 1>in the room as opposed to being jeered and having

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<v Speaker 1>to hide the very existence of their families at school.

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<v Speaker 1>And it reminded me that the headline stories that I

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<v Speaker 1>bring you, and that I share, the statistics that we

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<v Speaker 1>discuss on this show and that I write about, there

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<v Speaker 1>are real people that are attached to this, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I can get so caught up in the battle, in

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<v Speaker 1>the fight and in names like Ron DeSantis and Matt

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<v Speaker 1>Gates and Ted Cruz and Marjory Taylor Green and the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the band of fucking idiots that I forget

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<v Speaker 1>about the real people and the real consequences and the

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<v Speaker 1>real fighters that are on the ground that while I

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<v Speaker 1>get to and maybe some of you do too, live

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<v Speaker 1>in for right now, what is considered a safe haven

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<v Speaker 1>of a blue state. For right now, I will reiterate

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<v Speaker 1>that that there are too many that wake up every

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<v Speaker 1>day in these red states and they don't know whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not their marriages are going to be nullified. They

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<v Speaker 1>don't know whether or not their children are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be taken away, they don't know whether or not they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to need to figure out how to fundraise and

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<v Speaker 1>how to move so that they can get to a

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<v Speaker 1>place of safety and literally find asylum. I am not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about people crossing the border in Mexico. I am

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<v Speaker 1>talking about LGBTQ people having to cross borders, state borders

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<v Speaker 1>in order to find asylum within America. It is absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>fucking crazy. But there are incredibly courageous people that are

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<v Speaker 1>fighting the hard fight, face to face, toe to toe

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<v Speaker 1>with these horrible right wing bigots, right that we get

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<v Speaker 1>to shut our computer off and shut our minds off

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<v Speaker 1>and not bother with, but that they have to deal

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<v Speaker 1>with on a regular basis. And so when I was

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<v Speaker 1>sitting at this gala and listening to these stories and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Stacy Stevenson, the CEO of Family Equality, I

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<v Speaker 1>said to myself, you know, I really need to remind

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<v Speaker 1>myself that we are fighting for real people, and that

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<v Speaker 1>each of us, inside of our own communities can find

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<v Speaker 1>the local organizations, the grassroots organizations, go through the national ones,

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<v Speaker 1>if that's all you know, and get to the local

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<v Speaker 1>folks to feel like you we're doing something, to actually

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<v Speaker 1>be doing something. It is important for us to stay informed, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is also incredibly important for us to turn

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<v Speaker 1>that information into action and into purpose. And it isn't

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<v Speaker 1>okay for us just to sit back and rage and say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just feel helpless because there are people that are

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground that could use your talent, use your treasure,

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<v Speaker 1>and use your time to be able to go toe

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<v Speaker 1>to toe with these bigots that show no sign of

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<v Speaker 1>slowing down. And so Monday night was a wonderful reminder

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<v Speaker 1>for me to be able to continue the work that

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<v Speaker 1>I am doing and really focus on the people and

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<v Speaker 1>the spirit and the fight and how people are doing

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<v Speaker 1>so in a joyful way. Right. That it isn't oh,

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<v Speaker 1>let us pause and do this work and then go

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<v Speaker 1>to this you know gala and dress up and what

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<v Speaker 1>have you know. It is to remind ourselves that being

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<v Speaker 1>in joy is so part of our resistance. And somebody

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<v Speaker 1>in the room that the Family Equality gala was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about queer joy and that's one of the themes that we

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be talking about next month all month

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<v Speaker 1>during Pride Month on WOKF is queer joy right? That

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<v Speaker 1>you can't ban that right, You can't ban people's happiness,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't ban joy, right, And so how do we

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<v Speaker 1>do this work in community where we can have safety

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<v Speaker 1>in numbers, where we can help others feel seen right

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<v Speaker 1>and be heard. And so it was just a beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>reminder on my night of who we are all fighting

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<v Speaker 1>for and what we are fighting against, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>encourage each and every one of you if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>have money, but you have time, if you don't have time,

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<v Speaker 1>but you have some talent to be able to look

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<v Speaker 1>and see what is going on in your community, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, how can you help in these red states?

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<v Speaker 1>And give you your time, your money and just connect

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<v Speaker 1>with folks so that they know that they are not

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<v Speaker 1>fighting alone, because I believe that there are more of

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<v Speaker 1>us than there are them, and we just need to

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<v Speaker 1>be activated in our power and remind ourselves that we

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<v Speaker 1>are not powerless. The second event that I had the ability,

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<v Speaker 1>the great honor, the great honor to be able to host,

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<v Speaker 1>was the Misfoundation's fiftieth Anniversary of Visionary Women, and I

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<v Speaker 1>serve on the Misfoundation board. I've served on the board

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<v Speaker 1>for a few years now. I've been involved with MISS

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<v Speaker 1>for at least the last seven, but I think that

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<v Speaker 1>I have been on the board for at least the

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<v Speaker 1>last three or four. And the Misfoundation is an extraordinary

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<v Speaker 1>organization that again is really about is really about advancing right,

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<v Speaker 1>is about building women's collective power in the United States

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<v Speaker 1>to advance equity and justice for all, And this is

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<v Speaker 1>what they say on their website. We achieve our mission

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<v Speaker 1>by investing in and strengthening the capacity of women led

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<v Speaker 1>movements to advance meaningful, social, cultural, and economic change in

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<v Speaker 1>the lives of women. And it is an incredible, incredible

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<v Speaker 1>organism that believes in creating a safe world where power

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<v Speaker 1>and possibility are not limited by gender, race, class, sexual orientation,

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<v Speaker 1>gender identity, disability, or age. We believe that equity and

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<v Speaker 1>inclusion are the cornerstones of a true democracy, in which

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<v Speaker 1>worth and dignity of every person, of every person are valued.

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<v Speaker 1>And so in this room filled with some of the

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<v Speaker 1>most brilliant, beautiful, thoughtful, brave women and non binary people

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<v Speaker 1>who are leading, leading in places like Texas, in places

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<v Speaker 1>like Tennessee, it was truly truly inspiring. And particularly I

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about two of the young women who

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<v Speaker 1>I had the opportunity to shake their hands, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was really, really, really something you know too often, right,

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<v Speaker 1>we talk about Generation Z, Right, we talk about Generation

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<v Speaker 1>Z and the fact that oh, these young people they're

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<v Speaker 1>just on TikTok, They're just on this, they're just on

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<v Speaker 1>that they're lazy, they don't want to work, blah blah blah,

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<v Speaker 1>blah blah. And the truth is, ain't none of that

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<v Speaker 1>true because I met too extraordinary Generation Z leaders. And

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<v Speaker 1>if we just look at what has been happening in Tennessee,

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<v Speaker 1>is what has been happening in Florida, with these young

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<v Speaker 1>people walking out of schools, them taking over state houses,

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<v Speaker 1>with them saying that they are not going to go

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<v Speaker 1>quietly into the good good night. They are not going

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<v Speaker 1>to surrender their civil liberties and this democracy into the

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<v Speaker 1>hands of people who would rather see them shot to

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<v Speaker 1>death with AR fifteen's in their classrooms right than they

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<v Speaker 1>would see them safe, see them with books that are

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<v Speaker 1>not banned, and live in a gun free, a gun

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<v Speaker 1>violence free society. And so the first young woman that

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<v Speaker 1>I had the opportunity to meet was Olivia Juliana. And

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<v Speaker 1>Olivia Juliana is if you recall last year when Olivia

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<v Speaker 1>Juliana went on social media to talk about the abortion

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<v Speaker 1>bands and talk about the rollback of Robi Wade, and

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<v Speaker 1>and that Gates, a representative of Congress, used his platform

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<v Speaker 1>to fat shame her, to body shame her, and fat

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<v Speaker 1>shame her and say all of these despicable things, this

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<v Speaker 1>grown ass man to this young woman. And what did

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<v Speaker 1>Olivia do? She turned around and she ended up raising

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<v Speaker 1>two million dollars for REPO rights and justice. And so

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<v Speaker 1>she was honored last night at the MS Foundation for

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<v Speaker 1>her extraordinary, extraordinary work. And I just when I listened

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<v Speaker 1>to her speech, I was so in awe. I got

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<v Speaker 1>up on stage and I said, I want to live

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<v Speaker 1>in her America. I want to live in an America,

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<v Speaker 1>she said, where I don't want to be equal to men,

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<v Speaker 1>because I don't want the power to oppress and disregard

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<v Speaker 1>and overlook and command with force. I want to create

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<v Speaker 1>a better future for all of us, regardless of gender.

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<v Speaker 1>She talked about shared power. She talked about her passion

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<v Speaker 1>and desire to lead, and particularly to do so in

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<v Speaker 1>her state of Texas, and I just I gotta tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that I was absolutely absolutely taken aback by her

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<v Speaker 1>brilliance and her fortitude and her just conviction about who

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<v Speaker 1>she is, who this generation is, and what they are

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<v Speaker 1>coming for. And it made me feel like, oh, we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be okay, right, because this next generation coming

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<v Speaker 1>up behind us and the one coming up behind them,

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<v Speaker 1>they are so fucking activated. It is a gorgeous thing

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<v Speaker 1>to see. The next young woman that I had the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to meet was Rebecca Breezenhoff. Rebecca Breezehoff went viral

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<v Speaker 1>when she was I think around between twelve and sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>years old, where she was holding up a sign at

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<v Speaker 1>a march that said, I'm the scary trans kid that

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<v Speaker 1>Republicans are trying to warn you about. She is fierce.

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<v Speaker 1>She is using her platform and her talents to build

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<v Speaker 1>camaraderie and community in her school, in her community, and

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<v Speaker 1>her neighborhood. She has become an outspoken activists on trans kids'

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<v Speaker 1>rights and trans kids want nothing more than to just

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<v Speaker 1>be kids. It was extraordinary because, honestly, I couldn't tell

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<v Speaker 1>you a time that when I was there ripe young

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<v Speaker 1>age having the ability to articulate my power and my

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<v Speaker 1>purpose and my path in the way that they did.

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<v Speaker 1>There were so many beautiful moments from last night, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as being able to meet with, not meet with,

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<v Speaker 1>but actually meet and take a photo with the Duchess

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<v Speaker 1>of Sussex, Megan markle But she was honored last night

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<v Speaker 1>for her work on racism and sexism and mental health,

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<v Speaker 1>and to listen to her beautiful speech and words about

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<v Speaker 1>again the power of being able to use your platform

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<v Speaker 1>turn your pain into power wherever you are. Just it

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<v Speaker 1>hit the room in so many different ways, and so

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<v Speaker 1>again I encourage you that if you're interested in learning

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<v Speaker 1>more about the misfoundation about family equality, that head to

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<v Speaker 1>each of their sites. If you're looking and you're finding

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<v Speaker 1>yourself in this moment of great turmoil, just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>spinning out of control. Everything is bad, everywhere is bad,

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<v Speaker 1>and just wanting to turn everything off. Sure you can

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<v Speaker 1>turn off the news, but tune into something good. Tune

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<v Speaker 1>in to the people that are actually on the ground fighting,

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<v Speaker 1>look for those good stories and lift them up, and

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<v Speaker 1>look to be a part of taking real action and

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<v Speaker 1>not just being a part of the reactionary tornadoes of

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<v Speaker 1>social media. Because I think that what I experienced this

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<v Speaker 1>week was just a re energizing that I didn't know

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<v Speaker 1>that I needed to be in community and to be

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<v Speaker 1>in celebration with people who are really truly doing things

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<v Speaker 1>that are just admirable and necessary, and that we are

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<v Speaker 1>not alone in our outrage, and we are not alone

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<v Speaker 1>thinking that no one else is woke. Because I met

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of them over the last two days and it

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<v Speaker 1>has been an extraordinary reigniting of a fire, the fire

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<v Speaker 1>of possibility that I wanted to share with all of

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<v Speaker 1>you today. So do make sure to check those organizations out.

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<v Speaker 1>And folks, we've almost made it to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the week and bore, do I have a fucking Friday

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<v Speaker 1>for you. It's coming later. That is it for me today,

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<v Speaker 1>dear friends on woke a app. As always, power to the

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<v Speaker 1>people and to all the people. Power yet woke and

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<v Speaker 1>stay woke as fuck.