1 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Anny and Samantha. Welcome to Stuff. I 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,039 Speaker 1: never told your production of I heard Radius how stuff works. 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: So today we and by we I do mean me. 4 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm so excited, so excited. Oh, listeners, I saw such 5 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: a sight. I had a moment. Okay, but we're so 6 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: excited to introduce you to a member of the Georgia 7 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 1: House of Representatives that I have been watching since the 8 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: beginning of her career in Atlanta. How it sounds white 9 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: creepier than I intended, but hey, I have because it's 10 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: been exciting. But her name is part canon and I 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: will tell you, yes, I got super excited. I got 12 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: I kind of fan girls, so you definitely fan girls. Um, 13 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: and we know I'm not the best that speech sometimes 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 1: and yeah, I fumbled up quite a bit that I 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: had to restart a few times, and she was very 16 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: kind and patient. She was very well spoken. Also, I 17 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: feel like this is really indicative of our relationship, which 18 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: is antagonistic but beautiful friendship where I just sat back 19 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: and to let you struggle. You should terrible. It's such 20 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: a terrible person. I really thought it was so sweet because, 21 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: as I told you afterwards, normally you see people get 22 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: that way about celebrities, but Samantha Listeners, she gets that 23 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: way about representatives. I get that way about people who 24 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: are a powerhouse. And I love seeing those who strive 25 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: to go beyond, even more so when I see someone 26 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: who and she is twenty eight, by the way, so 27 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: a young un in comparison to myself, as well as 28 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: she has been in this game since, as well as 29 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: the fact that, yeah, she's very well spoke. And when 30 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: I say well spoken, I mean she was ready. She 31 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: was ready every question. I had, no fumbling. I was like, 32 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: my gosh. And not only that, she and and as 33 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: you will hear in the interviews, have some of the 34 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: best wit, like even politically when it comes to combating 35 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: some of the ignorance that we often see during political 36 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: times whatever whatnot. She had some of the best wit, 37 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 1: even in types of reform and types of bills. And 38 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: I love that so much because that kind of power, 39 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: that kind of level of assuredness of like, I know 40 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: this is not going to go anywhere, but I'm making 41 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: a statement is amazing to me. And she is one 42 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: of our representatives. She is a queer black woman who 43 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: is in our House of Representatives in a very conservative state, 44 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 1: So of course we do talk about the fact that 45 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: it's turning purple and we're hoping to be able to 46 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: be one of those swing state. But we do know 47 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: Georgia is very conservative, and we know that some of 48 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: the biggest controversies came with the last gubernatorial election with 49 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: Stacy Abrams and Brian Kemp, and it's been closely watched, 50 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: and Stacy Abrams herself has made a name in combating 51 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: voter suppression. So just with all of that, when I 52 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: see things like this in a powerhouse like this making 53 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 1: a name for herself in a manner that is so 54 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: just inspirational, Yeah, I have moments, okay, and I it 55 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: was beautiful to witness Samantha. It really was, and for myself, um, 56 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: and I would imagine for a lot of people listening. 57 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: It's hard sometimes with politics. It's just it seems like 58 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: no matter what you do, it's just constant bad news 59 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: and there's no change in hearing from someone like Pert Cannon, 60 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: who does have all these intersectional identities and who does 61 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: sound so hopeful and like, yeah, she was very positive 62 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: and that was so nice to see. Yeah, it was 63 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: really refreshing. And we've spoke before about how sometimes change 64 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: it just takes a while and it is happening, but 65 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: bad news is so much easier to consume and so 66 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: much easier to just bring in on yourself. But to 67 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: hear her have this positivity and this hope for we're 68 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: going to get more people to run and it's going 69 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: to continue to progress was really really refreshing. Right, And 70 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: before we get into the interview the amazing conversation we had, 71 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: we wanted to throw some statistics out there, because you know, 72 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: we love some statistics. It's true. So according to the 73 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: History Arts and Archive site, there have been over seventy 74 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:45,839 Speaker 1: women of color in US Congress since nineteen sixty four. Yes, 75 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: which I got my own chance to geek out about 76 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: when Samantha gave me a mystery tag I did. I 77 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: was trying to make sure that the site was updated 78 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: and I could not find the last updated date. So 79 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: you sat there for or fifteen minutes fifteen ish trying 80 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: to find the site from me, and I said you 81 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: you definitely succeeded. But yeah, the excitement that you had 82 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: when you were like, let me find it, I can 83 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: do this, I was bored for them. Yeah, I'm like 84 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: he loves some research. Research, My girl loves some research. 85 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: So there have been going back to this, there have 86 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: been thirteen Asian Pacific American women, forty seven African American women, 87 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: and twenty Hispanic American women in Congress to this date, 88 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 1: which not the greatest number. No, definitely not the greatest number. 89 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 1: We we can certainly improve upon that, and I hope 90 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: that we will. And with those numbers. Patsy Mink of 91 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: Hawaii was the first Asian Pacific American woman to be 92 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: elected to the House in nineteen s four. Shirley chis 93 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: Home one of my favorites of New York, as the 94 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: first African American woman elected to the House in nine eight, 95 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: and Aleana Ross Latian Florida was the first Hispanic American 96 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: woman won the election to the House in nine teen 97 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,719 Speaker 1: eighty nine. And for extra credit, the first woman of 98 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: color to be elected to the Senate was Carol Moseley Braun, 99 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: an African American woman from Illinois in nineteen two, and 100 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 1: Maizie Herono from Hawaii was the first woman of color 101 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: to be alighted to both chambers. She was alighted to 102 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: Senate in two thousand twelve. Then we have some statistics 103 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: for lgbt Q plus representation in politics. According to it 104 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: gets Better to org as, there were ten members of 105 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: Congress on the federal level who identify as LGBTQ plus 106 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: and of those ten, five are women, and of those five, 107 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: zero we're women of color. Now, these are outdated, so 108 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: changes are coming. When it comes to the state level, 109 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: constituents are more represented, which again is another example of 110 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: local politics. Pay attention, get involved, don't forget about those. 111 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: Local elections are so important. They are very important, and 112 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: they're more likely to hear your voice, unfortunately than those 113 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: in the federal level. And yes, these statistics that we 114 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: just gave you were more on the federal level, but yes, 115 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,480 Speaker 1: these local elections are would probably more likely to have 116 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: your voice be heard, you being able to be better representative. 117 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: So these are wild. Local elections are very very important 118 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: and something that we need to be paying attention to. Yes, 119 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: check your registration out and vote. And we're about ready 120 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: to get into our interview. But first we're going to 121 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: get into a quick break for word from our sponsor. 122 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: And we're back, Thank you sponsor. So let's get started 123 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: with our interview with Park Cannon. I was born park 124 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: Cannon named after an actress who I found out ran 125 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: for office in Tennessee. Her name is Park Overall. She's 126 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: an environmentalist. It's really awesome to think about that. But 127 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: I am a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, 128 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: which is a part of our state's government. At twenty 129 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: three years years old, I stepped off my college campus 130 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: and decided I wanted to run for office. I did 131 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: not know much more than that I was frustrated about 132 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: what was going on, and luckily, when we won our election, 133 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: we brought a very progressive voice to the state Capitol. 134 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: I am openly queer. I love to make sure that 135 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: people talk about intersectionality because I am an abortion dou lah, 136 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: a birth doula, and a preschool teacher. And I think 137 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: what's also pretty exciting is that last year at the 138 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: state Capitol they did an article about fashion at the 139 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: State Capitol and they said it was because of alphabetical 140 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: order that I was first. But you know, I love 141 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: me some fashion. Well, I'm gonna say you're killing this 142 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: outfit today, Like the shoes alone is amazing, and they're 143 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 1: hilled black and white, Poka Dot hills and you all 144 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: them there, your rainboots. That's even better. I'm like, yes, 145 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: this is my type of person because I also only 146 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: wear hills and boots most of the time. It's rare 147 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: to find me in anything else because I am a 148 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: short girl at five five four, so I feel like 149 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: I need that little stature, just a little bit, you know, 150 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: to go with that personality. But yeah, as your fashion 151 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: is on points, so I would definitely say it's not 152 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: just because of the alphabetical order thing. Yeah, I was 153 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: looking at your stuff and I'm thinking I'm about ten 154 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: or so years older than you, and I feel very 155 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: much like an underachiever. O my god, the things that 156 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: you have done and you're doing right now, it's just incredible. 157 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: And again, like I said, I'm fan girling because I 158 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: love seeing someone with such drive, um, and you have 159 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: so many good things behind you. I love again watching 160 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: you campaign. It was one of the beautiful moves. And 161 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: you are with the House of Representatives and District fifty eight. 162 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 1: So District fifty eight is in midtown downtown in southwest Atlanta. 163 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: I like to call it a reproductive justice district because 164 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: you have neighborhoods like Virginia Highland with homes in the millions. 165 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: And you have neighborhoods like Pittsburgh, which is literally the 166 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: nation's worst representation for UM predatory lending back in the 167 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: early two thousands UM within the district as well. So 168 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: you have all kinds of folks, all kinds of families, 169 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: and I'm really trying my hardest to represent them all. Right, um, 170 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: And just for our audiences, this is based in Georgia. Uh. 171 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: Like I said, I love kind of coming seeing what's 172 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,959 Speaker 1: happening in individual states and and the state level, because 173 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,079 Speaker 1: I think that's where it all begins. Obviously, when we're 174 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: talking about voting rights and we're talking about voting suppression, 175 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 1: a lot of our voices and all of our representatives 176 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: are supposed to have our best interests. And so we 177 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,599 Speaker 1: know that state representation is very, very important. And you 178 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: are a part of the Georgia state representation because we 179 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: have a very international audience. Yes, Atlanta, Georgia, you know, 180 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,319 Speaker 1: in the South of the United States. And what we 181 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: of course are fighting against in Georgia is the fact 182 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: that we are a conservative state, but Atlanta is a 183 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,199 Speaker 1: progressive city, right, So I represent them both, yes, And 184 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: it's very interesting because we're quickly talking about Georgia slowly 185 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: becoming a very um purple state, and then we're talking 186 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,599 Speaker 1: about slowly becoming a swing state, and how important it 187 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: is that we do keep an eye as we are 188 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 1: slowly changing some ideas and some heads hopefully. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 189 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: as it goes spreads out beyond metro Atlanta as well. 190 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: I love seeing that. But yes, you are a big 191 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,200 Speaker 1: voice and a big representation of that progression. And if 192 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: you don't mind talking a little bit about your history, 193 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: because I know you kind of dabbled or started working 194 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: with Representatives Simone Bell and kind of go back to 195 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: that for us. So in like, I was so angry 196 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: in our state passed a bill um that was a 197 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: part of a federal opportunity to restrict access to reproductive healthcare. 198 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: So our state was one of the first in twenty twelve, 199 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: and that really took that on to the House and 200 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: the Senate, and the governor loved it, and all of 201 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: the departments of Public health and community health really had 202 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: to change their operating procedures. I felt that was a 203 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: waste of taxpayer dollars and I wanted to know who 204 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: was responsible. So I got up, you know, put my 205 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: college sweatshirt on and went down to the state capital 206 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: and tried to get to know my legislator. I figured 207 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: I was going to run into a white man. Instead, 208 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: I ran into an African American lesbian with locked hair, 209 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: and we really became friends. Um. I'm so proud to 210 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: know that she found me to be such a pivotal 211 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: member of her district that when she decided to resign 212 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: her office in she called me and personally asked me 213 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 1: to run for the seat. Now I was twenty three 214 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: years old, I had just gotten out of college. I 215 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: didn't think I was going to run for office toil 216 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: may be after law school, after a career. So we 217 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: dropped everything and picked up a grassroots campaign. We had 218 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: a month and a half to raise fifty thousand dollars 219 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: and to try to talk to two thousand voters. And 220 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:20,040 Speaker 1: the first election we had in sixteen was in January, 221 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: so our legislative session, which I was running to be 222 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 1: a part of, had already started, so we felt the 223 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: urgency and tried to get us many voters to the polls. 224 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: We actually had our celebration party planned for here in 225 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: Pont City Market at nine PM because the polls closed 226 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: at eight. We left our house at like eight twenty, 227 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: gotten this parking lot by like eight thirty, and we 228 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 1: saw the results. We had lost the election by twenty 229 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: three votes out of twenty two thousand people. If twenty 230 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: three more people had voted, we would have closed the deal. 231 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 1: So we had a runoff election in fed Brewery. I 232 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: immediately started serving. The presidential primary was in March, so 233 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: we were back on the ballot in March, and once 234 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: again on the ballot in November. So if anyone out 235 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: there is interested in running for office and someone tells 236 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: you you're gonna have to do it multiple times, that's 237 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: just a part of the game. And that's how we 238 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: got our seat. That's amazing. Yeah, And as you were 239 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: talking about to the audience and to the people, what 240 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: would your statements be about why it is important that 241 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: if you are as passionate and as as we are 242 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: all passionate to come out and represent and be a voice, 243 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: and especially for those who are women of colored, people 244 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: of colored, those in the l g B t q I, 245 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: why it's really important right now that that community step up. 246 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: Culture change is happening in our communities, and it's also 247 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: happening in government. Buildings. If you look at the Georgia 248 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: State Capital right now, we just put in uh mom 249 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: of a which is for you if you are humping 250 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: or breastfeeding. We've never had that before. And this is 251 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: because legislators who are female who had tiny's needed to breastfeed, 252 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: and they started breastfeeding on the floor of the state capital, 253 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: and they started to say, we're doing this because people 254 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: can't come here and do what they need to do. 255 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: If they want to be a citizen advocate, they have 256 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: to choose whether they're going to feed their child or not. 257 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: And so there are opportunities for our state capital. I 258 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: believe to have gender neutral bathrooms. Currently we don't, and 259 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: I believe that only if there are more people with 260 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: intersectional identities who are not just say queer like me, 261 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: but maybe are moms of queer kids or maybe dads 262 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: of trans kids, then that is when we'll see the 263 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: tide turn. That's a great point. I love that. So 264 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: in your time with the government, yes, we've been looking 265 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: at I've been looking at some of your bills and 266 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 1: some of the things that you have been um pushing 267 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: and I didn't want to talk about because I love 268 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: it and I need to know more about it, the 269 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: particular bill of rights. Thank you, Yeah, I want to 270 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: know all about it. How you came to come together, 271 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: and I decided this needs to be talked about at 272 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: the very least as a way of protesting. That's right. 273 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: So the abortion ban in twenty nineteen was really just 274 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: another day of business as usual at the Georgia State Capital. Um. 275 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: Some of my colleagues, who identify as Caucasian and mail 276 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: were up to what I consider to be business as usual, 277 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: restricting people's rights, not listening to their constituents, and in 278 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: fact doing something that is incredibly costly to our state. 279 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: They decided that in that day, even though we had 280 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: done five or ten direct actions on the state floor 281 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: by turning our backs to the speakers, linking arms, bringing 282 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: media in, shouting out planned parenthood, not leaving the well 283 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,960 Speaker 1: when we were supposed to, and continuing to speak, but 284 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: they were still able to get the bill passed. So 285 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: we said, as much as you have the power to 286 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: go to legislative Council and to what you say is 287 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: to write legislation that your constituents want you to write, 288 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: we do too. So a few of us black women 289 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: legislators went to Legislative Council, and under the understanding that 290 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: our constituents had reached out to us about men's health, 291 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: we wanted to write some bills, so we did the 292 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: Testicular Bill of Rights. We additionally did the Vanishing viagraa Act. 293 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: We also tried to create a study committee on a 294 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: rectile dysfunction, and we talked a lot about the social 295 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: and mental aspects of masculinity that are toxic and in fact, 296 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: those are the reasons why we have unplanned pregnancy. Unfortunately, 297 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: our bill has not gotten a hearing, but it has 298 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: gotten media from here across the world. We are open 299 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 1: to talking about it anytime. I love it. Yeah, as 300 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: I was reading it, I think I was giggling, but 301 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: I was really excited because I'm like, this is absolutely 302 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: the questions that we need to come back to. And 303 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: then whether it's actually talking about sexual assault or again 304 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: unwanted praying and sees, any of that, these are important 305 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: questions that should be addressed. Why aren't men taking responsibility 306 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: for all of these actions that are happening. Why is 307 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: this being just dumped on two women or those who 308 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: identify as women, or those who have vaginas in general, 309 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 1: Why is that so states paid for exact state pays 310 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: and its health benefit plan for Viagra Tier one, you know, 311 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 1: get that paid for for active members as well as retirees. Additionally, 312 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: you know when we look at what happens when someone 313 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: is trying to get a DNA test to prove fraternity, 314 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: does the state pay for that? No? So just trying 315 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: to pull out some of the fallacies and contradictions of 316 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: Georgia Code. I love it. And then as I was 317 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: reading through you stuff, you also do a lot of 318 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: work with homelessness and housing and displacement. Can you talk 319 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more about that, because I know it's 320 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: always been a crisis, but it's becoming more and more 321 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:17,719 Speaker 1: of unawareness, especially without current administration not really caring about 322 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: the underlying issues that echos, socionomical basically economic. Thank you, yes, 323 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:27,959 Speaker 1: you know words, this is my job. Yes, so can 324 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: you talk a little more about that please? Certainly? And 325 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: thinking about housing insecurity is not just someone who is 326 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: sleeping on the streets. Sometimes it is mamas who are 327 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: paying for one week in a hotel so her kids 328 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: can stay in the area, so they can go to school, 329 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: and no one in the school will know what they're 330 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: going through. We have been hearing from families across the 331 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 1: state of Georgia, rural, suburban, urban, you name it, who 332 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: are facing housing insecure. Most people are able to talk 333 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: about that issue when they see it. Um maybe they 334 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: see it when they're getting off the highway and someone 335 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: is asking for some help, or maybe they see it 336 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: when they're at a grocery store and someone is expressively hungry. 337 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 1: But what we don't really talk about is the mental 338 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: health aspects of that, in the physical health aspects of that. 339 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: So we have tried to coalesce with some of the 340 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: organizations that meet people where they are. These are organizations 341 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: like community land trusts. The whole point of a community 342 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: land trust is to get some land and to hold 343 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: it in a trust so that no matter what, that 344 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: house on that land will remain affordable. Community land trust 345 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: right now in the state of Georgia are so notable 346 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: because Georgia is the first state to ever have a 347 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: community land trust, beating out Vermont, New York, California, years 348 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: and years ago. But we have not done anything to 349 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: actually protect those community land trusts and staying affordable. So 350 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: this past year we worked with the city of Atlanta's 351 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: Housing Department and government relations as well as the Community 352 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: Land Trust here in Atlanta, to say what are your 353 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: families experiencing? And they said this, they don't own the land, 354 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: but they own the house. So when property tax time 355 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: comes around, the Community Land Trust is paying for the 356 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: land and they're paying for the house. But that homeowner 357 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: cannot request an exemption from school taxes from municipal taxes 358 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: if they're old enough because they don't technically own the land. 359 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: So there are some administrative fixes just like that that 360 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: the governor did and signed and felt was fine. But 361 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: there are other issues like mental health, protecting veterans, making 362 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: sure that trans and gender not conforming you who are 363 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 1: sleeping under the bridge blocks from here because we visit them, 364 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: actually have a way to get back on their feet, 365 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: and sometimes that can be through a foster care system. 366 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: Other times that can be through a supportive family. And 367 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: we're trying to make some pathways for folks to get 368 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: out of housing insecurity. That's awesome. As I was reading that, 369 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: it was really really inspiring, just understanding how harmful gentrification 370 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: can be, but how inevitable it often is, unfortunately, and 371 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: there's no real solution and seeing things like that, talking 372 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: about different types of built how the government canvass or 373 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: should be a part of this conversation instead of it 374 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: just being based on income or based on individuals. And 375 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 1: it seems like it's hard press but slowly at least 376 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: being conversational. Yeah, we're getting there, and you know, I'll say, 377 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: one of the most exciting moments I had working across 378 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:58,200 Speaker 1: the aisle last year was with a rural legislator who 379 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: told me about when he was growing up, he used 380 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: to have bunnies at his house all the time and 381 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: he loved his bunnies until he found out they were rats, 382 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: and in that understanding, he would support my bill making 383 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: sure that people had safe housing. We were able to 384 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: pass a bill that is a part of kind of 385 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: a tenants bill of rights to say if you report 386 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 1: your buddies or rats to your landlord, they cannot just 387 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 1: go ahead and evict you, which is what's happening in 388 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: the state of Georgia. If you report mold or mild you, 389 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: or any of the things that are environmental or health 390 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: and safety issues, they can actually terminate your rental contract. 391 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: I don't find you that. No, I didn't know I 392 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: didn't know that, so we changed that bill last year. 393 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: I knew that there was some changes happening with the 394 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: winners rights. Things I did not know concluded the fact 395 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 1: that we could have been kicked out. And I'm a 396 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: renter or so I'm like, what, yeah, what, Wow, listen, 397 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: I'm learning things today, Georgia. Okay, but we fixed it. 398 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,920 Speaker 1: You fixed it. That's amazing. Um. And then also we 399 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: kind of wanted to come background. You were talking about 400 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: foster care and such, something that's very passionate to me. 401 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm I used to be in social work. Thank you. 402 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:18,680 Speaker 1: Weird statement saying that, because uh, I'm not as of 403 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: like last week. That's very new. Um. But I was 404 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 1: working with the Departmentchieval Justice. I worked with foster Care. 405 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm also adopted. And I know once again the whole 406 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: idea of religious freedom bill is coming back around. I 407 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: know that legislators trying to reintroduce it again, and of 408 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 1: course I am more than horrified because there are things 409 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: happening around the country that is allowing actual votes like 410 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: this to go forward. UM. Can you kind of talk 411 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,359 Speaker 1: about what that because I know you've been in there 412 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: while they were trying to fight this bill. At the 413 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:51,879 Speaker 1: begin with, as we're coming back to this, what are 414 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: some things that we need to be paying attention to. 415 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: How do we vocally advocate and physically advocate to fight 416 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: against such a bill. When you hear the term religious freedom, 417 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: you should think religious restriction. And we're trying to make 418 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: sure that people understand. Whether you believe in someone or 419 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: something that gets you somewhere, that's fine. We're not trying 420 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: to stop people from believing or not believing. What we 421 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 1: want to make sure that we do is create the 422 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: separation of church and state. Now, in a state like 423 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 1: Georgia in the Bible Belt, that's really difficult for reasons 424 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: like you have pastors running for office. You also have 425 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: governmental policies that create a special space in the state 426 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: capital for prayer to always happen. So we're juxtaposing people 427 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: who believe strongly and people who understand what the public wants. 428 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: What the public wants today is for there to be 429 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: the separation of church and state. You can look at 430 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: even a place that I don't eat, Chick fil A, 431 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: they don't even open on Sundays because they understand for 432 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 1: their beliefs that that is what they need to do 433 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: on Sundays. Great, do that on Sundays. Maybe if your 434 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 1: Jehovah's witness, do it on Saturdays. Do whatever day you 435 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: need to, except for when you are restricting someone else's life. 436 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: And in issues related to not only baking a cake 437 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: for a wedding, even though that Supreme Court case really 438 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: was disappointing to us, all um, but also about adopting people. 439 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: We saw this week as well, the Senate dropped the 440 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: anti LGBTQ adoption bill. In our words, we know that 441 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: research shows that same sex couples are four times more 442 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: likely than opposite sex couples to be raising adopted children. 443 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: So you're already targeting the group of folks who can 444 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: help get the seventeen thousand children out of our foster 445 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: care system today. What we want for Georgians and people 446 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: across the world to know about religious liberty religious freedom, 447 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: which we believe to be religious restriction, is that if 448 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: you are able to come to the table on this 449 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 1: conversation and say, hey, love thy neighbor, do not judge, 450 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: then we need you right now, right So what can 451 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,479 Speaker 1: we do? Because obviously I am someone who is beyond 452 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: passionate about things like this, because I have seen firsthand 453 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: what that had, what happens to our children when those 454 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: types of restrictions happen, and what happens to the families 455 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:50,800 Speaker 1: who oftentimes are more equipped to work with kids who 456 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: are a little come from a dysfunctional background. Because the 457 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: one thing I've had to tell many of people who 458 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: ask me about adoption and foster kind of like, be ready, 459 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: these kids are not fee. You're not getting any from 460 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: you know the movies. I love that movie. I also 461 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: love you any But I'm just saying, but that's the 462 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: thing is, it's obviously these are very troubled youth oftentimes, 463 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 1: and we know that after age five, they're less likely 464 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: to be adopted. Actually at age three, um, let's be 465 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: real honest, and that any child that old has gone 466 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: through some sort of trauma. And oftentimes I see people 467 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: of the l g P t u I community understand 468 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: that and are more equipped to handle or at least 469 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: are more prepared to handle such trauma. So with that, 470 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: what can we do to continue to make sure our 471 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: voices are known beyond just the regular emails? Beyond you know? 472 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: What can we do? Yes? Three things? One is registered 473 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 1: to vote? Y'all the deadlines are always happening. You know, 474 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: people like who wins the deadline so I can do 475 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: it the night before or the day of. Voter registration 476 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: deadlines are always happen. Don't worry about whether or not 477 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: you're trying to get it for this election or that election. 478 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: We believe voting to be a practice registered to votes. 479 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: You can see, Oh my polling place is green today. 480 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: Oh it was actually purple what I voted last time? 481 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: I mean literally, just a practice of knowing your space 482 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 1: when you're going to make these decisions, because these are 483 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,719 Speaker 1: the senators that you're voting for. If they have an 484 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: incumbent letter by their name, please look them up before 485 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: you go. You can see your sample ballot online across 486 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: the state of Georgia by just going to the Secretary 487 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: of State's web page. The second thing is know that 488 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: politicians are playing games with people's lives right now, and 489 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: they deserve to be held accountable. Social media is a 490 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: great way to do that. To make people understand that 491 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: your beliefs are equally as important to your elected officials beliefs. 492 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: Even if they have the power to go in and 493 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: to write a piece of ledge inislation. You need to 494 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: remind them that that is only a fraction of their job. 495 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: The main part of our job at the state capital 496 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: is to balance the state budget. If you're elected official, 497 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: cannot talk to you about the money that they're trying 498 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: to get into the state budget for their hospitals and 499 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 1: their schools. And all they can do is talk to 500 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: you about restricting people's ability to live in safe and 501 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: healthy communities. Please quickly redirect them. Help them understand that 502 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,600 Speaker 1: our state of Georgia has the Department of Family and 503 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: Child Services and their budget line is possibly about to 504 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: get cut. If they really care about making sure that 505 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: people have healthy lives, they should be doing a better 506 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: job of balancing that budget line. The third thing that 507 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,960 Speaker 1: I truly, truly believe that we can all do is 508 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: to talk to children. Um. When you're talking to children, 509 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: help them understand, um, what it is that you have experienced, 510 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 1: regardless of their age. Help them understand why something makes 511 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: you upset. Help them know that they can speak up 512 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: if they feel like something is happening. Our children these 513 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: days are at age three thinking about gender identity, and 514 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: if we would have adults who would just listen and 515 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: talk to them and not push religion down their throat 516 00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: at that moment. With conversion therapy, then they might actually 517 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: be Okay, I am excited in the opportunity, you know, 518 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: to keep registering people to vote, to keep talking about 519 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: the state budget, and of course to keep talking to 520 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: children to stop religious restrictions from happening. We do have 521 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: some more of our interview for you listeners, but we 522 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: do have one markert break for a word from our sponsor, 523 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: and we're back. Thanks sponsor. Let's get back into it. 524 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: As you were talking about voting, obviously, Georgia is very, 525 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: very in the middle of all the controversy with the 526 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: voter suppression issues as well as the fact of the 527 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: giant purge that has happened, which would be also another 528 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: thing for everybody, all the listeners to go back and 529 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: check make sure you have not been pursed, because that 530 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 1: is very very important obviously, and then also having the 531 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: conversation of voting being a right and not a privilege. 532 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: So with all of that, can you kind of speak 533 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: on a little more Obviously we're coming into a big 534 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: year for everything. Can you speak a little more on 535 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 1: that for us to be aware not only of what's 536 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: going on, maybe what we should be paying attention to 537 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: with that as well, because obviously when it comes to 538 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: the lawsuits and all of that, and we know that 539 00:32:49,520 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 1: Stacy Abrams is a big voice and has started her 540 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 1: nonprofit which is freaking amazing. UM, But just kind of 541 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: talking a little more and letting us for the listeners 542 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: who may not completely know kind of detail that for us, 543 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:06,200 Speaker 1: that's right. And thinking about voting, I think about people 544 00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: who have come before me and people who will come 545 00:33:08,600 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: after me. My vote is not about what I want. 546 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: It's really about what I have seen and what I 547 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: want to see. Sometimes people get so tied up and 548 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: voting for a candidate, voting, you know, to make sure 549 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: that if that person does not get elected, then I'm 550 00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: just throwing the baby out with the bathwater. And you know, 551 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: I'll say, you know, even some of my Democratic Socialist friends, 552 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: that was the whole point of the Bernie or Bust mentality. 553 00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: It was like this or throw out the bathwater and 554 00:33:44,040 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: the baby. And that mentality is really difficult. It is 555 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 1: this cancel culture. It's all of this toxic nature that says, 556 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: if something didn't go your way, then just kill it 557 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: all together. But in fact, that's not what voting is. 558 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: About voting is all about choice and opportunity. When you 559 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: go to the ballot in March for the presidential primary, 560 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,479 Speaker 1: there will be a bunch of people there. There's also 561 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: a write in slot if you don't want anyone write 562 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,479 Speaker 1: in who you want to write in, But at least 563 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: your vote gets counted. If you understand that your candidate 564 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,280 Speaker 1: is not going to get selected right before the election, 565 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,320 Speaker 1: or maybe they have a runoff like I did for 566 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 1: their second election, those votes matter even more. We should 567 00:34:38,280 --> 00:34:42,960 Speaker 1: be looking out for special elections and runoff elections, but 568 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:46,279 Speaker 1: they're not really jargon that people are used to. They're 569 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,279 Speaker 1: used to like, oh, the primary, yeah, the general, But 570 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: what about the special elections? What about the runoffs? What 571 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: about the times when twenty three votes changes something. Imagine 572 00:34:57,400 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: if you and your apartment building of p or your 573 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:03,840 Speaker 1: block of people said we're going to vote, and you 574 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 1: change the election. I bet you that your ability to 575 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:12,360 Speaker 1: feel more invested in the system would increase. What we 576 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: do know about voters right now, which makes me really excited, 577 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:21,240 Speaker 1: is that they're the youngest they've ever been. And even 578 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: when they say millennials don't vote, what they actually mean 579 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: is we haven't done the data. Yet they're pulling information 580 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:33,600 Speaker 1: from not only forty year old who have ten year 581 00:35:33,640 --> 00:35:38,800 Speaker 1: olds and nineteen year olds who are just getting into college. 582 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:40,760 Speaker 1: They can't figure out how to do all that together. 583 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: All of the pundits can't even do it, and so 584 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:46,839 Speaker 1: it's a farce. It is not true that millennials Gen 585 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,440 Speaker 1: X all of us, that we don't vote. We actually do. 586 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 1: We've been voting in Georgia at three hundred and sixty 587 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:57,839 Speaker 1: percent more than we ever have before. But we're doing 588 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: it in a very specific way. We are early voting. Yes, 589 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:05,240 Speaker 1: we're not waiting for election day. So if the election 590 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: was supposed to be on this coming Tuesday, this whole 591 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: week would be early voting in the state of Georgia. 592 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: We'll do it the week before. Get off of work, 593 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,760 Speaker 1: get out of your place, go early vote. And that's 594 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: really what's going to make the difference in this presidential election. 595 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: That's awesome, thank you, I've been taking over. I get 596 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: really excited because these are very important ties right now. Um. 597 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,560 Speaker 1: I was gonna say ask one too for those who 598 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: are considering running, because those who are considering and getting 599 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: their their footwet. I'm not one of those people just 600 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: so you know, um, what would your advice for them be? 601 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: Three things? Of course, One, scrub your social media, not 602 00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:55,439 Speaker 1: because you're trying to change who you are, but because 603 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,520 Speaker 1: when voters come to look at you, they're looking for 604 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:02,479 Speaker 1: bite sized pieces. They want to understand, Okay, this person 605 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: does that, they went there and they served in this capacity. 606 00:37:05,600 --> 00:37:10,279 Speaker 1: We know the average you know, like idle on a page. Um, 607 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 1: you know, mentality is ten seconds. If you hold your 608 00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 1: phone right now and just stare at it for ten seconds, 609 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,399 Speaker 1: you're gonna be bored. So people are not really gonna 610 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: take that much time to look at like you're, you know, 611 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:27,360 Speaker 1: post about visiting the Grand Canyon unless you want that 612 00:37:27,480 --> 00:37:30,440 Speaker 1: there to prove that you're an environmentalist. Go ahead and 613 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 1: just clean it up so they can actually see you 614 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: in the noise of what is the internet. The second thing, 615 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 1: of course, is get a kitchen cabinet of people who 616 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: you trust that you can talk to. Your kitchen cabinet 617 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:46,040 Speaker 1: is that thing you open it you're like, hey cheetos, 618 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: Hey derritos, Hey girl. You could go in there and 619 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,800 Speaker 1: just let it go and no one else has to know. 620 00:37:52,680 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: You need those handful of people who you can say, 621 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: did you know they pulled up my yard signs. Again, 622 00:37:57,800 --> 00:38:00,320 Speaker 1: I'm so frustrated, and my male piece it and go 623 00:38:00,360 --> 00:38:02,360 Speaker 1: out on time and I'm late from an interview and 624 00:38:02,440 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 1: a shoe broke and all these things, and then you 625 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: can zip it together and go in and do the interview. 626 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: You need to be able to have that kitchen cabinet 627 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,520 Speaker 1: to carry you throughout the campaign. And the third thing 628 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:17,879 Speaker 1: is raise some money. I was a twenty three year 629 00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: old broke college student when I decided to run for office, 630 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: calling all my twenty three year old broke friends who 631 00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,120 Speaker 1: would say, yeah, I'm so proud of you, am so 632 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,799 Speaker 1: glad you're running. This is awesome. I really cannot give 633 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: you twenty five dollars. I would take five dollars from 634 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:39,240 Speaker 1: my friends because that's one yard sign, and really thinking 635 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 1: about how you can do exciting things on a grassroots campaign. 636 00:38:44,719 --> 00:38:49,720 Speaker 1: We raise money at drag shows in our election because 637 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:52,400 Speaker 1: that was a part of our voter and that was 638 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,640 Speaker 1: a part of our campaign. So don't think about raising 639 00:38:55,719 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 1: money as this yucky thing that is self serving. Instead, 640 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: like I said, if you're running for office, you're running 641 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:06,880 Speaker 1: to balance a budget. You should be able to ask 642 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: for money. That's the job you're going to do. So 643 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:14,719 Speaker 1: it's really some like job training. Yeah, money, he has 644 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: to have that money. It's true, damn money being poor 645 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 1: and now I'm like money. Um, would you like to 646 00:39:25,160 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 1: discuss anything that we haven't brought up these There any projects, 647 00:39:28,280 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 1: anything that's specific to you that you would love for 648 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 1: our listeners to listeners to know about, words listeners to 649 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,239 Speaker 1: know about. To all the families out there. You know, 650 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,759 Speaker 1: I just want to thank you all for resisting. It 651 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:44,719 Speaker 1: is difficult, you know, it's hard. I know that as 652 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:48,360 Speaker 1: a Duela, I'm working with mamas who are about to 653 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:52,399 Speaker 1: deliver or who have delivered right now, and the state 654 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:56,920 Speaker 1: of Georgia has gotten the worst ranking and maternal health outcomes. 655 00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:00,960 Speaker 1: As people say, Black women are three time more likely 656 00:40:01,080 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: to die than their counterparts in childbirth. As much as 657 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,000 Speaker 1: we do want to educate the public about that, I 658 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,440 Speaker 1: believe we should be sensitive and how we do it 659 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,680 Speaker 1: because it is triggering. Is traumatizing to tell someone that 660 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: they might perish. Um for making this life decision when 661 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:22,480 Speaker 1: you have also restricted their ability to terminate a pregnancy. 662 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,000 Speaker 1: So I just want to thank families out there and 663 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,360 Speaker 1: the people who support them, and to let you know 664 00:40:27,520 --> 00:40:32,000 Speaker 1: that I'm always here in Atlanta, Georgia, rocking out, fighting 665 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 1: for you know, the end to voter suppression and the 666 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: continuation of some progressive politics. So I do want to 667 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,919 Speaker 1: ask a personal question, because obviously you have a very 668 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 1: heavy duty duty job, heavy heavy duty jobs. What do 669 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:52,160 Speaker 1: you do to give yourself a chance to step away? 670 00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:57,080 Speaker 1: What is your outlet? Thank you? Family is definitely number 671 00:40:57,120 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 1: one for me. I went to college for dance, so 672 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,160 Speaker 1: I really like to dance. That can be like in 673 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:06,640 Speaker 1: a class or in a club. You might catch me 674 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:10,600 Speaker 1: come on Atlanta or yes, yes, Friday night, let's do this. 675 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:15,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna be friends, so it's fun. Um. And then 676 00:41:15,120 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: the third thing, of course, is shutting down off of 677 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: social media. Sometimes it can be really toxic, and whether 678 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,759 Speaker 1: you're in elected office or not, I think we all 679 00:41:22,800 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: need to do that. Awesome, Well, thank you so much. 680 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: I've been so excited. I've been telling everybody so yes, 681 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 1: I'm a fan girl over here. I'm really excited that 682 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: you are here. I'm really excited that you are our 683 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:41,200 Speaker 1: giant voice for our state and are part of the 684 00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:46,319 Speaker 1: fight in progressing Um. Your your heart and obviously your 685 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:49,040 Speaker 1: passion has been an amazing representation of Georgia. So thank you, 686 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:53,760 Speaker 1: thank you, And that concludes our interview with part Canon. 687 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:56,239 Speaker 1: As you can tell, we were very excited and it 688 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,279 Speaker 1: could have lasted a lot longer. I did have to 689 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,120 Speaker 1: have a couple of moment is all right, chill, Samantha, 690 00:42:01,120 --> 00:42:04,800 Speaker 1: it's okay, it's okay. Yeah, it's okay. I loved it. 691 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:06,799 Speaker 1: I loved every second of it. I'm sorry, I'll let 692 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:09,240 Speaker 1: you suffer, but it was a beautiful thing to behold. 693 00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,719 Speaker 1: And I just want to tell everyone, yes, please get 694 00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 1: involved and you never know, reach out, talk to these people. 695 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,239 Speaker 1: They will reach back to you and they will have 696 00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:21,400 Speaker 1: a conversation with you, and that is very very important 697 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:26,200 Speaker 1: in getting to know who your representatives are. Yeah, yeah, 698 00:42:26,360 --> 00:42:28,919 Speaker 1: And I love her story of she just was mad 699 00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:32,640 Speaker 1: about who was representing or went to the went to 700 00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,160 Speaker 1: the capitol and then met someone who then mentored her 701 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:41,480 Speaker 1: chapped her to run and reach out. There's no telling 702 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:43,880 Speaker 1: what can happen if you just put an effort in 703 00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:47,360 Speaker 1: getting to know people. In the story, It's true. I 704 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:49,359 Speaker 1: used to tell myself that all the time. I could 705 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: either stay in which I would love, but I could 706 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: also go out and meet people, and I don't know 707 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: what that will lead to. Can be rewarding, sometimes can 708 00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:01,560 Speaker 1: be I mean that's kind of how we met. That's 709 00:43:01,600 --> 00:43:03,799 Speaker 1: how we met. Yeah. So I just want to say 710 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:06,400 Speaker 1: thank you part for coming in with us and sitting 711 00:43:06,440 --> 00:43:09,080 Speaker 1: with us and having such a candid and open conversation. 712 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,720 Speaker 1: For those who are thinking about going out and actually 713 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:15,640 Speaker 1: trying to become a part of the voice, being involved 714 00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,880 Speaker 1: by getting into politics, listen to our advice. That's some 715 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:21,440 Speaker 1: amazing things that you can do, and encourage you to do. 716 00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: So try represent us. We need you, We need you, yes, 717 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:32,000 Speaker 1: and we need more voices like Park Cannon and in 718 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:35,799 Speaker 1: this which is Black History monthy comes out. 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