Start Local, Get Vocal, GOTV! (Episode 165)

The Leftscape

Lisa Vandever is an organizer and activist with over 30 years of experience in media, communications, arts and events. A lifelong Democrat, she is a co-leader of the progressive group, Indivisible Rahway, and an active member of Fair Ballot Alliance NJ and OneNJ7. An enthusiastic Garden Stater by way of Oregon, Chicago and Brooklyn, she has been happily settled in Rahway, NJ for two decades with husband, Alan, and two ginger tabbies, Clive and Radley. Everyone who is interested in the 2024 U.S. election, getting involved in local politics, and activism will learn a lot from this discussion that begins focused on Rahway and its greater region.

What did co-hosts Robin Renée and Wendy Sheridan learn this past fortnight? Wendy took in a couple of lofty facts about the weight and density of clouds while Robin attempted Gen Alpha slang. With too much going on to be neatly broken into headlines and deep dives, news items include Hurricane Helene and numerous weather disasters around the world, a lawsuit by members of the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio against Donald Trump and JD Vance, Chappell Roan’s non-endorsement of Kamala Harris, the Rahway Library roundup, Rudy Giuliani’s disbarment, the new haka world record, and much more. In Why Is This Awesome?, Wendy and Robin reflect on the health benefits of arts practices (and get side-tracked by The Church of the SubGenius). Wendy nominates Reverend Kat Irwin for Lefty of the Week.

Things to do:

Register to vote or confirm your voter registration today.

Get active with Indivisible and learn more about Indivisible Rahway.

Help democratic victories with Swing Left.

Help get out the vote with Mobilize.

Learn more about the Fair Ballot Alliance.

Listen to Episode 144 featuring Lisa Vandever, “20 Years of Cinekink.”

Watch “New Zealand reclaims world record for largest mass haka.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnOhDX9QAFk