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Get Involved With Something You Love
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เนื้อหาจัดทำโดย Patrick Johnson เนื้อหาพอดแคสต์ทั้งหมด รวมถึงตอน กราฟิก และคำอธิบายพอดแคสต์ได้รับการอัปโหลดและจัดเตรียมโดย Patrick Johnson หรือพันธมิตรแพลตฟอร์มพอดแคสต์โดยตรง หากคุณเชื่อว่ามีบุคคลอื่นใช้งานที่มีลิขสิทธิ์ของคุณโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาต คุณสามารถปฏิบัติตามขั้นตอนที่อธิบายไว้ที่นี่ https://th.player.fm/legal
Civics Undaunted 5 Get Involved With Something You Love
Patrick interviews Laura LaRose on how civic engagement isn't just running for office, it's finding causes you are passionate about and getting involved with them. Whether you have plenty of free time or hardly any.
Today's Guest: Laura LaRose
Laura is a Hematology-Oncology Nurse Practitioner at Saint John’s Health Clinic in sunny Santa Monica, California. She is passionate about a number of different causes she loves and has found countless ways to stay involved over more than a decade of giving back to her communities.
Timestamps:
- 5:10 - You can easily get spread too thin, pick the causes closest to your heart
- 11:00 - Explaining Lobby Days in Legislatures
- 19:40 - The experience of speaking with lawmakers
- 34:23 - Elected officials are motivated by people who show up and are engaged
- 37:41 - Little things add up: E-mails, Phone Calls, etc.
- 42:42 - What inspired you to be that engaged citizen?
- 51:26 - What is the one thing, if you're busy, you can do to become an advocate?
Key Takeaways:
- Legislators are regular people too
- Elected officials need you to breakdown what a bill would mean for you
- Do what you can, when you can it
- Elected officials are motivated by the people who contact them
- If you're short on time, get involved with a big, established advocacy group
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