14. A gifted speaker grabs the bullhorn
Justin Maffett is a lawyer and activist living in Yorkville on the Upper East Side of New York. Here's his story of growing up as a Black kid in predo...
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OUR HOUSE is a podcast by Art, Humanity & Action, featuring stories from activists and organizers about the first time they realized they needed to get involved and what happened next. Featuring activists from Indivisible, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Women of Color for Progress, OFA, Rise and Resist, and more. OUR HOUSE is created by storytellers Nicole Ferraro and Jeff Rose. New episodes released in 2019.
13. A writer speaks up for disability rights
Jennifer Bartlett has long been using her voice to advocate for people with disabilities: first as a poet and a writer, and later as an activist in Ne...
12. A student battles every barrier
As an undocumented immigrant from Mexico growing up in the US, Jazmin Chavez learned at a young age that she would need to work especially hard to ach...
11. A determined teacher at Rikers Island
John Proctor is a teacher at Manhattanville College who started a volunteer creative arts program on Rikers Island. Here's his story of why he started...
10. A mama runs for Congress
Liuba Grechen Shirley, mother of two, made history during the 2018 midterms by successfully petitioning the FEC to use her congressional campaign fund...
9: An artist reports at the border
Paola Mendoza believes in the power of art to move people to a place of action. That belief led her to becoming artistic director of the Women’s March...
BONUS: Our House Live!
Back in July 2018, we hosted a live storytelling show featuring stories about "taking power back" to raise money and enlist new volunteers for Swing L...
8: An attack on his community
Jay W. Walker first got into activism after the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998; and again in 2016, after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. A...
7: An inspiring presidential campaign
Malia Brown is a climate activist and all-around lovely human who believes in the power of one individual to make a difference. Here’s her story about...
6: An ethnic studies awakening
While at Berkeley, Princess Manuel took a class that opened her eyes to her Filipino activist roots, to discovering the activist spirit within her imm...