Beyond Resistance Pod

Beyond Resistance: Local politics and how to build Blue Power in a Red Community and Start Winning! With Jennifer Austin and Sarah Schulz

Episodes

Jul 2, 2025

34 min

One hand: We need to engage and excite younger voters!Other hand: We don't want anything to change!Jennifer and Sarah discuss what Zohran Mamdani winning the NYC mayoral primary should signal for Democratic parties at the local level if they are truly interested in growing members and momentum.

Jul 2, 2025

34 min

Jun 23, 2025

19 min

Breaking social norms for social change: Jennifer and Sarah discuss how to use disruption in the political space to help shift the community's perspective and build stronger coalitions through shared purposeful discomfort.

Jun 23, 2025

19 min

Jun 16, 2025

38 min

Jennifer and Sarah recap Midland Michigan's historic and enormous "No Kings" protest, and the importance of creating a vision for the world we want to live in and leading from there.

Jun 16, 2025

38 min

Jun 16, 2025

27 min

Sure, a huge protest is awesome. And, there are every day actions from conversations to social media to flying a pride flag that matter and help build your momentum and your local movement.

Jun 16, 2025

27 min

Jun 9, 2025

31 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss challenges of organizing within Democratic groups when not everyone agrees on the best path forward.

Jun 9, 2025

31 min

May 21, 2025

32 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss thinking big when it comes to fundraising - and everything else.

May 21, 2025

32 min

Apr 25, 2025

29 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss Senator Slotkin's recently shared "War Plan" for Democrats and what it gets right and what feels wrong out here in Purple country.

Apr 25, 2025

29 min

Apr 18, 2025

31 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss impact that real and perceived fear has on the work of activists and organizers in the current environment and how to get beyond the fear to meet what this moment requires of all of us.

Apr 18, 2025

31 min

Mar 28, 2025

32 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss taking baths, second hand shopping, and the importance of building sincere relationships locally and creating belonging as the foundation of community development and success.

Mar 28, 2025

32 min

Mar 7, 2025

35 min

Jennifer and Sarah discuss the importance of exercising the right of protest and how to organize one in your community.

Mar 7, 2025

35 min

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