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Plug into your power!

There are more ways to be civically engaged besides voting. Tap into your inner activist with these talks about inspiring change in your community.

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Why ordinary people need to understand power
17:05

Eric Liu

Why ordinary people need to understand power

17 minutes 5 seconds
How to topple a dictator
11:46

Srdja Popovic

How to topple a dictator

11 minutes 46 seconds
It’s our city. Let’s fix it
15:06

Alessandra Orofino

It’s our city. Let’s fix it

15 minutes 6 seconds
Political change with pen and paper
05:50

Omar Ahmad

Political change with pen and paper

5 minutes 50 seconds
The antidote to apathy
06:48

Dave Meslin

The antidote to apathy

6 minutes 48 seconds
A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA
10:29

Ron Finley

A guerrilla gardener in South Central LA

10 minutes 29 seconds
Demand a more open-source government
17:06

Beth Noveck

Demand a more open-source government

17 minutes 6 seconds
What new power looks like
14:58

Jeremy Heimans

What new power looks like

14 minutes 58 seconds
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