Meeting the Moment

Meeting the Moment is a podcast hosted by Edina Lekovic, who talks to innovative changemakers who find opportunities for immense good in moments of crisis.

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Ep11 is now LIVE! Reporter & media company founder @Maria_Hinojosa joins @EdLek to chat breaking media barriers & starting @futuromedia, covering #KeepFamiliesTogether & what she does to stay hopeful despite the bad news avalanche. https://t.co/1pS0vSxiOi or anywhere you listen!

[Valerie Jarrett @ValerieJarrett]

This is gut wrenching. Thank you, Anita Hill, for sharing the devastating consequences of your willingness to simply tell the truth. It is not just survivors of sexual assault who suffer when their painful stories are challenged. Their families often must watch helplessly.

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Sen. Hirono: “Guess who's perpetuating all of these kinds of actions? It's the men in this country. I just want to say to the men in this country, just shut up! And step up. Do the right thing for a change.”

[CBS News @CBSNews]

"I just want to say to the men of this country: just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change," Sen. Mazie Hirono slams treatment of Brett Kavanaugh's accuser. https://t.co/xsEQVLO22p

[Profile inactive @GuthrieGF]

Let’s start a prayer chain for Professor Christine Blasey Ford. Pray for her strength, her courage, and for senators to reject Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Please RT if you will join the prayer chain.

[Asma Khalid @asmamk]

Ahead of one of the most historic gubernatorial races in Georgia history, there's plans to close 75 percent of polling locations in a majority black county. https://t.co/fvv8zYKb3Z

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Thank you @Discover_Pods & @ArielleNiss for naming Meeting the Moment 1 of the 14 Best Podcasts of 2018 (so far)!! Proud & grateful. Tell ya friends folks! https://t.co/aYzReOzVR7

[AJ+ @ajplus]

BREAKING: West Hollywood City Council voted unanimously to remove President Trump’s star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, says the mayor. It will now make a formal recommendation for its removal to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

[Faiza N. Ali @faiza_n_ali]

Inspired by my sisters running for office. It takes courage. These candidates could be America’s first Muslim women in Congress. #futureisfemale https://t.co/NaCopLluYh

[JamiahAdams @JamiahAdams]

What do these cities have in common?
San Francisco
Compton
New Orleans
Atlanta
Washington, DC
Baltimore
Charlotte
Camden
Gary
New Haven
Takoma
Toledo
Flint, Michigan
#BlackWomenMayors
And there are more in smaller cities that I didn't list in MD, LA and CA.

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@Maria_Hinojosa is one of my heroes! She's mainstreaming Latinx & POC stories thru @LatinoUSA & @futuromedia! Check out MTM EP11 to hear her story, what she thinks about Latinx media images & how she's coping w/ the bad news avalanche. https://t.co/1pS0vSxiOi & all platforms!

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@Maria_Hinojosa has been vocal about how immigration has been affecting Latino communities. Check out this NPR article where she explains how the president's rhetoric may explain the crackdown.

Stay tuned for this week's episode with Maria!

https://t.co/J1cTb8Dl25

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@brieloskota is a global trainer of emerging leaders from communities in the U.S., Middle East, Africa, South America and Southeast Asia. She has a unique vantage point about leadership, being a good ally and finding new possibilities in this age of divisions. Listen now!

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Glenetta Pope is the product of Oakland public schools, UC Berkeley, and Harvard School of Education. We talk about what mothers and leaders can do to end gun violence and the impact education has had on her own life.

Listen now @ https://t.co/1pS0vSxiOi or other podcast apps!

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What happens when we stick together and make sure our community provides quality education? The youth succeed and thrive in the real world. Watch tomorrow’s guest, Glenetta Pope discuss how the quality of education affects a child’s future.

https://t.co/oTFsA7O49R

[Aspen Institute Justice & Society Program @AspenJSP]

Facts don't change people, feelings do. But how do you change a person's feelings? In our recent report, @brieloskota, @EdLek, & others explore how to be an effective ally and build relationships, and not just "partner" in a self-serving way. Learn more: https://t.co/s7XaI0MKfy

[Krista Tippett @kristatippett]

A good question, seriously held, generously posed, is a powerful thing - a mighty form of words.
Reveling now in the bounty of beautiful questions that have come my way today in response to this morning's query. I will ponder, and we will find ways to share. Thank You.

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This week on @MTMpod: People, Power & People Power. @EdLek interviews @manaro_77, legislative and advocacy advocate for the @ACLU. Listen to their conversation on protecting people and building power at https://t.co/1pS0vSfHWK, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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From the archives: Listen to Ep. 2 with @lennonflowers, co-founder of @DinnerPartiers and @peoplessupper. Find us at https://t.co/1pS0vSfHWK or wherever you listen to podcasts!