What you didn't learn about politics in high school civics with guest Jovan Agee

Blueprint for California Advocates

English - May 19, 2022 17:26 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Previous Episode: 11. Everything you always wanted to know about California budget advocacy* (*but were afraid to ask) with Senator Sydney Kamlager

Next Episode: 13. How to get people to care what you think with guest Frank Mecca

You won’t understand politics until you understand power.

How it works. Who has it and who doesn’t. And most important of all, how you grow and use it to get what you want.

You know there is inequality and injustice and you want to change it. But how?

I had the opportunity to talk at length with Jovan Agee, Founder and CEO of Agee Global Solutions. Jovan served as Legislative & Political Director (and my supervisor) at UDW/AFSCME Local 3930, Senior Advisor to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Capitol Director for Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, and Deputy Treasurer for the State.

Our discussion on local government advocacy evolved into a deep dive into the nature of political power and what, exactly, grasstops leaders need to do to step into the power they already have.

We discuss:
01:17 - All politics is local
03:06 - Respect the fact that advocacy is science
5:29 - Between the thought and the doing there is the unsexy stuff
09:32 - Why it’s all about mindset
13:42 - The formula for building power
16:24 - The role of Faith leaders
19:39 - If we’re not having a conversation about power, we are part of the problem
24:24 - Why you should start with local government
27:00 - Why C3s need to invest in a C4

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Hosted by Kristina Bas Hamilton, founder of KBH Advocacy - www.kbhadvocacy.com
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