Organizing for Civil and Women's Rights with Heather Booth Founder of Jane Cooperative

<p><strong>Heather Booth,</strong> Founder of the Jane Cooperative, talks with <strong>Deepak Puri</strong> about her current work and experience as an early activist in the civil and women's rights movements.  <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> O</span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">rganizing abortion services</span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> In the pre-Roe years and participating in the Freedom Summer Project taught Heather the importance of community and speaking up. As Founder of the Midwest Academy, Heather has influenced and instructed many of the leading Democratic leaders of our time.</span></p> <p>Heather and Deepak talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The history of protesting for civil rights and women's rights</li> <li>The creation of the Jane Collective and the documentary The Janes, and the feature film Call Jane</li> <li>Basics of organizing: members, message, money, and movement</li> <li>Wisconsin Supreme Court election</li> <li>The upcoming 50th anniversary of The Midwest Academy</li> <li>Advice for those who want to make a difference today</li> </ul> <p>@hboothgo @thedemlabs #CivilRights #WomensRights #AbortionRights #RoevWade #Dobbs #Organizing #Grassroots #Volunteers #Protests #Protesting #WisconsinSupremeCourt</p> <p><a title="The Democracy Labs" href="http://thedemlabs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TheDemLabs.org</a></p> <p><a title="The Janes" href="https://www.hbo.com/movies/the-janes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Janes</a></p> <p><a title="Call Jane" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Jane" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Call Jane</a></p> <p><a title="The Midwest Academy" href= "http://www.midwestacademy.com/about/miss