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

<p>High school and, if we’re lucky, college may give us a basic understanding of how our democracy and government are supposed to work.</p> <p>It fails, however, to teach us how it works in real life.</p> <p><br></p> <p>You won’t understand politics until you understand power.</p> <p>How it works. Who has it and who doesn’t. And most important of all, how you build and exercise it to get what you want.</p> <p><br></p> <p>You know there is inequality and injustice and you want to change it.</p> <p>But how?</p> <p><br></p> <p>I had the opportunity to talk at length with Jovan Agee, Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.ageeglobal.com/"><u>Agee Global Solutions</u></a> and former Legislative &amp; Political Director (and my supervisor) at <a href="https://udwa.org/"><u>UDW/AFSCME Local 3930</u></a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>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.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We discuss:</p> <p>01:17 - All politics is local</p> <p>03:06 - Respect the fact that advocacy is science</p> <p>5:29 - Between the thought and the doing there is the unsexy stuff</p> <p>09:32 - Why it’s all about mindset</p> <p>13:42 - The formula for building power</p> <p>16:24 - The role of Faith leaders</p> <p>19:39 - If we’re not having a conversation about power, we are part of the problem</p> <p>24:24 - Why you should start with local government</p> <p>27:00 - Why C3s need to invest in a C4</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Hosted by Kristina Bas Hamilton, founder of KBH Advocacy - www.kbhadvocacy.com</strong></p> <p><strong>Find me on </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/kbashamilton" target="_blank"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> at @kbashamilton and let me know what you think about this episode.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode is sponsored by:</p> <p><a href="//fastdemocracy.com" target="_blank">FastDemocracy</a> is a streamlined and easy-to-use bill tracker that saves you