Removing Obstacles to Running for Office with Holli Holliday Sisters Lead Sisters Vote

<p><strong>Holli Holliday,</strong> lawyer and President of Sisters Lead Sisters Vote, joins <strong>Deepak Puri,</strong> CEO of The Democracy Labs, to shine a light on the obstacles that are part of the system that keep first-time candidates from succeeding. While candidates supported by the established parties are told about access to voter lists and committee support, newcomers are often not aware of the resources that are available for fundraising and organizing.</p> <p>Deepak and Holli talk about</p> <ul> <li>Paths to leadership development</li> <li>Overcoming the unknowns for women thinking about running for office</li> <li>Why leaders need to show up and not just rely on grassroots supporters</li> <li>Identifying and amplifying community problems using visualization tools and maps</li> <li>Examples of Black women leaders</li> <li>The power of collective thought to bring about change</li> </ul> <p>#SistersLeadSistersVote #PoliticalCampaigns #WomenCandidates #BlackWomenLeaders #Leadership @TheDemLabs @Hollileshae</p> <p><a title="Sisters Lead Sisters Vote" href= "http://SistersLeadSistersVote.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">SistersLeadSistersVote.org</a></p> <p><a title="The Democracy Labs" href="http://TheDemLabs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TheDemLabs.org</a></p> <p><a title="Sisters Lead Sisters Vote" href= "http://SistersLeadSistersVote.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/69800/sisterslead.png" alt= "SistersLeadSistersVote" width="333" height="113" /></a></p> <p><a title="The Democracy Labs" href="http://TheDemLabs.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/69800/demlabs.png" alt= "Dem Labs" width="251" height="98" /></a></p>