Love is a Renewable Resource (Nsé Ufot)

<p>We all know that voting alone won’t save democracy. But it does help…a lot. No one understands that better than voting rights organizer <a href="https://nseufot.com">Nsé Ufot</a>. She’s the former CEO of the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/newgeorgiaproject/?hl=en">New Georgia Project</a>, where she leveraged technology and culture to register 600,000+ new voters. Nsé and Baratunde talk about why voting still matters and how we can bring love into the ways we citizen together. </p> <p> </p> <p>SHOW ACTIONS</p> <p><strong>Internal Reflection - What Do You Love?</strong></p> <p>Take a moment to reflect on what you LOVE about your city, your county, or your country. </p> <p>Now pause and breathe while visualizing those things for a few minutes. What do you feel in your body when you put your attention on what you love? How might this feeling help you citizen better?  </p> <p><strong>Become Informed - Read bell hooks</strong></p> <p>Nsé mentioned this idea of a “love ethic” which she got from Black feminist author and activist bell hooks. Learn more by reading her book <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/14797/9780060959470">All About Love: New Visions (A Love Song to the Nation)</a></p> <p>If you’ve only got time for a shorter read: we’ve found a <a href="https://readingundertheolivetree.com/2020/06/09/bell-hooks-on-return-to-love/">beautiful blogpost</a> that summarizes bell hooks’ love ethic. </p> <p><strong>Publicly Participate - Find Your People</strong></p> <p>There’s only ONE New Georgia Project, so if you live in Georgia, get involved with that organization. For those of us not blessed to live in the peach state,  every region of the U.S. has similar groups focused on relational organizing work. Check out <a href="https://www.populardemocracy.org/our-affiliates">The Center For Popular Democracy</a> for a great listing of affiliate organizations all around the U.S. you can get involved with. </p> <p>You can also put <a href="https://togetherweelect.org/training-guide/relational-organizing-primer/"