Training the Next Generation of Elected Officials and Activists with Ashley Robinson BLUE Institute

<p><strong>Ashley Robinson</strong>, Founder and Principal of the BLUE Institute, and <strong>Deepak Puri</strong>, CEO of The Democracy Labs, agree that politics is the business of change. During the 2018 midterm in Georgia, Ashley was the Political Director for Stacy Abrams' gubernatorial campaign and, throughout her career, has driven registration efforts <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> and</span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> GOTV with key constituents of color.</span><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> </span></p> <p>Ashley and Deepak talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The need to try new things in campaigns and think outside the box to address complex problems</li> <li>The market needs that BLUE Institute is addressing</li> <li>Why testing is essential to find the right words to get people involved</li> <li>Diversity in a campaign staff means better communication with voters</li> <li>Georgia politics, redistricting, and gerrymandering</li> </ul> <p>@theBLUEInstitute @TheDemLabs #GOTV #GeorgiaPolitics #StacyAbrams #VoterTurnout #VotersofColor</p> <p><strong><a title="The BLUE Institute" href= "http://theblue.institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The BLUE Institute</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a title="The Democracy Labs" href= "http://thedemlabs.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TheDemLabs.org</a></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a title="The BLUE Institute" href="http://theblue.institute" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/69800/BLUE.png" alt= "BLUE Institute" width="300" height="168" /></a></p> <p><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-