In this week’s show, organizer Marshall Ganz explains the power of narrative in building movements — an idea he used to help propel Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign. Here, some of Ganz’s students and Bill’s former guests share personal stories that moved them to political action.
- Student, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
- Health care activist and former insurance industry executive
- Director and co-founder, National Domestic Workers Alliance
- Physician and activist
- Student, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
- Executive director of Right to the City
- Co-founder and national policy director of Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
- Executive director, National People’s Action
- Student, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Each of us has a story that can move others. If there’s an issue you feel passionately about, the story of how you came to care about it could compel others to care as well. Consult our how-to guide for more on the art of translating values into action through stories, and share your own “story of self” below.
