#027—Storytelling for Civic Engagement
This week’s guest is Alison McCaffree, researcher for Politics of the Possible, a book about her grandmother, Mary Ellen McCaffree, a pioneering female legislator in Washington State. She is also the founder and executive director of Politics of the Possible in Action, a non-profit organization inspiring community engagement and enhancing civic education. Alison discusses the challenges of doing civic engagement work in today's world and explores the lessons she learned from her grandmother's stories about a life in elected office and her own work spreading the civic engagement message.
To support Alison's organization, click here. Learn more about the play Many Maps, One Voice: http://www.politicsofthepossible.com/many-maps/
Find out about the League of Women Voters of Washington's Redistricting work: https://lwvwa.org/redistricting
Length: 29:59