John,
"If at first you don't succeed -- try try again" is the best way I can describe my guest on the podcast this week.
When Liliana Bakhtiari ran for the Atlanta, Georgia City Council in 2017, she made national headlines as a queer Muslim millennial seeking leadership. She came up a few hundred votes short, but kept organizing, because
her campaign was never just about what happened on Election Day -- it was about engaging her community.
When every problem she ran to solve the first time just got worse, she knew she couldn't stay silent. She's running again, this time in an open race, and she's going to win.
We talked about her experiences running (the first time and again!), the good and the bad of being a trailblazer, and how she stays inspired, even when it's hard.
You can listen now on these podcatchers!
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Thanks,
Amanda Litman
Co-founder
Run for Something
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