How do we better political conversations? What does it mean to be meaningfully involved in our community?
To answer these questions, Manny Yekutiel set out to create a one-of-a-kind events space, cafe, and bookshop in San Francisco's Mission district. The result was Manny's, a central and affordable place to become a better informed and more involved citizen.
In this episode, Manny explains how compelling physical spaces are essential to making civic engagement more accessible and why we shouldn't make people choose between having a social life and a political life.
He also explains how his work is continuing a long tradition of civic gathering spaces in the US and in San Francisco. Together, we explore the importance of physical events in an age where we increasingly cannot have them, discuss how Manny has had to adapt his business to a socially distanced world and talk about the importance of storytelling in successful political movements
If you're a long time activist, new to politics, or just looking for ways that you can get more involved in the issues that you care about, this episode has stories and lessons that you can learn from and put into action in your life.
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