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I said, oh, can i talk to you about fgm? and he was quite horrified that it was still going on, and then he gave me his contact details. and were you surprised? that was your first encounter with a major politician, i would imagine? from a labour supporting background. yeah, from a blairite. and hes a tory. yeah. were you surprised at his reaction? do you know? at the time, and this is one of the things that has been quite successfulfor him as a campaigner is the fact that i wasnt seeing him in ...

That was going into power and do, like, you know, kind of make change. i wasnt really actually expecting him to win, i thought ken livingstone was going to win at that time, and i had written to ken livingstone and he replied back saying, we are going to see how this plays with the mosques, how this plays out with the mosques to the actual question. literally those words? yeah, that was the message i kind of got back, and it was this... again, it was being taken back to when i was a child, where...

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Than ten years ago now. and you shouted at him on the street? in putney high street. i didnt shout at him, i actually ran after him because i was actually confused as to why he was walking down putney high street, but that is when he was running for the mayor of london. i said, oh, can i talk to you about fgm? and he was quite horrified that it was still going on, and then he gave me his contact details. and were you surprised? that was your first encounter with a major politician, iwould imagin...

Organize a march in the streets, which is a good exercise as john lewis told us and taught us, but it is imperative because you dont exist if you dont show up. and so, one of the things that we learned is that, even those who do show up, you still have to strategize. you have to come inside the building at some point, as ron bella ms. taught us. to make your case, to negotiate, to speak. you keep insisting, but you have to build their coalitions to have the power to make a difference. and i just...

As we know, fighting for justice and inclusion and fairness and the foundation will ensure that the coming generations have the tools and the support they need to create their own good trouble. it demonstrates the power of the individual to effect change and to envision and create a better society, which is something that john and miss lillian really valued and live their lives around. >> miss wood or, what would you say to the coming generations? we put all our hope and them but, when you see y...

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With chuck schumer as relates to voting rights. the reason theyre going to georgia is because of the recent election disputes that have taken place down there, the cradle of the civil rights movement. the president would support a filibuster carveout if necessary. white house officials acknowledge theyre still in the same place. they cant get joe manchin and kyrsten sinema on board with this. its not clear theyre anywhere different than they were many months ago on this. there are voting rights ...

Voraciously intellectual, relentlessly principled, eminently compassionate, and able to quote jefferson at the drop of a dime. (audience cheering) jamie raskin: ive always felt that politics at its best is about education. so, when i first ran for office i started democracy summer. (audience cheering) its about teaching people about the process and how it works. about the issues and the competing merits of different kinds of solutions, and then teaching people about how you go out and make chang...