Introducing: *Actually* Pro Life

Run for Soil and Water and Farmworkers

You may feel like you're giving it all you have, but obviously things are tough out there. We're working on all of it, but in particular, you, our listeners have asked for over and over more examples of a fight and actual progress that you can see and touch and feel. And in these, the new second batch of conversations, in partnership with our best friends at Run for Something, we're gonna give you more of exactly what you're asking for. Going forward, not every conversation will be the same. So some, like today, might feature a single guest, a candidate or an alum or an incumbent, I guess, and others might feature two guests. But all of them are sourced from the Run for Something pipeline, so they could be candidates or they could be among the graduating classes. But these are no doubt the next generation leaders of this country For example, today I'm gonna introduce you to an incredible candidate who's running for a local office in their home state that is specifically working on something they were born into and care about deeply, that they represent. We're gonna talk about what they're working on and why, where they've made progress, where they've struggled, and tactics and strategies that might be transferable to other school districts or towns or cities or whatever. ----------- Have feedback? Tweet us [http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp], or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.com [questions@importantnotimportant.com] New here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at podcast.importantnotimportant.com [https://podcast.importantnotimportant.com]. Find every action recommended in The Most Important Question here: www.whatcanido.earth [https://www.whatcanido.earth] ----------- Links: * Support Quinnie's campaign https://quinnieforsoilandwater.com/ [https://quinnieforsoilandwater.com/] * Find something to run for https://v2.wherecanirun.org/ [https://v2.wherecanirun.org/] Follow us: * Subscribe to our newsletters at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] * Join us at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://importantnotimportant.com/upgrade] * Get our merch [https://important-not-important.myshopify.com/]! * Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant [https://www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant] * Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] * Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett [https://twitter.com/quinnemmett]; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social]; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett [https://www.threads.net/@quinnemmett] * Produced by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] * Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

Bonus: An *Actually* Pro Life T-shirt

We've spent the last two essays building the case for *Actually* Pro Life: wht it means, where it comes from, and why the logo was designed to be worn, carried, and declared in public. Now we're asking you to do exactly that. We just launched our first ever APL Member Drive. The first 50 people who upgrade to become an Important Member get a free *Actually* Pro Life t-shirt. And one member who joins before June 12th wins a full APL swag bag. A paid membership is what keeps this work honest. No advertisers telling us what to do. Just the work, funded by the people who give a shit about it. If that's you, the link is below. https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade]

*Actually* Pro Life: The Design

If the name Actually Pro Life is deliberate, then so is the logo. Because like I said in our intro post, we’re reclaiming "pro-life" from the same people who blame kindergartners for getting shot at school, and we’re grounding it in evidence. Evidence like, “Does this action make it measurably less likely or more likely that kindergartners will get shot at school?” Any action can only go one way, and we only go one way, and you can go our way, or 🎵 you can go your own way 🎶, in which case — go fuck yourself. 🫡 Let’s talk pixels and protests. -------------------------- Get more: Take action at www.whatcanido.earth [https://www.whatcanido.earth] Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] Support our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://importantnotimportant.com/upgrade] Get our merch https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/ [https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/] Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com [questions@importantnotimportant.com] Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant [https://www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant] Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett [https://twitter.com/quinnemmett]; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social]; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett [https://www.threads.net/@quinnemmett] Produced by Willow Beck Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Take a nap you deserve it Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

Introducing: *Actually* Pro Life

250 years after a group of slaveowners wrote that "all men are created equal", we're done letting hypocrites own the language of life. Introducing Actually Pro Life: a reframe, a research platform, and a direct challenge to anyone willing to be held accountable to what they claim to believe. This is the foundation that unites everyone you actually gives a sh*t: No life is worth more than another. That foundation comes with eight non-negotiable Principles, six Guardrails, and 160+ measurable Positions because opinions are cheap and receipts matter. Together or nothing. -------------------------- Get more: Take action at www.whatcanido.earth [https://www.whatcanido.earth] Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] Support our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://importantnotimportant.com/upgrade] Get our merch https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/ [https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/] Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com [questions@importantnotimportant.com] Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant [https://www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant] Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett [https://twitter.com/quinnemmett]; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social]; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett [https://www.threads.net/@quinnemmett] Produced by Willow Beck Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Take a nap you deserve it Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]

How You Changed The Lives of 250 Families in Rwanda

Last Christmas we teamed up with about 40 other big podcasts to support our dear friends at Give Directly with a very special campaign called Pods Fight Poverty. The goal was to raise $1 million to send to families in extreme poverty in Bwakira, Rwanda. Today, I want to share some of those results with you, and some of those stories from the folks you helped. But first, a reminder, some context in Bwakira, most people are farmers, but they don't own large enough plots to grow enough food, and many struggle to eat more than one meal a day. Water supply is inconsistent. People often rely on nearby natural streams to collect water when their wells are dry, and there are very few jobs for young people. Families don't have the capital to start small businesses to create their own jobs. Here's the good news. 500-plus rigorous academic studies show how effective cash can be for local economies, for infant mortality, food security, and more. And that's at least in part because when you give cash directly to people in poverty, it means they can choose how best to improve their own lives. You're also giving them dignity and flexibility. So how did our big campaign go? Well, you and me and the 40 other pods we worked with raised $386,000, reaching 250 families in need. Pretty incredible stuff. I'm extremely grateful to all of you. Families told us they spent the cash on urgently needed livestock, household items, food, housing, land, education, healthcare, and more. Listen for some of their firsthand stories about how much your generosity affected their lives directly. You did this, and you can keep doing this. Consider setting up a new monthly donation at givedirectly.org [http://givedirectly.org]. Let's go hear from those families. ----------- Have feedback? Tweet us [http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp], or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.com [questions@importantnotimportant.com] New here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at podcast.importantnotimportant.com [https://podcast.importantnotimportant.com]. Find every action recommended in The Most Important Question here: www.whatcanido.earth [https://www.whatcanido.earth] ----------- INI Book Club: * Find all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club [https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club] Follow us: * Subscribe to our newsletters at importantnotimportant.com [https://importantnotimportant.com] * Join us at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade [https://importantnotimportant.com/upgrade] * Get our merch [https://important-not-important.myshopify.com/]! * Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant [https://www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant] * Subscribe to our YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q] * Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett [https://twitter.com/quinnemmett]; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social]; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett [https://www.threads.net/@quinnemmett] * Produced by Willow Beck [https://twitter.com/willowbeck_] * Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com [https://timblane.com] Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors [https://importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors]