Good Law | Bad Law

Youth Vote to the Rescue: A Conversation w/ Olivia Freiwald & Violet Massie-Vereker

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Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by two climate youth activists and electoral organizers, Olivia Freiwald, 21, and Violet Massie-Vereker, 19, both of the Sunrise Movement and of the Down Ballot Disruption Project (DBDP), to discuss youth voting, the 2020 election, the importance of galvanizing youth political efforts, and the impact the youth will undoubtedly have on our future.   What is the DBDP? Why is the Green New Deal so important? In today’s episode, Aaron, Olivia, and Violet have an inspiring conversation on the possibilities of change. With the 2020 election days away, today’s conversation is paramount. Motivated at young ages, both Olivia and Violet, explain how their personal experiences have shaped their current political vision, the two talk about the climate crisis, electoral organizing, “sleepy dems,” awareness, responsibility and how to think big. Violet and Olivia discuss their frustration with the current power