Andrea Zekis Part 2

What this episode covers

This is the second (okay, third) conversation with Andrea. We cover her coming out as a transgender woman while working in state government in Arkansas; starting the Arkansas Transgender Equality Coalition (ARTEC); introducing Bernie Sanders in Portland (the bird rally!); and finding her place in activism.  Links below to people, places, and things discussed.   Uppity Women is hosted by Stephanie Harris, founder of Women Lead Arkansas, a non-partisan nonprofit whose mission is to empower women and girls to engage in politics, policy, and leadership. This podcast is meant to showcase women (and men!) doing cool things; be a place for hard conversations we need to have before we can make progress (race, politics, feminism, etc.); bring people together to figure sh!t out and get stuff done; and generally thumb our noses at anyone who would tell us what we may or may not do as women.   Links: Clinton School of Public Service: https://clintonschool.uasys.edu/ ARTEC: http://www.artranscoalition.org/ Decline to Sign wins: https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/4/6/17197910/anchorage-alaska-transgender-proposition-1 The Incredible Mr. Limpet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Mr._Limpet Penelope (a mutual friend I use as an example), founder of Lucie's Place in Little Rock: https://www.luciesplace.org/ Miss Major Griffin-Gracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Major_Griffin-Gracy Stonewall Riots: https://stonewallforever.org/ Human Rights Campaign: https://www.hrc.org/ Center for Artistic Revolution: https://www.car4ar.org/ Bernie Sanders rally visited by bird: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/26/471958688/bird-visits-bernie-sanders-rally-sparks-delight-on-twitter Andrea introduces Bernie: https://www.facebook.com/berniesanders/videos/trans-activist-andrea-zekis-introduces-bernie/1014952678559736/ Basic Rights Oregon: http://www.basicrights.org/ Shailene Woodley: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940362/ Michael Stipe (REM): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005468/ Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear: https://www.instagram.com/edroste/?hl=en Danni Askini: http://www.danniaskini.com/ Moda Center, Portland: https://rosequarter.com/about-us/venues/moda-center/ VooDoo Donuts: https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/ M Ward: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1943488/ The Thermals: http://www.thethermals.com/ The Dandy Warhols: https://www.dandywarhols.com/ Sen. Jeff Merkley: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/ Sarah McBride: https://www.hrc.org/staff/sarah-mcbride Marie Kondo: https://konmari.com/

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