Ballot Initiatives as Direct Democracy, w/ Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

Executive Director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Chris Melody Fields Figueredo joins to discuss the critical work our movements are undertaking this year to move ballot initiatives state-by-state, and how direct democracy can be a specific antidote to legislative gridlock. Then our print editor, Marcy Rein, recently interviewed Florida Rising’s Campaign Director Ivanna Gonzalez, who is helping lead the campaign for Amendment 4 in Florida to restore abortion rights and healthcare access in the state, to show us what state ballot initiative strategy looks like in action. Support this show and others like it by becoming a member at convergencemag.com/donate Contact the show at [email protected]