Architects of Hope

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Traditional media tells us a national story that is often polarizing and bleak, but there is another story that is potentially more powerful: that of belonging, hope, and power.Hosted by Julie Fernandes, democracy strategist, hope enthusiast, and Managing Director of the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund and the DPI Action Fund, Architects of Hope is a podcast that provides a platform to tell the stories of how everyday people build power to drive change. Each month Julie sits down with the organizers, researchers, and other movement leaders from across the country who are doing the vital work of organizing people into collective action. Their stories come from places as different as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Phoenix, Arizona but they share a common truth: that ordinary people, acting together, are the sources of power in our democracy. Each month on Architects of Hope, Julie Fernandes, Managing Director of the Democracy & Power Innovation Fund, sits down with leaders from