There’s a very real tension between the Atlanta metro area, home to more than half the population of Georgia, and lawmakers and officials in the State Capitol. How can activists and communities achieve their policy goals and aspirations for democracy at the state level, where so many decisions are made? And what strategies – old and new – can the rest of the country learn from people working on the ground in Georgia?

Featured Guests: Organizer and Civic Engagement Program Manager at the Center for Civic Innovation Evan Matthews, Vice President of Policy & Research at Kindred Futures Dr. Alex Camardelle-Floyd, Author and journalist Charles Blow, Activist and Managing Director of Women Donors Action, Hillary Holley, Executive Director of Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, Helen Butler, Activist and Executive Director of Latino Community Fund Georgia, Gigi Pedraza, Activist and community organizer Nsé Ufot, Community strategist and activist Grace Choi, and Nonprofit leader Aisha Yaqoob Mahmood.