Citizen Better

Citizen Better Trailer

Citizen Better follows community organizer KJ Kearney as he finds the ‘informal’ ways to be civically engaged in everyday life so that viewers can feel empowered to make a meaningful impact on the reg rather than just on election days. Like shoes, one size does not fit all, “trying on” various types of informal civic engagement, KJ will find what pairs suit him to make a footprint in our democracy

Citizen Better Trailer

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    Student Activism

    S1 E8 - 9m 17s

    Why do so many social movements start on college campuses? KJ Kearney looks at student protests from the 1960s through today to learn how close knit communities and a culture of critical thinking create so many student activists, and how we can all stay connected to civic engagement long after graduation.

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    Can You Make More Money By Sharing Your Salary?

    S1 E7 - 9m 13s

    Despite decades of equal pay legislation, gender and racial wage gaps still persist. Millennial and Gen Z workers like TikTok star Hannah Williams hope that they are starting new conversations from the office break room to the halls of Congress, in hopes that increased pay transparency can help make equal pay a reality.

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    Community Potluck (LGBTQ+)

    S1 E6 - 7m 28s

    LGBTQ+ rights advocates in South Carolina wanted to start a movement, even when coming out meant risking their relationships, their jobs, and their personal safety. So activists like Harriet Hancock built safe spaces that Queer and Trans people could call their own. A simple picnic in the late 1980s started a fight for LGBTQ+ equality in South Carolina that continues today.

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