Season 1: Citizen Better Season One
Citizen Better will follow 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.
The history of student protest shows us why campuses are so often incubators for activism
Student Activism
Can You Make More Money By Sharing Your Salary?
To help close wage gaps, Millennial and Gen Z workers are asking each other how much they make.
Can You Make More Money By Sharing Your Salary?
KJ uncovers South Carolina's LGBTQ history, and the one picnic that started it all.
Community Potluck (LGBTQ+)
Your Hobby Could Make You A Better Citizen
KJ uses the skills he's picked up as a sneakerhead to try out mutual aid.
Your Hobby Could Make You A Better Citizen
How Activists Uncover Pollution In Their Communities
When climate change showed up in Beata's life, the solution started in her neighborhood.
How Activists Uncover Pollution In Their Communities
What the DAP and Affordable Housing Have in Common?
KJ learns the surprising history of the DAP and how it connects to affordable housing.
What the DAP and Affordable Housing Have in Common?
How Food Fuels Political Movements
Community organizer KJ Kearney learns about the link between food and freedoms.
How Food Fuels Political Movements
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