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A crash course in making political change

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Katie Fahey |

TED Democracy

• November 2023

You don't need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party — and how it all started with a simple social media post.

You don't need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party — and how it all started with a simple social media post.

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Katie Fahey bridges political divides and supports nonpartisan good governance reforms across the United States.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

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Learn more about how The People can help you figure out what change you want to make, whether it's a local, statewide or national campaign.