Build the Change is a show about the people at the center of progress hosted by internationally renowned gender non-conforming writer and performance artist Alok Vaid-Menon. We're on a journey across the country, searching for stories about everyday people working together to build something bigger than themselves: Real change. From kelp farmers in Alaska, to LGBTQ students in Appalachia, to candidates in states with razor thin party margins, you'll see what it takes to build a grassroots movement for progressive change—and maybe get inspired to make some change of your own.

Created in partnership with ActBlue.

&lt;p&gt;More and more, it feels like our country is offering its citizens the care they need to survive, but not to &lt;i&gt;thrive&lt;/i&gt;. At the same time, we&#039;re witnessing an increase of attempts to repeal health coverage laws like the Affordable Care Act, and privatize programs like Medicaid. This has left the disability community at the forefront of the fight to protect and expand our governments’ care resources. So, what happens when you get tired of waiting around for change and you decide to take matters into your hands? We’ll hear from a disability justice advocate who decided to run for office to bring awareness to the care crisis. As well as a mother of a medically complex child who founded her own lobbying organization aiming to influence healthcare policies in Congress. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our final episode of the season, we’re talking about care access, disability justice and the political power of the disability community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more about how you can build change at &lt;a href=&quot;http://actblue.com/buildthechange&quot;&gt;actblue.com/buildthechange &lt;/a&gt;or follow us on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/actblueorg/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Instagram &lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/@actblueorg&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;<br />


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