<p>When Zohran Mamdani voted in the New York Mayoral election last week he told the press that he followed the Working Families Party ticket. Who is the Working FamiliesParty? </p><br><p>This episode is one we recorded earlier with the national leader of the Working Families Party - Maurice Mitchell. This episode was recorded in the wake of the Movement for Black Lives protests, but he also explains the origins of Working Families and their urban origins in community organising movements like ACORN in the US.</p><br><p>There is a long story behind one of the many strands emerging in resistance politics in the US.</p><br><p><strong>For more on ChangeMakers check us out:</strong></p><p>Via our Website -<a href="https://changemakerspodcast.org/ernie-cortes-changemaker-chat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://changemakerspodcast.org</a> (where you can also sign up to our email list!)</p><p>On Facebook, Instagram, Threads -<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMakersPodcast/</a></p><p>Blue Sky Social - changemakerspod.bsky.aocial &amp; amandatattersall.bsky.social</p><p>On X/Twitter - @changemakers99 or @amandatatts</p><p>On LinkedIn - Amanda.Tattersall</p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>