Ai-jen Poo, American Labor Activist, and the Lightning Round! Welcome to our 'Lightning Round' with Other podcast guest and president of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Ai-jen Poo! The idea is to ask questions that she — and hopefully you — don't expect, and that the answers will be as equally interesting and hopefully amusing. Please enjoy.  Biographies: https://www.domesticworkers.org/news-articles/ai-jen-poo-needs-us-to-care-about-carers/ is a labor activist and the executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), an organization advocating for the rights of domestic workers in the U.S. She has been a leading voice in the fight for better wages, working conditions, and legal protections for nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers. Poo played a key role in passing the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in 2013 and has been recognized for her work on behalf of immigrant rights and gender equality. Named to TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2012, Poo is widely regarded for her efforts to elevate the voices of vulnerable workers and drive systemic change. She has a podcast with Alicia Garza called Sunstorm, streaming everywhere. https://www.chloeaftel.com has spent her career working in commercial photography, photojournalism, and film. She’s an established name in modern photography with work featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Germany, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and more. Aftel has photographed victims of sexual violence, reported on COVID 19's impact on the trans community, and gained access as the first reporter in COVID wards of the West Coast’s hardest-hit hospitals. She has covered underground abortion providers, the impact of gender pronouns on daily life, and clergy abuse. Aftel's first book, https://www.chloeaftel.com/outside-inbetween, is an award-winning anthology covering gender non-conforming people across the United States.

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'Other' guest Ai-jen Poo on the power of connection; a sentiment we need now, more than ever. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or on our new platform, Spreaker: www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-... #AijenPoo #ChloeAftel #Other #OutNow #OtherPodcast #Connection #StreamNow #Spreaker #Podcast #New

American labor activist Ai-jen Poo joined us in the penultimate podcast of 'Other' with host Chloe Aftel. It's important now more than ever to have these conversations, listen, and learn. Missed the episode? Listen now on your favorite podcast platform! #Podcast #ListenNow #AijenPoo #ChloeAftel

Ai-jen Poo, our latest guest on 'Other,' shares incredible insight into what she and fellow activists do, delving into the mindset one must have to sustain this kind of work. Listen to the new episode now! https://buff.ly/4heG3kv #AijenPoo #Labor #Activism #TheOtherPod #OtherPodcast #ChloeAftel