We’re joined by climate justice activist and former mayor Heidi Harmon. Heidi served as mayor of San Luis Obispo before becoming the Senior Public Affairs Director for the Romero Institute’s Let’s Green CA Initiative. In this role, she works to get fossil fuel money out of California politics and pressures governor Newsom to declare a state of emergency regarding the climate.
Throughout her life, Heidi has been driven by a desire to be the best mother she could possibly be. She describes her climate justice work as an extension of this commitment to her children. Understanding the threat that climate change poses for future generations, Heidi has thrown herself into environmental activism and local politics.
Heidi encourages listeners to fight cynicism about national politics by getting involved at the local level. She reminds us that you don’t need a specific skill set to be able to participate in politics or activism. She shares her powerful story of moving “from mom to maid to mayor” in the hopes that others might be empowered to fight cynicism through action.
Follow Heidi on Instagram (@heidiismighty) and check out the Let’s Green CA website.
If you want to support the electrification of California, reach out to your legislators.
The Force of Nature Cocktail
— 60 ml Your favorite Sustainable Spirit
— 22 ml Lemon Juice
— 15 ml Local Honey
— Small pinch of salt
— 12 g Fruit in season like watermelon, berries, or peaches
— Herbs in season like basil, thyme, or lavender
— 25 ml water
Prepare drink ahead of time to allow time to chill. Add the spirit, fruit, and herbs into a shaker and muddle to incorporate. Add the rest of the ingredients and refrigerate for at least two hours. Double strain into a Collins glass and garnish with fruit and herbs.
Glassware: Your favorite martini-style or coupe gl
Support the show
Cocktails & Capitalism is an anticapitalist labor of love, but we could use your help to make this project sustainable. If you can support with even a dollar a month, that would really help us continue to educate, agitate, and amplify the voices of those who are working to dismantle capitalism and create a better world.
https://www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcapitalism
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter
Some episodes on YouTube. Please like & subscribe
This show is sponsored by Beautiful Trouble — an international network of organizers, artists, and trainers working to equip grassroots movements with the tools to become more creative, effective, and irresistible.
Steven Donziger on Corporate Capture & Cop City
Climate Defiance with Rylee Haught
adrienne maree brown: from Cancel Culture to Movement as Sanctuary
TigerSwan: Crushing Protests for Profit
Food Not Bombs: Criminalized for Feeding the Homeless
French Protests: Raging Against Pension Reform
East Palestine: From Deregulation to Derailment with The Lever’s Rebecca Burns
The Criminalization of Earth Defenders with Paul Paz y Miño & Amy Westervelt (RICO Part 2)
Extreme Charges for #StopCopCity Protestors, with Kamau Franklin (RICO Part 1)
86'd: Tipping in America with Bartender Jesse Torres
STOP COP CITY! Organizing Against an Expanding Police State
Strippers on Strike! Unionizing the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar
Palestine Action on shutting down Israel’s weapons providers ... using sledgehammers
Jessica Burbank: Capitalism is Undemocratic
"Billionaires shouldn't exist" with Mikaela Loach
Residential Schools & Capitalism with Jimmy Lee Beason II
Halloween and Día de los Muertos with Death and Friends
Joshua Potash on Mutual Aid
Chris Smalls on New School Organizing
SEASON 2 FINALE! Tackling our Broken Healthcare System with Christy Snodgrass (& the Christy PRN Cocktail)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Greece Travel Secrets Podcast
That Park Life: a Disney World Podcast
Ghostlore of Hawaii: Paranormal Paradise
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL