Healing Partisan Divide | Layla Zaidane, CEO Millennial Action Project
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Healing Partisan Divide | Layla Zaidane, CEO Millennial Action Project
Whether it's a night of ax throwing or concocting the best margarita, Layla Zaidane has seen the magic that can happen when lawmakers take a break from the rancor and have some fun together.
And all the better if elected officials are 40 and younger...
Listen in today to hear Layla Zaidane describe the solution that’s right in front of us when it comes to healing vast divides. She calls it finding the “third thing.”
You might be GOP and I might be a Dem, but we both love French bulldogs.
You might lean left and I lean right, but we both like to bowl.
Whatever it is, she says, find it!
And with her Millennial Action Project, the “third thing” is being young, and all else flows from there.
After all, no matter where they are on the political spectrum, young folks will inherit
How you can connect with Guest:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/layla-zaidane-92b7b126/
Layla Zaidane is the President & CEO of the Millennial Action Project, the largest nonpartisan organization of young lawmakers in the United States. MAP works with over 1,600 Millennial and Gen Z elected leaders in Congress and state legislatures to bridge divides, collaborate on future-oriented policy, and scale a healthy culture of democracy. Layla joined MAP in 2016, and previously also served as Executive Director & COO. A nationally recognized expert on youth engagement, Layla has been featured in outlets including Forbes, Teen Vogue, People Magazine, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Before MAP, Layla served as Managing Director at Generation Progress, where she led integrated communications, policy, and advocacy efforts focused on engaging young people in the U.S. and abroad. She helped launch the It's On Us campaign in partnership with the White House in 2014, and launched the Higher Ed, Not Debt campaign in 2013.
She graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and holds a BSFS in international politics.
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