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Topic: Community advocacy

Community advocacy is the collective action of local citizens to address issues and improve their communities.

More on: Community advocacy

The podcast episodes provided showcase various examples of community advocacy efforts addressing a range of issues, from environmental justice to missing and murdered Indigenous women to opposing harmful development projects.

For instance, the episode 'How Tech Impacts American Farmland' discusses how community advocates are working to address the exploitation of farmland by tech billionaires, while the episode 'Introducing: Stolen Season 3' highlights the advocacy efforts of community members like Seraphine Warren to raise awareness and seek justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The episode '#1541 Tear down paradise and put up a dystopian police state (Cop City)' showcases how activists are fighting against the construction of the 'Cop City' project in Atlanta, arguing that such investments divert from addressing real community needs. Similarly, the episodes 'Ep. 135: The Danger of Gas Leaks and What Can Be Done' and 'Ep. 76: When Science is Neglected, Who's Hurt Most?' highlight the advocacy work of community organizations and individuals in addressing environmental issues and the disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities.

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