Heather Booth, a long-time activist for progressive causes, will be in conversation with California Indivisible’s Aram Fischer this Tuesday January 30 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. PST.  This Heather Booth event on Zoom is the second event in the California Indivisible’s Speakers Series, and all are invited. The sign up link is here. You  can also watch this documentary about Heather’s impact on the American political landscape, as well as the 2022 documentary The Janes (the HBO trailer is here.)

Heather began organizing in the civil rights and women’s movements.  She started the Jane Collective, an underground abortion service before Roe, and she founded the Midwest Academy to teach people how to organize. She worked on Obamacare, helped Elizabeth Warren establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and directed Seniors Outreach for the 2020 Biden-Harris campaign. Heather was just appointed Progressive Outreach Director for the Biden-Harris campaign.