Do Something – Omkari Williams
Today’s guest is a bestselling and award-winning author, of Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World (Without a Bullhorn). It’s a Gold Nautilus Award–winning and bestselling work book that helps readers identify their strengths and find sustainable, personal ways to contribute to change.
She has worked over 30 years as a political consultant and life coach, especially helping activists who are introverted or highly sensitive find meaningful roles in social justice efforts.
She’s had a podcast, leads workshops, is a public speaker. AND she created the Activist Archetype Quiz© to help people discover their unique activist strengths.
Our interview concludes with three suggestions from Omkari for immediate actions that everyone can do. One of them is zines!
I confess I’d never heard of them, but these are an amazing way to inform your neighbors about topics and issues of relevance and importance to your community – whether it’s garnering support for adding a stoplight at a busy intersection, to organizing a fund-raising block party for a popular issue. The possibilities are infinite.
