Generator Collective is a political activism group based in the United States. It was founded in 2016 by actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter Ilana Glazer and former WeWork executive Glennis Meagher,[1] with a goal of "lowering the barrier to entry" to discussing politics.[2][3]
Background
editGlazer and Meagher founded the campaign platform in 2016. The platform promotes female election candidates and general participation in democracy, voting and political discussion.[4][5][6][2][7][8]
The group has staged events, sometimes called "Genny Social"s, to discuss politics.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ BABY TALK. By: Kinane, Ruth, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, Apr2021, Issue 1608
- ^ a b "Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special". Weekend All Things Considered. December 28, 2019. Gale A610078467 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ Kornfeld, Tess (January 2019). "The Big Questions". Glamour. Vol. 117, no. 1. p. 96. Gale A564227018 – via Gale General OneFile.
- ^ Grobar, Matt; Grobar, Matt (March 29, 2022). "'The Afterparty's Ilana Glazer Signs With WME".
- ^ "Ilana Glazer hosting NYC "Dance for Democracy" to benefit abortion funds". BrooklynVegan. September 15, 2022.
- ^ West, James (December 12, 2018). ""Broad City" star Ilana Glazer guest-hosted our podcast this week. She's really good at it!".
- ^ Glazer, Ilana (September 16, 2022). "'Broad City' Alum Ilana Glazer: 'As a Queer Jewish Mama, I'm Gonna Be Patriotic as Hell' This November". People.com.
- ^ Markle, Meghan (November 15, 2022). "The Audacity of the Activist with Jameela Jamil & Shohreh Aghdash" (Podcast). Archetypes. Event occurs at 5:10.
- ^ "Primary Party". UWIRE. August 21, 2020. p. 1. Gale A633123022 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ "The best things to see, drink and do in the D.C. area in March". Washingtonpost.com. February 27, 2020. Gale A615676837 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
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