# Governors Can Defend You: Julia Spiegel

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Podcast: [OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising](https://stenobird.com/podcast/occupy-an-unfinished-uprising-503463)
Published: 2026-02-19T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

We discuss the work of governors across several states to defend the rights of their residents. GovAct serves as an innovation hub for policies on democracy, public health, and reproductive rights. Julia's civic action toolkit recommendations are: Get involved in state races Bearing witness to Minneapolis and the brave people standing up for their neighbors Julia Spiegel is the President and CEO of GovAct. She helped create the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which united 23 governors in protecting reproductive rights post-Roe. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow GovAct: https://www.instagram.com/govactalliance/ Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Julia Spiegel Executive Producer: Mila Atmos Producer: Zack Travis

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