The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Cory Booker is a passionate advocate for social justice and community engagement, using his platform to inspire collective action. This interview reveals his commitment to fostering connections across diverse groups and his belief in the transformative power of love and activism.
“Before I even studying this stuff in history, son, people storm beaches in Normandy for you. They swept floors for you. They went on freedom rides for you.”
“Yes. And so Governor Christie, I use him as an example, and I apologize if he's a big listener to this because I went to go vote in 2008 for Barack Obama in Newark, New Jersey, a majority black city, let's just say he was a little popular in Newark, lines around the polling places. I go vote there.”
“Important kindness and empathy is because when I started sitting on that phone and on a Friday night I was so shaken because we would have rape calls that I had women that were there. I still remember one incredible woman named Allison who would do pickup women that were escaping spousal abuse.”
“You know what? I had not, I was too caught up in my drama, too caught up in my script that I hadn't sort of surrendered myself with an open heart. And I decided I was going to fast. And then the idea started flowing. I could do something. And I said, you know what? I'm not just going to fast.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 160 - Sen. Cory Booker
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