Thanasi Dilos is the 17-year-old co-founder of Civics Unplugged, a digital-first team and community of Gen Z leaders committed to building a brighter future for American democracy, and a National Geographic Young Explorer. Thanasi is a civics and social activist uplifting youth work by collaborating with fundraising platforms to drive resources toward youth led projects.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Who is Thanasi Dilos?
1:23 What does a civic revival look like?
2:40 What steps are necessary to reengage youth led politics?
4:05 Why isn’t civics education more present in our schools?
5:55 Empathy is crucial to civic activism
8:07 What changes would Thanasi make to our educational policy?
11:02 How do we avoid “on paper” democracy?
13:30 Steps to support decentralized youth led projects
16:12 How to sustain a 10 yearlong movement
18:34 Thanasi on how to lead other youth leaders
20:03 Metrics to measure “positive” democratic reform
21:49 Can Democrats and Republicans agree on civic reform?
26:54 Is money the only way to convince legacy organizations to support us?
29:29 Strategies to bridge intergenerational polarization in fundraising
31:29 When will we know we have made it?
33:05 *Virtual* Red Carpet
34:00 Outro

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