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This speaker took on gerrymandering in her state — and won! #TEDTalks

You don’t need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party — and how it all started with a simple social media post.

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You don’t need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party — and how it all started with a simple social media post.

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  1. @TavarionMcCregg

    July 6, 2026 at 11:32 am

    True👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

  2. @SharonGibson-g7d

    July 6, 2026 at 1:21 pm

    Its not always a bad thing…gerrymandering can be a blessing.

    • @sorejack

      July 6, 2026 at 3:55 pm

      @SharonGibson-g7d  no. Only if you just want to force your views on rhe world.

    • @jacobronan6810

      July 6, 2026 at 9:08 pm

      @SharonGibson-g7d Gerrymandering seems to only help people who are in power stay in power. That is antithetical to the way the U.S is supposed to operate. If you can’t maintain power without giving yourself an unfair advantage, you should hold no office in the United States of America.

  3. @Sac_attack

    July 6, 2026 at 1:30 pm

    I have something that keeps me up at night, that makes me feel like “man I really wish I could change the ENTIRE GOVERNMENT”. That’s not exactly something one can take on unfortunately, especially not just a middle age maintenance tech from rural New Mexico🤦🏼‍♂️

  4. @ismailOmarEleidOmar

    July 6, 2026 at 2:12 pm

    ❤️

  5. @jordanhawkins7166

    July 6, 2026 at 6:40 pm

    OK this is amazing! More stories like this, please!

  6. @eternalharmonystudios

    July 6, 2026 at 7:58 pm

    GREAT WORK THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  7. @pameladavies337

    July 6, 2026 at 8:17 pm

    Love this!

  8. @bababanana2862

    July 6, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    I needed this 💕

  9. @mr_dub

    July 6, 2026 at 8:24 pm

    Truly, sometimes it does just take one person starting a snowball

  10. @GREGGRCO

    July 6, 2026 at 8:51 pm

    I’m glad you beat Ohio !
    How embarrassing for them !

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