Artist, activist, & Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison joins me for a conversation about civic responsibility, political accountability, racial equality & public safety reform.To read more about Jeremiah, click here 👉🏾 http://bit.ly/richroll597 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ FOOTAGE COURTESY OF JORDAN LUNDELL & BENNIE WILSON https://www.motivmm.com https://www.instagram.com/motivmm/ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:31 - Breaking Ramadan Fast 00:07:14 - Jeremiah's Back Story as an Artist - Engaging with the Community 00:12:13 - Showing Vulnerability as a Politician 00:17:44 - Getting Past a Scarcity Mindset 00:19:46 - Preset Narratives, Holding Multiple Truths 00:27:40 - Food Apartheid in Low-Income Communities 00:29:52 - Jeremiah's Father, Keith Ellison 00:35:30 - Jeremiah's Mother, Director of Education 00:36:56 - Voicing Change 00:37:56 - How Jeremiah Got Into Activism 00:41:40 - Getting Elected to City Council 2017 00:44:56 - The Unfolding of George Floyd's Murder 2020 00:48:15 - History of Police Brutality in Minneapolis 00:52:45 - Police Accountability 00:56:53 - What Does It Mean to Defund the Police? 01:05:33 - Does Crime Go Up with Police Reform? 01:14:24 - Should the Police Have a Monopoly on Public Safety? 01:19:50 - When Have the Police Met a Public Safety Standard? 01:24:31 - Police Reform Requires Nuanced Conversation 01:27:42 - Jeremiah's Perspective on Responding to Civil Unrest 01:32:38 - Police Response to Protest Creates Chaos 01:40:59 - Nonviolent Response to Protest 01:43:54 - Who's Getting It Right? 01:45:55 - Universal Basic Income 01:48:12 - Maintaining Intended Outcomes with New Public Safety Policy 01:51:23 - Reckoning with the Police Response to Protests Last Summer 01:59:23 - Having Young People Serve in Government 02:05:39 - Conversation Close #richroll #richrollpodcast