Generator Collective

Generator Collective is a political activism group based in the United States. It was founded in 2016 by actress and screen writer Ilana Glazer and former WeWork executive Glennis Meagher,[1] with a goal of "lowering the barrier to entry" to discussing politics.[2][3]

Background

Glazer and Meagher founded the campaign platform in 2016. The platform promotes female election candidates and general participation in democracy, voting and political discussion.[4][5][6][2][7][8]

The group has staged events, sometimes called "Genny Social"s, to discuss politics.[9][10]

References

  1. BABY TALK. By: Kinane, Ruth, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, Apr2021, Issue 1608
  2. "Ilana Glazer Strikes Out On Her Own In New Stand-Up Special". Weekend All Things Considered. December 28, 2019. Gale A610078467 via Gale Academic OneFile.
  3. Kornfeld, Tess (January 2019). "The Big Questions". Glamour. Vol. 117, no. 1. p. 96. Gale A564227018 via Gale General OneFile.
  4. Grobar, Matt; Grobar, Matt (March 29, 2022). "'The Afterparty's Ilana Glazer Signs With WME".
  5. "Ilana Glazer hosting NYC "Dance for Democracy" to benefit abortion funds". BrooklynVegan. September 15, 2022.
  6. West, James (December 12, 2018). ""Broad City" star Ilana Glazer guest-hosted our podcast this week. She's really good at it!".
  7. Glazer, Ilana (September 16, 2022). "'Broad City' Alum Ilana Glazer: 'As a Queer Jewish Mama, I'm Gonna Be Patriotic as Hell' This November". People.com.
  8. Markle, Meghan (November 15, 2022). "The Audacity of the Activist with Jameela Jamil & Shohreh Aghdash" (Podcast). Archetypes. Event occurs at 5:10.
  9. "Primary Party". UWIRE. August 21, 2020. p. 1. Gale A633123022 via Gale Academic OneFile.
  10. "The best things to see, drink and do in the D.C. area in March". Washingtonpost.com. February 27, 2020. Gale A615676837 via Gale Academic OneFile.
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