Andrew Yang – Founder of the Forward Party
December 19, 2022
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2023 Programs
For openers, our first program for 2023 will be an exclusive two-part interview with former Presidential candidate and founder of the Forward Party Andrew Yang. We discuss with him all sorts of issues—from his 2020 presidential campaign to his proposal for Universal Basic Income (UBI); from the state of this country’s Democracy to MAGA Republicans.
For openers, our first program for 2023 will be an exclusive two-part interview with former Presidential candidate and founder of the Forward Party Andrew Yang. We discuss with him all sorts of issues—from his 2020 presidential campaign to his proposal for Universal Basic Income (UBI); from the state of this country’s Democracy to MAGA Republicans.
Another program in January 2023 is an interview with State Senator Dave Min, and Chapman University professors Fred Smoller and Mike Moodian. Thanks to the efforts of Senator Min, the State of California agreed to $5 million in seed funding to launch the inaugural Orange County Sustainability Decathlon, coming October 2023 to the OC Fair and Events Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Upcoming Shows
2 January 2023
“A ‘Forward’ Thinking Dialogue on Democracy”—In this exclusive two-part series, OC World Host Joone Kim-Lopez interviews Andrew Yang, former 2020 presidential election candidate and one of the Founders of the new Forward Party. In Part I, Yang discusses his decision to run for president and the roll of media.
9 January 2023
“A ‘Forward’ Thinking Dialogue on Democracy”—In this exclusive two-part series, OC World Host Joone Kim-Lopez interviews Andrew Yang, former 2020 presidential election candidate and one of the Founders of the new Forward Party. In Part II, Yang discusses his party’s platform.
16 January 2023
“Manifestations of the Sacred”—OC World Producer Dr. Manuel Gómez interviews artist Celia Herrera Rodriquez, whose work reflects a full generation of Chicano, Native American, and Mexican identities. Rather than merely reflecting the tensions and moods of our times, her work reveals a long road to ancestral memories that help some indigenous peoples find their way back home.
23 January 2023
“Drought, Wildfires, and the Effects of Climate Change in California”—In the first of this two-part interview, OC World Host Joone Kim-Lopez sits down with Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources Agency, to discuss the state’s concerns with climate change.
30 January 2023
“Drought, Wildfires, and the Effects of Climate Change in California”—In Part II of this two-part interview, OC World Host Joone Kim-Lopez sits down with Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources Agency, to discuss the effects of sea level rise and how to co-exist more effectively with nature
6 February 2023
Film Festival Circuit
OC World’s documentary “Coast Crisis: California’s Vanishing Beaches” (which to date has received more than 15,000 views) has been invited into two more film festivals: Los Angeles Television, Script and Film Festival and Culver City Film Festival.
Outreach
OC World’s documentary “To Live for the Harvest” was screened recently for students in a Chapman University’s master’s class titled “Democracy and Social Change,” featuring a follow-up lecture by Dr. Gómez, who also spoke recently at a fundraising event for El Sol Science and Arts Academy in Santa Ana.
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