We Dream
At Dream.Org, we dream of a world beyond poverty, prisons, pollution, & polarization.
“We Dream” hosted by Dream.Org’s Chief Advocacy Officer, Janos Marton, invites experts and advocates across the criminal justice, environment, and tech spaces to discuss what it truly takes to make an America with freedom, dignity, and for all a reality.
Episodes
10 episodes
Part Two: Leading with Empathy
For part two of our special series on Dream.Org’s Empathy Network, Janos invites two advocates who have been instrumental in passing legislation in their respective states. Sean Wilson, Dream.Org’s Senior Director of Organizing and Partnerships...
Part One: Leading with Empathy
To start us off, Janos announces the rebranding of the “crime bill” campaign to the Serious About Safety Campaign. Then he’s joined by Yusuf Dahl and Matthew Petit for part one of a special series focused on Dream.Org...
Trump’s 108 Minute Missed Opportunity
This week, Kandia Milton, Dream.Org’s Government Affairs Director, returns with Janos to breakdown the missed opportunities of Trump’s State of the Union speech, the draconian Republican legislation introduced to withhold federal funds for stat...
Rewriting the Narrative on Public Safety
In the last episode before our midseason break, Janos brings on Insha Rahman, Vice President of Advocacy and Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice. They discuss her work with the Bronx Defenders, the goal of the New York’s Close Ryker’s...
Crime Policy and Minneapolis Through the Libertarian Lense
Janos gives some updates on projections for the potential “crime bill” and its connections to immigration. Then, this week’s guest Jason Pye from the Due Process Institute talks about his involvement in the First Step Act and gives a libe...
The Federal Crackdown in Minneapolis
Minneapolis residents and formerly incarcerated advocates Elizer Darris, Executive Director of the Minnesota Freedom Fund, and Moncies Franco, former Valedictorian of the Dream Justice Cohort now working for the Health, Homelessness, and Crimin...
The Uncomfortable Truths of January 6
In a special episode, Janos speaks with January 6th-er and 2025 Dream Justice Cohort alumni, Danean McAndrew. She recounts her first hand experience from that fateful day at the Capital and and her journey to becoming a criminal justice advocat...
What People Get Wrong About Bail Reform
Janos demystifies bail reform this week alongside Erin George, the National Director of Policy at The Bail Project. Erin shares the bail misconceptions she encounters most often, reflects on her work in New York’s Close Rikers campaign, and tal...
Is Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Dead?
Joined by Princeton Professor and Founder of the Smart Justice Campaign, Udi Ofer, this week Janos discusses the progress most Americans don’t know about, whether or not bipartisan criminal justice reform is a thing of the past, and the importa...
Laying the Ground Work for Common Ground
This week Janos Marton, joined by Kandia Milton, Dream.Org’s Government Affairs Director, and Josh Hoe, Dream.Org’s Senior Policy Manager, dives into Dream.Org’s common ground strategy, their role in helping pass the bipartisan First Step Act i...