{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Comedian and Activist Lizz Winstead and President of Florida Education Association Andrew Spar","description":" Lizz Winstead, Abortion Access Front\u2019s founder and chief creative officer, is one of the top political satirists working today. As co-creator and head writer of Comedy Central\u2019s \u201cThe Daily Show,\u201d she forever changed the way people get their news. In 2004, Winstead also co-founded Air America Radio, while also co-hosting \u201cUnfiltered\u201d every morning with the amazing Rachel Maddow and Hip Hop legend, Chuck D. Now with Abortion Access Front, Winstead has taken her satirical brilliance one step further, combining it with her passion for reproductive rights to expose anti choice hypocrisy and inspiring a whole new model of activism. Buy or Rent her new special. But also buy it This Thursday at 8 ET join comedians  @GuyBranum @funnyhelenhong @morgan_murphy and @lizzwinstead as they riff along to Dirty Dancing. Get tix @ http:\/\/aafront.org\/dd and join us to see the most famous lift of all time. Andrew Spar is president of the Florida Education Association, the state\u2019s largest association of professional employees. Spar was born and raised in the suburbs of New York City, attending public schools. A violinist since age 6, he earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in music education from Ohio State University, graduating in 1994. That same year, he went to Daytona Beach to teach at Turie T. Small Elementary School, where more than 90 percent of the students lived in poverty. The music teacher soon found his voice as an advocate and has worked ever since on behalf of public school students, schools, teachers and education staff professionals. \u201cI could not read when I was in first grade,\u201d Spar recalls. \u201cI struggled in school. But the educators in my life were empowered to make my success a priority, and that\u2019s just what they did. I want the same world for my family and for all of Florida\u2019s children.\u201d At Turie T. Small, Spar served as school-improvement chair for two years and as a union steward for seven years. He would go on to become president of his local union in May 2003 and led Volusia United Educators until he was elected FEA vice president in 2018. In September 2020, he was named FEA president after the previous president, Fedrick C. Ingram, was elected secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Teachers. During his 15 years leading the Volusia union, Spar negotiated 14 contracts, handled numerous grievances and arbitrations, and spent many long hours advocating for members and working families. In 2017, he led the merger of the Volusia Teachers Organization and the Volusia Educational Support Association to create Volusia United Educators(link is external). The new union has nearly 3,800 members and represents more than 6,000 teachers, paraprofessionals and office specialists in Volusia County Schools. Throughout his career, Spar has served on committees and task forces for the AFT. At FEA, he spent eight years on the executive cabinet. He also has served on the executive board of the Florida AFL-CIO(link is external) and was secretary-treasurer of the organization from January 2016 until September 2020. Spar\u2019s wife, Vernell, is also a public school music teacher. The Spars have two daughters; both girls attend public schools. Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. I have one sponsor which is an awesome nonprofit GiveWell.org\/StandUp for more but Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls. Subscribe to Pete's YouTube Channel Pete Dominick on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page ","author_name":"Stand Up! with Pete Dominick","author_url":"http:\/\/standupwithpete.libsyn.com\/website","html":"