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Unlike the usual sorts of public forums where officials where officials deliberate with token input from ordinary folks, these gatherings are run by people in the community. | Unlike the usual sorts of public forums where officials where officials deliberate with token input from ordinary folks, these gatherings are run by people in the community. | ||
At these empowered '' | At these empowered ''Neighborhood Assemblies'' people do not merely make reccomendations or share their opinions. | ||
They make fundamental decisions. | They make fundamental decisions. | ||
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By bringing people together to discuss, debate, and decide on concrete issues that affect their lives, | By bringing people together to discuss, debate, and decide on concrete issues that affect their lives, | ||
the '' | the ''Neighborhood Assemblies'' would help thousands of people in Oakland - from all walks of life - improve their communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills by building collective understanding and colective power. | ||
This is exactly the kind of culture shift our society needs. | This is exactly the kind of culture shift our society needs. | ||