Difference between revisions of "Community Democracy Project"

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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 ''NEIGHBORHOOD ASSEMBLIES'' people do not merely make reccomendations or share their opinions.
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 ''NEIGBORHOOD 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.
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.
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