I've always believed in this phrase intellectually and spiritually.
Democracy Only Works If You Participate
Now I can believe it experientially. I co-lead a civic engagement group called Occupy Democracy - Pasadena (ODP). Our group has been active since tax day of 2011, though at that time we hadn't yet come together as a group officially.
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People like these inspired a few of us to make this a more sustainable group and name it. It was with some persistence and imagination that our group can now claim this victory. . . .
