Reposted from @cityofthousandoaks: 
Want to make a difference in your community? The City of Thousand Oaks is now accepting applications for six open seats on the Youth Commission! 
Hear from current Commissioners in this video about what the Youth Commission does and why you should get involved. Apply today at toaks.gov/boards!
TDG & Freedom & Liberty
A little lesson in civics--and a new democracy:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=510
Civics Glossary
When writing the first TDG novel, my editor pointed out that possible readers would not understand some the terms.
So we created a "Civics Glossary"
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=29&id=156
New Mexico peeps - here is info about statewide local elections that are coming up in 2025...not just info about your particular county, but how the various types of races are set up and how they will look on the ballot.
I'm doing this to help boost civic engagement, voter education and registration and other good stuff.
If you want the 2021 NM Election Proclamation for the entire state (8MB pdf file), or an excerpt of your county...email me at tom.krajci@gmail.com
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What local election races will be held in 2025?
The official answer won't be released until about August of this year. The NM Secretary of State will release their Proclamation for the 2025 RLE (Regular Local Election). That document will describe every race in the state, sorted by county (alphabetically).
But I'm providing an excerpt of the 2021 Proclamation that is 99% correct. (More on that in a bit.)
#NewMexico #Voting #Elections #Community #Education #Civics #CivicEngagement
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"Why", you may ask, "in the name of unholy fuck has this message not resonated throughout all societies, that non-violent resistance to injustice & oppression is twice as likely to succeed than an armed uprising!?"
And right you would be. We need to stop lionizing violent hero figures & start understanding & celebrating literal people power.
An important, 12-year-old talk by Erica Chenoweth, the researcher behind the 3.5% rule.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w #resist #politics #civics #society
Systems can be overwhelming, they can feel inevitable. "News" is depressing, disempowering.
People, OTOH, are incredible. They can be dauntless and inspiring.
Systems can be broken. History says clearly that systems will break, they always break.
Be with the kind of people who break bad systems. I just did that for two hours. It was beautiful. #LifeHack #Civics #Politics #GrandRapidsMI
On the plus side, more Americans are now #learning the fundamentals about how not to govern — especially how not to craft & impose economic #policies.
#civics #cautionaryLessons #silverLinings #policyFailure #impoverishment #plunder #dismantlement #disruption
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton (EPUB)
Author: Goodreads Best Books of the Month 2017
File Type: EPUB
Download at https://sci-books.com/what-happened-3fdc9717ce/
#Civics, #GoodreadsBestBooksoftheMonth2017|HillaryRodhamClinton
The #AP Fund for #Journalism (APFJ) announces pilot program supported by #Google News Initiative to provide #content, #editorial tools, and training to ~50 #nonprofit #news organizations in the #US
#goodnews #goodearth #agriculture #farming #cleanwater #civics #Australia
Sunshine Coast Recycles Wastewater to Irrigate Farms–Instead of Dumping into a River
Thanks to teacher Sandra Martinez, the AAUW Thousand Oaks chapter, and the TOHS Latino Youth Leadership Group for inviting councilmember Gutierrez and me to attend today’s session on city government and youth involvement.
Students asked really good questions about representation, mass transit, and the role of local government. Councilmember Gutierrez and I encouraged them (and everyone, really) to become more engaged in civic life.
> Civics Lessons | Lewis Black's Rantcast clips
https://youtu.be/Iax7Phu8oR4?si=_Oy_yDfTwTMs31L_ (video)
A history and civics teacher writes in to Lewis, who then shares it with us. This is worth listening.
@RollingStone @all-news-RollingStone
For those of you that failed #civics, ticket prices aren't under the purview of the #Executive Branch, so this EO is worth less than a #Trump University #diploma.
Trump insists he is ‘not joking’ about seeking a third term as president
What do people think of a lecture series on how government works? Does anyone know of any groups doing this? I live in a very red, small town, rural area and would like to make it as politically neutral as possible. But it feels like a good chunk of the populace has no idea how government works, how to contact your congressionals, etc. Please contact me with any resources or ideas, thanks!
#politics #civics #PublicEducation
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁:
• Every kitchen table conversation
• Every food pantry shift
• Every DIY civics workshop
That’s movement DNA.
Big wins start small. And they multiply.
You've got time (not much!) to sign up for this great webinar from HGSE.
https://calendar.gse.harvard.edu/en/36YmkP6/g/54VVVpBN0P/nurturing-democratic-engagement-in-the-classroom-4a5YUYNb0T/overview?source=ednow_newsletter
#Civics #education #democracy #k12
𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹
School boards. Zoning commissions. County clerks.
That’s where authoritarianism wins quietly.
Flip the local script.
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰.
#Community #Civics #Local #Power #Solidarity #Democracy
