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"This is what democracy looks like" is chant that I have heard in many settings over the years. I remember people demonstrating in the streets. I remember political leaders gathering at the funeral of a beloved friend. I remember children dancing as they pass out campaign material. All of this is what democracy looks like. This evening I got another interesting view of what democracy looks like. Mayor DeStefano gave his opening remarks to the first class of the second session of 'Democracy School'. The first class had forty people sign up. This time sixty people applied and they needed to keep the class limited to forty. These people came from every walk of life, city employees, business owners, teachers, school secretaries, psychologists, and so on. They came from every part of the city. Some knew which ward they were from others spoke about the local community they were part of. The Mayor spoke about how we all make ourselves better by being with one another. He spoke about how the way hard things get done is by everyone working together. This doesn't mean that we have to agree. Instead, we need a good dialog. We need to argue and arrive at better ideas than we would in isolation. He spoke about how democracy isn't just a poll where you push a button. Instead you need to get involved, argue, and participate in the give and take of community. He spoke about how democracy is dynamic and how most of the people in the class would not have been allowed to vote in 1776. He called on all the students to get out and build a stronger fabric of our society. That also provides an important theme for the campaign. Through the campaign, we all need to get out, get involved, and build a stronger fabric of our society. As I noted yesterday, One of the reasons I was so interested in working with the DeStefano campaign is that I want to encourage as many people as possible to get more engaged in how our towns, cities, and state are run. The Democracy School is provides a great starting place, as I hope, will this blog and the whole DeStefano campaign.
