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This is what democracy looks like

Posted by Aldon Hynes on April 27, 2005 - 8:50am.

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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.

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Working on campaigns is a great way to see how all different people come togeather. I love seeing random people come in off the street and ask how they can volunteer. In volunteering on many campaigns through the state in my short career in politics I have met a broad range of exciting people - with different motivations and talents. From highschool students volunteering for the first time to seniors who have devoted their lives to making democracy work - its great to see people out there.

This week DeStefano Supporters will be going to help on various municipal campaigns around the state. You can join us by clicking on the donkey icon on the home page. Help us help dems in Woodbridge, Naugatuck, and Bethany. Will we see you on May 2nd??

Posted by Becky on April 27, 2005 - 4:22pm.

I'm amazed by the lack of responses here. Is this thing working??

Posted by Bill Kendall on April 27, 2005 - 7:20pm.

I've been very impressed by last year's Democracy School class so far. In fact, just a week ago, a group of New Haveners went up to Hartford to talk to our state delegation about the city's budget priorities. Of the 50 or so people that made the trip, I think a very high percentage were veterans of the Democracy School. To me, this showed how engaging people in city government can help build new leaders - who are essential for our community to grow and prosper.

Posted by JHJ on April 27, 2005 - 11:09pm.

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