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We are not subjects of a State founded upon law, but members of a society founded upon revolution. Revolution is our obligation: our hope of evolution.
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
Today, it is easy for a participant in a participatory budgeting process to use a polished digital interface to suggest an idea or to vote.
However, nothing on these platforms enables people to stay in the democratic conversation once they have had their say, to stay informed on the issues in their area, or to find opportunities to participate elsewhere. Even platforms such as Decidim and Consul, which allow people to participate in multiple different processes, still have a fundamentally process- and discussion-based model.
Why Its Time for a New Approach to Civic Tech
democracy-technologies.org
In Fremont, she heard someone freak out that they’d never get their mail again, since postal workers didn’t go to low-income neighborhoods.
Paved Paradise
Henry Grabar
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