"Democracy has come to mean voting in elections and then sitting back for four years, because it’s too hard to do otherwise. But it doesn’t have to be this way!"
The inimitable @khasir.bsky.social details his 2nd time deputing, and how it could be better for all!
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Join for our talk at the next @civictechto.bsky.social event!
The team will share what we’ve done in the last 6 months, what we learned and how you can get involved 💥
civicdashboard.ca is a 100% volunteer-run effort to make engaging with Toronto’s City Council easier -
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We're in the Star today! Thank you @graphicmatt.com for highlighting the great work being done out of @civictechto.bsky.social , for believing in the potential of this way of working, and for all you do to make Toronto's democracy accessible 🏆
And if you're pining for the discussion that followed, you can find us any Tuesday night at a Civic Tech Toronto hacknight (guild.host/civic-tech-t...), or on Slack! (civictech.ca/slack --> the proj-civic-dashboard channel)
If you missed our @civictechto.bsky.social presentation a few weeks back, fear not - the Internet has you covered!
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Great things happen together and in the open! Here's a little post-launch writeup about the collective effort that powers this project.
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Tons of updates hit civicdashboard.ca this week!
- a beautiful How Council Works page
- Email alerts and 1-click actions for council activity you care about
- your Councillor's voting record
...and more! Check them out, then tell us what you think 😁