If #progress is measured by the distance traveled from darkness, I can’t confidently say #America is making progress.

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#CivicMuscle #Democracy #Accountability

Great read about #CivicMuscle "The struggle was the point. The struggle built the muscle. Accountability is not a single dramatic act; it is the result of habits ordinary people build together over years: protest culture, legal culture, and a shared expectation that power is borrowed, not owned".

Democracy Can Move Backward. Citizens Can Pull It Forward. What “civic muscle” looks like when the state forgets its job description.

New post + companion audio:

I’m connecting #Gwangju #Korea (1980) and #Minnesota (2026), not as an equivalence, but to ask: what does #CivicMuscle look like when the state forgets its job description?

#Democracy #CivicAction #HumanRights
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Poster with photos of 2 people, Jesse Cummings, Owner Titan Fence Rebecca M. Townsend, Ph.D., Moderator Town of Longmeadow, MA CITIZEN POWER: Advocacy in Action in Longmeadow, MA June's Monthly Webinar 06.06.2025 12 PM ET/9AM PT Stories Change Power

FRIDAY 6/6 @ Noon!
Town Meeting ensures
citizen's voices are heard in Longmeadow, MA.
Jesse Cummings joins me in a Stories Change PowerPoint webinar to discuss how he advocated for change.
#CivicEngagement #CitizenPower #TownMeeting #CivicMuscle
#Advocacy #Massachusetts #MakeADifference

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#civicengagement #civicmuscle #youthpower