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Innhold levert av Jenna Spinelle and Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Jenna Spinelle and Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.

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Peeling back the curtain on local government

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When Linda Harris began working at city hall in her hometown of Decatur, Georgia, she noticed that the relationship between local government leaders and their constituents was often tense, or nonexistent. City workers were used to residents interacting with them when they had a complaint, for example. She came up with an idea: a straightforward class open to anyone in Decatur to learn about how their city government worked.

Thus began Decatur 101, now a long-standing institution that even the mayor participated in. In this episode, we talk with Linda and Decatur 101 participants about why understanding how your government works, empowers you to begin advocating for changes you want to see in your community.

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21 episoder

#Politics #Podcasting Education #News #Government #Jenna Spinelle #Ballot Initiative #Ballot Measure #Civically Engaged #Democracy #Direct Democracy #Election #Initiative #People #Referendum #Vote

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Peeling back the curtain on local government

When the People Decide

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published 1+ y ago

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Innhold levert av Jenna Spinelle and Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Jenna Spinelle and Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.

When Linda Harris began working at city hall in her hometown of Decatur, Georgia, she noticed that the relationship between local government leaders and their constituents was often tense, or nonexistent. City workers were used to residents interacting with them when they had a complaint, for example. She came up with an idea: a straightforward class open to anyone in Decatur to learn about how their city government worked.

Thus began Decatur 101, now a long-standing institution that even the mayor participated in. In this episode, we talk with Linda and Decatur 101 participants about why understanding how your government works, empowers you to begin advocating for changes you want to see in your community.

… continue reading

21 episoder

#Politics #Podcasting Education #News #Government #Jenna Spinelle #Ballot Initiative #Ballot Measure #Civically Engaged #Democracy #Direct Democracy #Election #Initiative #People #Referendum #Vote

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