Spilling the Village Tea
Spilling the Village Tea
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Meet local public servants and candidates, get a mini civics lesson and learn a bit about the people outside of their public office. Covering Downers Grove, Dupage County and the surrounding districts, villages and townships.
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The podcast focuses on local governance, civic engagement, and community projects, featuring episodes that cover topics such as the environmental sustainability plan in Downers Grove, the workings of the District 99 School Board, and local election results, providing insights into the functions and challenges of public office.
Meet local public servants and candidates, get a mini civics lesson and learn a bit about the people outside of their public office. Covering Downers Grove, Dupage County and the surrounding districts, villages and townships.
Hello Villagers! This episode features Travis Misurell, founder of the Future is Now Coalition (FiNC). Travis has been concerned about issues many Americans are also concerned about and he identifies it thusly: ”right now, big money and party gatekeepers control who you are even allowed to vote for. You're stuck choosing between two pre-approved options and hoping one is slightly less bad.” FiNC is building a new civic infrastructure, owned by citizens, where every candidate gets a fair shot. The goal is that citizens can find leaders they feel truly represent them. Listen to the many facets of this digital democracy: politician report cards, candidate matchmaker, changing the lens from ”Left vs Right” to Up or Down, and the role of media.
Links:
www.futureis.org
hub.futureis.org
https://discord.com/invite/yFNB2XqWtA
https://www.youtube.com/@FutureIsOrg
https://www.facebook.com/FutureIsOrg
https://www.instagram.com/FutureIsOrg
https://www.tiktok.com/@FutureIsOrg
Thanks to the media lab at the Downers Grove Public Library.
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Spilling the Village Tea is hosted and created by Robin
Rutkowski and edited by Jay Wadhwa.
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