Civics for the Brave and the Free

                             It seems worth repeating that civility is an important part of governance, civics, politics, society, and our daily lives.

We, and our governance, can also profit by our learning:

~ some collaborative leadership. 

~ about consensus building.

~ about a deeperlevel of tolerance.

~ about sources of conflict an cohesion.

~ how people fudamentally different from one another develop sensitivities which enable them to co-operate effectively.

We ar at our civic best when we:

~ are listening and hearing.

~ are working in partnership with others

~ lead by example.

~ have the courage to be appropriately humble.

~ are practicing productive democratic talk.

~ show up.

                            We all have some learning to do. I like to remember what my old aunt used to say, "By beginning, we are half way there."

                            Other saying worth rememberting are: Democracy breeds solidarity solidarity and justice. Democracy exists where and when it is being practiced. The practice of democracy is not difficult.

                                                                                                rcs

Civics For the Brave and the Free

Some "how tos" for civics

Civility is an important part of civics and politics.

 

We can profit by learning:

~ some collaborative leadership.

~ about a deeper level of tolerance.

~ about sources of conflict.

~ how people who are fundamentally different from each other can develop sensibilities that enable them to get along.

~learning about consensus building.

 

We are at our civic best when we:

~ are listening. 

~ are working in partnership with others.

~ lead by example.

~ have the courage to be appropriately humble.

                We have a lot to learn. My old aunt told me that by beginning, we are half way there. After beginning one does ones best by keeping on keeping on.

                                                                RCS