by Isabel Colyer | Mar 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
A defining feature of local democracies is that these smaller units of government can allow for more direct participation by the public. In Columbia, Missouri, each of the city council’s monthly meetings includes opportunities for Columbia residents to speak in front...
by John Barrett | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Monday, February 11th, citizens of a St. Louis suburb braved the cold temperatures and sleeting weather to voice their concerns on the state of affairs within their own community. In hoping to witness democracy-in-action, I attended a city council meeting at the...
by Caleb Logan | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, February 12, I attended the Maplewood City Council meeting. The City Council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the Maplewood City Hall in Maplewood, Missouri. The crowd in attendance included the Mayor, 6 councilmen and councilwomen,...
by Zitian | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
An Author’s Note: This blog post was developed partially based on an on-going research project on the 1989 Tiananmen Student Protest. Two-Third of the U.S. Population on the Move? Considering 325 million people in the U.S., would one visualize around...
by Jane Huber | Mar 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
For my “do something” event I attended a wealth inequality talk in downtown Saratoga Springs. The event was held at the famed Café Lena and called Conversations to Build an Inclusive Community: What Wealth Inequality Looks Like in our Community. I had no idea what to...
