Effective Citizens

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

At the Seattle journalism conference, I met Steve Silha, co-founder of  
an organization in Seattle similar in intention to Moscow Vision 2020.  
That group, called Good News/Good Deeds, focuses on building community 
and effective citizenry.

At my request, he sent their definition of an effective citizen.  Any 
comments on that definition?

BL


>
>WHAT'S AN EFFECTIVE CITIZEN?
>According to scholars and activists, effective citizens:
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>o Know their town, their neighbors
>o Take responsibility for solving problems: from picking up litter to 
>helping a lost child to fixing (or flagging) a broken system
>o Know where to go to get accurate information
>o Know where to go/what to do to get things done
>o Listen twice, think about things
>o Discuss public issues and think bigger than themselves
>o Vote
>o Contribute time or money to their community.
>*****
>
>I hope I can send you the fuller version soon!
>
>Best,
>
>Steve
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>
>
>Stephen Silha
>GOOD NEWS/GOOD DEEDS: Citizen Effectiveness in the Age of Electronic 
>Democracy
>15810 Shanahan Road S.W.
>Vashon Island, WA 98070
>(206) 567-4363
>ssilha@aol.com
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