This is absolutely essential, especially in New England towns, where local government requires 100s of volunteers just to function. In fact, I just put together a guide about how it works in Swampscott (meant for a teenage intern we have on a committee): docs.google.com/document/d/1...
How Swampscott Government Works A Civic Orientation Town of Swampscott, Massachusetts Chapter 1: Who Does What — Town Staff, Boards, Committees, and Town Meeting 1.1 The Big Picture Massachusetts g...
Writing a book chapter on why everyone should incorporate more local politics in their political science classes. Teaching UN? Let’s talk about local policy implementation for UN’s sustainable development goals. Teaching civil liberties? Ok, what about the privacy concerns for cities’ Flock cameras?
