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Hello Americans on Mastodon, I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years. So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.

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#HowToCitizen by @baratunde
🌱 Show up & participate
⚡ Understand power
❤️ Invest in relationships
🤝 Commit to the collective
https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/this-is-how-we-recover-from-disasters
We can find hope & light in these profoundly American stories: “The keys to rebuilding our democracy are in the story of fire recovery in Altadena.“ 🇺🇸🛠️🗽
This is how we recover from disasters, including moral ones (final story)

Whether physical fires or the burning down of our democracy, we know how to heal

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#HowToCitizen by @baratunde.com: 🌱 Show up & participate ⚡ Understand power ❤️ Invest in relationships 🤝 Commit to the collective newsletter.baratunde.com/p/this-is-ho... We can find hope & light in these stories: “The keys to rebuilding our democracy are in the story of fire recovery in Altadena.“

This is how we recover from di...
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Money in politics.
Corruption in courts.
Racism.
Misogyny.
Gerrymandering.
And more..

This is the legacy of trying to do democracy while sweeping genocide and slavery and, well, actual democracy, under the rug.

We need to relearn #HowToCitizen

Love love love #HowToCitizen by @baratunde

Turning the word “citizen” from a noun to a verb is so powerful

(1) To citizen is to participate
Show up for each other and publicly participate in ways that include and go beyond voting.

(2) To citizen is to invest in relationships
Deepen relationships with ourselves, our community, and our planet and experience how we are all interconnected.

(3) To citizen is to understand power
Be fluent in power, and the various ways we can use it for our collective benefit.

(4) To citizen is to value the collective
Work towards outcomes that benefit the many - not just the few.
https://www.howtocitizen.com/episodes/democracy-fractals-and-sci-fi-adrienne-maree-brown

Democracy, Fractals, and Sci-fi (adrienne maree brown) | How to Citizen

We kick off the season with Baratunde and adrienne maree brown on the topic of practicing democracy in every space we occupy.

"Fascism has a transition team, and they're already on the job"
- @baratunde

Discussing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

#HowToCitizen

Project 2025 - Wikipedia

How do we practice democracy in everyday life?

@ntnsndr talking with @Rushkoff on #TeamHumanShow about this and more on the launch of his new book, #GovernableSpaces just made my day. I’m getting a few copies for our local library and high school.

https://www.teamhuman.fm/episodes/284-nathan-schneider

cc @baratunde and the #HowToCitizen team

Nathan Schneider | Team Human

Ep. 284 Director of the Media Economies Design Lab and author of Governable Spaces: Democratic Design for Online Life., Nathan Schneider shows us how the styles of governance embedded in our online platforms change the way we understand governance in real life.

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Citizening at The Source (Sam Rader) - How To Citizen with Baratunde

So much of the conversation around democracy focuses on the external: from elections and policy to protests and organizing. While getting active is important...what could happen if we ALSO turn inwards? When we shift our relationship with our insides—what we believe and feel and the unconscious patterns we act from—our world shifts with us. In the final episode of season four, Baratunde sits down with Source Code creator and former psychologist, Dr. Sam Rader, about how we can learn to citizen on a deeper level.  SHOW ACTIONS Internally Reflect - Recognize dynamics What are the dynamics within society that upset you the most? If you are really honest with yourself, how does this dynamic play out inside of you?  To begin the journey of uncovering your unconscious defenses, you can take Dr. Sam’s free Discover Your Top Coping Style Quiz. After you watch the results video, journal on what might be possible for you and your world if this pattern could shift.  Become More Informed - Learn about Source Code  Read Dr. Sam’s forthcoming book, ‘Source Code’, one year ahead of publication, in her Return to Love Membership or sign up for her email to find out when the full book is released. Dr. Sam also suggests you check out Karen O’Brien’s book “You Matter More Than You Think.” Karen is a renowned expert on climate change, who introduces us to the fractal nature of reality, and how each of us is the front line of exponential and instant change. Publicly Participate - Stand for love  When you next go out to run an errand in your community, attend a cultural event or school meeting, especially in situations that might feel dicey, decide for yourself what it means to you to “stand for love” in those places. Even just setting the intention and putting your attention on it will have a ripple effect.  SHOW NOTES Check out our episode with Heather McGhee who explains why so many Americans have a zero-sum worldview.  Find How To Citizen on Instagram or visit howtocitizen.com to join our mailing list and find ways to citizen besides listening to this podcast!  Please show your support for the show by reviewing and rating. It makes a huge difference with the algorithmic overlords and helps others like you find the show! How To Citizen is hosted by Baratunde Thurston. He’s also host and executive producer of the PBS series, America Outdoors as well as a founding partner and writer at Puck. You can find him all over the internet.  CREDITS How To Citizen with Baratunde is a production of iHeartRadio Podcasts and Rowhome Productions. Our Executive Producers are Baratunde Thurston and Elizabeth Stewart. Allie Graham is our Lead Producer and Danya AbdelHameid is our Associate Producer. Alex Lewis is our Managing Producer. John Myers is our Executive Editor. Original Music by Andrew Eapen and Blue Dot Sessions. Our Audience Engagement Fellows are Jasmine Lewis and Gabby Rodriguez. Special thanks to Joelle Smith from iHeartRadio and Layla Bina.  Additional thanks to our live audience voices Cynthia LD., Aaron M., Meshach W., Elizabeth G., and Janine D.

I can’t say enough how much I love this episode of #HowToCitizen with @baratunde

If you’re fighting for democracy, railing against the injustices and insanities all around us, take a few and listen 🎧

https://www.howtocitizen.com/episodes/citizening-at-the-source-sam-rader

Citizening at The Source (Dr. Sam Rader) | How to Citizen

How to citizen is deeply connected to having a relationship with ourselves and taking time to internally reflect. In our final episode of the season, we delve within with Dr. Sam Rader, founder of Source Code, and investigate how to truly citizen from within.

So much of my work with #HowToCitizen is about shifting the way we practice democracy, to make it more approachable, enjoyable, local, and personal. Our final guest this season pulls us in to ourselves and helps us find ways to heal the hurt parts inside so we can fix the broken parts we experience outside.

Check out my time with Dr. Sam Rader

On Apple
https://lnkd.in/eCdhYSyG

Or Spotify
https://lnkd.in/efTsk_X6

#psychology #democracy #healing #fractal #civics #citizenship #change

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