> Participatory budgeting started at the city level in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1989, where everyday residents helped to allocate public funds... you need adequate funds. It can’t be just a cute side exercise, which it certainly was not in Brazil, where it even helped to lower infant mortality. It can’t be a place where people let off steam—and then feel like they’re not really making a difference in budget priorities, because, if that happens, they might even get further alienated.
https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/how-peoples-budgets-advance-local-democracy-a-conversation-with-celina-su/
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New Alert: City Council may not release $27 million developed by & for BIPOC communities in Seattle!
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Sign this petition, forward it to friends & neighbors: Duwamish-centered community center, must be funded
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https://www.change.org/p/stop-seattle-city-council-from-reabsorbing-the-27m-designated-for-the-winning-pb-projects