Move to Amend has been working on getting a constitutional amendment passed to get money out of politics and declare corporations not people: https://www.movetoamend.org
But other than that, I think this is all great advice. One of the fundamental things blocking action for all of us is a societal belief that we're not capable of doing better. We are. And city council and school board meetings are SO BORING, but they're where a ton of civic action takes place, and, maybe just as important, they're feeders into positions like county commissioners and state legislators. Because the city council and school board positions often get little attention, they can be easy pickings for ideologues, allowing them a springboard to greater political power.
Move to Amend has been working on getting a constitutional amendment passed to get money out of politics and declare corporations not people: https://www.movetoamend.org
But other than that, I think this is all great advice. One of the fundamental things blocking action for all of us is a societal belief that we're not capable of doing better. We are. And city council and school board meetings are SO BORING, but they're where a ton of civic action takes place, and, maybe just as important, they're feeders into positions like county commissioners and state legislators. Because the city council and school board positions often get little attention, they can be easy pickings for ideologues, allowing them a springboard to greater political power.