Good Gov LA August

Posted on by David Green

Good Gov LA brings together groups focused on healthy democracy across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.

Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.

Topics have included-

  • Charter Reform
  • Civic Assemblies
  • Immigration Raids
  • Voter Turnout
  • Legislative Alliances to create victories

The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.

To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.

WEAll California is a partner in this venture.  Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Designing Joyful Democracy Events

Posted on by David Green

When we think of Democracy, we often think about stress. Even in less volatile times, participating in Democracy can feel more burdensome than joyful.

In our ideal of a society that produces Wellbeing, participating in Democracy should be a place to produce joy and belonging.

Leslie Garvin designs events that spark civic joy and belonging. The events are designed to produce positive actions and inspire “Authentic Hope”.

Leslie will share with us some of her tools and the types of language she uses to build these events

Leslie is Executive Director of North Carolina Campus Engagement.

Sign up HERE

 

Good Gov LA

Posted on by David Green

Good Gov LA brings together groups focused on healthy democracy across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.

Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.

In June, we discussed Democracy Vouchers, getting bills passed in LA and protest rights.

In July, we plan to discuss a mock Civic Assembly in Culver City and how to increase voter engagement.

The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.

To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.

WEAll California is a partner in this venture.  Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Community Assemblies – How to engage community in democratic participation that is fun, builds connections and produces results

Posted on by David Green

One of the primary goals of a Wellbeing Economy is to get people involved in their local democracies in a way that feels life giving, productive and satisfying.   Community gatherings and assemblies are shown to accomplish this, and also create positive connectivity among stakeholders and produce a sense of inner wellbeing.

On Wed, Sep 17 at 11am Pacific, Louis Alloro of Wellbeing Lab, Powered by Champions of Change will present on the strengths-based and future-focused work he has been leading all over the country to convene communities on topics that matter.  He’ll explain how he worked with the City of Palmdale to convene 200 professionals to set a vision and plan for how to better prevent mental illness, substance abuse, crime, violence and financial ruin in the Antelope Valley.

Louis incorporates a variety of techniques designed to produce connection, safety and wellbeing.

As always, there will be plenty of time for Q&A so that you can learn what this might look like in your community or workplace.

Sign up HERE

 

Learn more about Louis on his website or Linkedin.

Read about the Palmdale event at https://www.avpress.com/news/prevention-summit-eyes-thriving-future/article_6ddb12fb-d530-4153-bdf5-f6f13fb4347e.html

 

Good Gov LA

Posted on by David Green

Good Gov LA is a new project to bring together Healthy Democracy groups across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.

Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.

The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.

To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.

WEAll California is a partner in this venture.  Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Good Gov LA

Posted on by David Green

Good Gov LA is a new project to bring together Healthy Democracy groups across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.

Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.

The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.

To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.

WEAll California is a partner in this venture.  Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Learn how STAR Voting better represents the will of the people

Posted on by David Green

California Primaries are coming up on March 5th. This year there are 22 candidates vying for Dianne Feinstein’s open Senate seat. Somehow, we are expected to pick only one!

In partnership with the awesome folks at the California chapter of STAR Voting, we are running a “mock election” using the STAR voting method. This method involves awarding each candidate 0-5 stars to express your relative enthusiasm. The two candidates who receive the most stars are then placed into an automatic runoff where everybody’s preference is taken into account. The result is a system that empowers voters to vote their conscience, levels the playing field, and elects more representative candidates. Learn more about how STAR Voting works here.

Vote in WEAll California’s “mock election” for California’s next senator! The “mock election” will close with the real polls on March 5th (The link says Feb 15 – this is an error! We’re working on it.). We plan to share the results alongside actual election data thereafter.

**VOTE HERE**

STAR Voting Learning Event

On Tuesday, February 27th at 5pm we are hosting a virtual Q&A.  There will be brief presentations on STAR voting and the current state of the election, but we mostly want to hear from YOU! Got questions about STAR voting? Want to discuss the candidates with like-minded Californian’s? Join us and our friends from STAR to learn and discuss:

Register For the Event Here

 

Additional Resources:

What is STAR voting? How does it work? Why is it better?

Who are the candidates? – Official Voter Information Guide

Voting methods comparison from Occupy Wall Street 2012

Voting methods comparison from Chicago Mayoral Election 2023

Approval Voting in the California Primary 2024

Learn about the Democracy Reform Underway in Los Angeles

Posted on by David Green

A Democracy reform movement is under way in Los Angeles.  A coalition of partners are coming together for Charter Reform, Democracy Vouchers, Citizen Assemblies and Districting Reform.

Mike Draskovic of Public Democracy LA will guide us through the work of the coalition and answer your questions on how you can do this in your community.

Mike will also share about the February 6th coalition event to mobilize the first Citizen Assembly in Los Angeles.   The event will be online and you can sign up below.

Mike is the co-founder of Public Democracy LA and Democracy Policy Network.  Mike spoke to us last year on the work of Democracy Policy Network.  He is an amazing speaker and creates graphics that help us understand complex issues.

 

SIGN UP HERE