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Session 7 of 7

Civic Tools & Real Wins

The tools already sitting on the shelf — petitions, information requests, public participation, budget tracking — and ordinary people, in ordinary places, who used them and changed something.

Readings for this session

Pulled live from the Articles library — this list grows as new articles are published.

Opening

Read one of the tool-branch situations aloud. Ask: has this ever been you?

Discussion

  1. Which tool has this group actually never used?
  2. Which one feels most useful for something already happening near us?
  3. Who would we ask for help using it well?

Closing commitment

The group commits to using one specific tool — together — before the next session.