OFFICIALS WITHIN OUR GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING FOR TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY BY:

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Operating through a two-way open forum in which everyone has easy access to public information, decisions, and actions, as well as low-barrier ways to participate in local government meetings

 

Following through on promises made to constituents, and being open and willing to hearing and finding resolution to concerns from the community regarding said promises

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Erring on the side of oversharing and being overly transparent with their constituents, ensuring that information is accessible for folks who aren’t able to attend or watch meetings live, don’t speak English as their first language, are unhoused, or have any other intersecting identities that make engaging with local government activity challenging or out of reach

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Genuinely valuing communication with, and accountability to, those they represent, and more specifically those who are oppressed and exploited by our current power structures 

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Demonstrating an understanding of the power held by our dominant cultures and communities, and explicitly and publicly committing to building liberatory policies so that our marginalized community members have equitable access to health, safety, and ability the ability to thrive

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Understanding how inequity makes civic engagement inaccessible, and actively working to change this; examples are virtual townhalls, easily digestible fact sheets, language interpretation, and public hearings

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Collaborating and co-creating accountability policies and practices with  guidance from the community and community-based organizations so that no decisions are made about us without us