Locataire, parent, livreur·se, retraité·e : ce que tu vis au quotidien est une expertise puissante À la Prépa du peuple, on apprend à la raconter. On découvre qui décide quoi, et comment peser. Et on voit qu’un mouvement, c’est aussi simple qu’une demande claire, portée ensemble À jeudi prochain !

This week we talk to Keidra Chaney, a writer, a narrative consultant, a creator, and Program Director at Disability Culture Lab in Chicago about what it means to harness your creativity and craft your story to further your advocacy. This was such a fun episode to record. We hope you like it.

La démocratie locale ne se joue pas seulement dans les couloirs du pouvoir. Elle se joue où tu es. Cet été, À portée a sollicité des histoires sur la démocratie locale auprès de tes voisin·e·s nantais·e·s et demain soir, on leur tend le micro. Viens les écouter et prends la parole ! On t'écoute !

Considering it was a DOGSO too,prob would have been a red too, but I don't care. We still won. Ha

If they move to Renton, I'm done with a club that pays lip service and doesn't adhere to their supposed values, not least democracy in sports. I've followed them in Seattle, San Francisco, & France. Was a STH for 10 years.

Truly a boneheaded "business" decision shaped by perception of fans as commodities & an outdated idea that putting something in the suburbs makes it easier to access. ticket prices would go up. Accessibility would go down. Sounders would be spitting in the eyes of those who brought them success.

She was a secret weapon for Council for years. Aly is one of the best people to work at the City. Glad she's getting recognition.

Ah its been long time but I visited the site in like 2021. It felt neighborhood-sized, but maybe my memory is failing me. Buy the Lowes on Rainier then and bring back Sicks Stadium? We can have a lot of fun dreaming in any case.

Isn't WOSCA still empty? Perfect anchor for a new neighborhood right on the waterfront next to Lumen. A Renton move is purely about money but I guarantee a stadium at Longacres will crater this club & lose money. Not to mention alienate disabled & poor people who can't drive.

Seattle's left *needs to organize together* starting right now for 2027. Share volunteers, endorse each other, show up together, canvas each others districts, & create a shared platform. Your organization power beats cynical lazy wealth.

Nelson never passed meaningful legislation & openly admitted to not understanding the budget + was only picked as Council President bc 8 of 9 CMs at the time were center-right. No wonder she teamed up w/ perpetual loser Tanya Woo to create this AstroTurf misinfo org. Their only power is wealth.

I agree. I think we need more organic, sincere opportunities to interact with our government.

I talk to a lot of Nantais(e) disillusioned by local politics & it breaks my heart. Transparency in processes like city/metropolitan budgets is a great place to start reversing that sentiment. This isn't entirely structural (in either city). It's a choice and change is possible.

It's budget season in Seattle & Nantes. In one city, you know it's happening. In the other? No. In one you can view the process in person or online. In the other, not. In one, you can interact. In the other, nope. In one, you can impact the budget. The other? Not yet. We can & will change that

Is it pure laziness that SDOT doesn't secure them or is it irresponsibility? These can and should be anchored

She's a center-right dem. Just like most of the party.

To be fair I stated that I don't really know her or her politics but did work in SF politics when Scott the Supe was on a crusade against the homeless + poor. His stance was very much neoliberal & I'd be surprised if more power made him more progressive over the last 10 years. Love ya anyway.

Since she pushed back against a project in the Marina, a place massively unaffordable, bc she didn't feel there were enough affordable units = "housing bad?" As a resident of a city w/ a mandate for 30-50% affordability in all projects + a massive housing boom, I just don't get this take.

Bringing cars back to the Great Highway would be dumb, but as a Supe representing the Richmond, I guarantee her stance on housing is more nuanced than "housing bad."