Caption: “Give Light and people will find the way.” — Ella Baker
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Having witnessed a recent national uprising with factions and standoffs in my city and studied revolutions, I think it’s important that we revisit some of the values and models that women Changemakers employed throughout history. Ella Baker leaned on a form of participatory democracy that was decentralized leadership. An early Occupy style.
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As an elected official that participated and supported the listening of the Occupy Movement in my home town, I recently saw a video about a town in Mexico that adopted the style of governance that decentralized leadership.
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Cheran, Mexico’s women had enough of corruption and removed politicians and police. No campaigning is allowed. An independent security force guards the city. People participate in policy and governance block by block.
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This kind of model would do well for further exploration in a holonic model where a coalition of representatives meets in larger regions to represent the smaller units. Not single leadership representation. Something much more inclusive and diverse.
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