Welcome to the first post on our new blogspot - Georgia Polis.
By Georgia Polis Founder Michael Mills
Georgia electoral participation and overall civic engagement continue to decline, while cynicism is on the rise. People do care about the world around them and how government seeks to solve our existing problems. But participation wanes because we do not have an ingrained civic compass, lack information and are turned off by rhetoric and partisanship that fails to touch or improve our lives. We must engage and empower people in the civic process to ensure greater prosperity for all Georgians. Our leaders must rise above rhetoric and political partisanship to create and pass common sense legislation that results in a more prosperous state.
This can only be accomplished by electing leaders who put Georgians first and are also held accountable for moving our state in the right direction. To do this we must increase citizen knowledge, connectivity, civic desire and action in the community and political arenas. That’s why we are launching Georgia Polis: to increase public understanding of key issues and politics, and drive civic action in communities across our state.
This site will evolve into an online network but the foundation will be regular non-partisan issue content from authors covering the full ideological spectrum. And we will also create a civic marketplace that promotes community and non-profit events and opportunities for involvement.
Come back often, join the discussion and make sure to take action.
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