Why are there so many homeless people in wealthy countries? Why is there so much misery on the streets, with people living on the streets, in filth? Why can’t we provide the basics needed for a decent life?
Is there a deep solution, one which stops homelessness before it happens, one which makes it possible for the homeless to thrive, not just survive?
Politics
This is a Primary Category
Mystery
Does politics have to be adversarial? Is government that recognizes heart and soul possible? Can the citizen make a difference? What does it mean to vote with your life?
Are you fed up with politics, but still want to be involved in the issues of the day? Is there a place for respectful, helpful discussion, in which we reach the very core? Is there a way to take action, without petty squabling, without being dependent on the massive government apparatus? We need to think about government from scratch – how we organize ourselves, the way we make choices, the kind of choices we are allowed to make.
Learn how to turn a political issue into a Quest.
Select any political issue.
Citywide engagement: Show the public how this is possible.
Select any political issue.
Citywide engagement: Show the public how this is possible.
"What is called politics is comparatively something so superficial and inhuman, that practically I have never fairly recognized that it concerns me at all…It is as if a thinker submitted himself to be rasped by the great gizzard of creation. Politics is, as it were, the gizzard of society, full of grit and gravel."
Henry David Thoreau
Quests on Politics
There are 4 Quests. Each Quest has tools to Explore, Reflect and take action. Select one that interests you and get started!
Gatherings
Exploring a Quest on your own is good, but doing it together with friends and community members is better.
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Add a Gathering for the Quest "Politics"
Exploring a Quest on your own is good, but doing it together with friends and community members is better
Enter the Mystery
Does politics have to be adversarial? Is government that recognizes heart and soul possible? Can the citizen make a difference? What does it mean to vote with your life?
Exploring a Quest on your own is good, but doing it together with friends and community members is better! Facilitating Quests is easy and no one needs to be an expert. The Quest Path is intuitive. Just take the steps that interest you. To begin, decide on the Gathering type.
Quest Meeting
Hold a meeting open to Visionary society members and the public, with the purpose of following any Quest Path, reaching the heart of a basic social or personal mystery. See more.
Public Action
A great insight matters little unless and until we bring it into the world. Public Action is bringing the insights of a Quest to the public. It works by engagement – engaging the public, helpfully but with clarity, in matters of significance. See more.
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