After our last day at the Durham Neighborhood College, Georg and I realized that one reason the class had gone so well was the good mix of people among the students. A pretty wide range of interests and concerns was represented, and everyone had a chance to speak up.
We've all been in groups where one person derails the discussion with their own pet issues. You know, there's time for five questions and someone has ten questions to ask. And each of their questions is almost as critically important as the sound of their own voice. Well, we didn't have anyone like that in our class. No one overly dominated, even when the discussion got heated at times. Well done, class!
Speaking of good groups, tonight was the first meeting of the Durham for Obama voting rights group. They want to keep the energy from last fall going by getting to work on issues of concern in the community. I'm not generally a big fan of meetings, but this was a good one. Very focused and action-oriented. We left with clear, practical goals and everyone had a task to complete for next time. I'm really excited about this group. It seems like there's a lot of opportunity here to do something concrete to help people exercise a fundamental right.
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