My local town board just hit 30 agenda items I wrote that got voted down

I started going to my town board meetings about a year ago to push for more transparency on what our library is allowed to keep on the shelves. Every month I'd submit a proposal or a comment about why certain books shouldn't get pulled just because one person complained. After 30 rejections I finally got one passed last Tuesday it was a simple rule that requires a 3 person review before any book gets flagged. It's just a tiny step but it shows persistence can actually grind down the system a little. Has anyone else seen a small rule change make a real difference in their local censorship battles?

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jaken2310d ago

Thirty rejections is brutal but you wore them down the right way (small, boring procedural wins are how you actually change things). Once that 3 person review rule is in place for a year it'll feel like common sense and nobody will remember how they fought it.

patriciam2210d ago

I used to roll my eyes at people who talked about winning through procedural stuff, lol. Honestly I thought you just had to get up there and make a big passionate speech and people would see the light. But @jaken23 you're totally right. That three person review thing is so boring and tiny that nobody's gonna remember they fought it, they'll just be like "oh that's how we do things now." It's the kind of win that quietly changes the whole conversation without a big fight every time. Respect for sticking with those 30 rejections man.