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Serious question, is it better to push for big policy changes or focus on local community projects?
I was at a town hall meeting in Boise last month about a new recycling program. One person argued we need to pressure state lawmakers for stricter laws, while another said we should just start a neighborhood compost co-op now. The debate got pretty heated. I left feeling stuck between these two ways of doing things. Which approach do you think gets real results faster?
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the_tessa5mo ago
@gavin_kim3's park cleanup story is a good example. Do you think those local wins actually build enough pressure to change bigger laws, or do they just let lawmakers off the hook?
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anna7583mo ago
Those local wins letting lawmakers off the hook" is the part that gets me. We had a small food drive in our neighborhood that somehow turned into the mayor showing up and promising funding for a community garden, then nothing changed at the city level for two years.
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gavin_kim35mo ago
That Boise debate reminds me of our local park cleanup, which actually led to a city grant for more green spaces.
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