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By grassroots are the way forward (registered) | Posted March 27, 2010 at 22:30:29

Those who do not vote are students, low income, renters and immigrants. These groups have been identifed by the Civic League. But how do convince people who have lost faith with a system, that their vote counts for something.

The lectures that the civic league have put on have been insightful and informative but unless all things are tied together, it may not make sense to many.

Those who have the least, need a voice and currently the system is about money and power, those who have, make decisions which affect those who do not have and in most cases, it is not in a positive light.

At the last lecture, one person who is low income had a point of view about one of the panelists and that was that they did not feel that this person was particularily coming across as someone who understood those the struggle. Clearly some people who are more middle class or higher, do not really connect with others who are low income and those who are low income, feel that, as I am sure it goes the other way round too.

It is clear that many who do have, do not want to be with those who do not have, a definite class war. If we are to move forward, these barriers must be broken down.

Anyways, beyond that, given the pictures Matt posted regarding the inside of the Connaught, it is pretty sad to see, how much it is in disrepair. All that history, going down the tubes.

Those from the grassroots can affect change

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