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"What if a politician were to see his job as that of an organizer," he wondered, "as part teacher and part advocate, one who does not sell voters short but who educates them about the real choices before them? As an elected public official, for instance, I could bring church and community leaders together easier than I could as a community organizer or lawyer. We would come together to form concrete economic development strategies, take advantage of existing laws and structures, and create bridges and bonds within all sectors of the community. We must form grass-root structures that would hold me and other elected officials more accountable for their actions.
Chicago Reader, "What Makes Obama Run?" by Hank De Zutter
December 8, 1995
I personally think of the word "abroad" as having the meaning of "out and about" -- on an adventure. But the word generally means away from home, and in this case, home would be the USA. We are part of a contemporaneous grassroots movement, as evidenced by the change in leadership in Australia and South America, and soon in the US.
If we want to sustain a long-term international movement, then I agree that our name needs to reflect our membership. I teach in an international distance-ed school that originally had only US students and a curriculum that referenced "our country."
As a dual citizen (US/Italy), I'm happy to be a member of two groups... one of expats and one of global citizens (which would include Americans, of course) who want to "build bonds and bridges"* around the world. I'm thinking of a new group Hands Around the World, which would give us a good visual logo.
I like these things to arise organically, so we wouldn't have to rush into a name until we all felt good about the choice.
What do you think?
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