This is one of the more compelling TEDx talks I’ve seen.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Knz100ldLM

Local politics — schools, zoning, council elections — hit us where we live. So why don’t more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking part in our communities, even when we truly care.