FROM MY DESK
SEnine
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Social Consciousness
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Every
issue I am leave the decision of who takes the local and national govern-
privileged to be the power over us to others. ments. That’s part one fi nished.
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presented with the opportunity Sometimes we are lucky and Now, down the right-hand side,
to write the editorial. In addition those that do bother to voice an write a list of what you have or
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to being informative and opinion by voting put a member intend to do about the matters
informational, part of writing an in local or national government on the left. I bet the left list is a
editorial is about expressing an that does represent the people lot bigger that the right.
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opinion to provoke debate or and the local community. So what can you add to the
reaction. Now before you go writing to right list? You could add: vote at
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As the SEnine has evolved me saying I am taking a political the next elections; write to my
and grown in stature in the com- position, I am not. What I am do- council and local MP about one
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munity, two things have sur- ing is trying to get you to think or all of the items on my left list;
faced. One is the about your community and the join resident and community as-
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challenge
community. Peo- What is really important is to Eltham Society, or many more that
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ple, who do make step out of our apathy and ex- exist; attend councillors' and MPs'
is take an
contact with me, by press an opinion by voting, be- surgeries and express your views;
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interest,
far express appre- coming involved in community become involved in a sporting,
ciation at the com- activity, writing to or visiting our social or craft groups. Really, do-
become
munity information local representatives and telling ing anything to support or benefi t
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involved and stories in the
them what you think, or better others is a good and worthwhile
and help
magazine – they still, all three. activity that will help build and
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feel more involved Every day we are faced with maintain our community.
improve our
and connected to decisions that not only affect Most moral development oc-
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community.
the community. The our life but those around us. We curs through social interaction.
second, in my mind, do not live in isolation. What you The more we successfully inter-
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stimulating thinking, ideas and you give and take from the com- neighbour, young with old, left
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debate in the community. Apa- munity has an impact, good, bad with right, white with black, the
thy is our enemy and the tool of or neutral. more moral and wholesome our
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schema driven organisations and Some of our community community will become.
those that wish to reduce our so- shortcomings are obvious. They The challenge is to take an
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cial cohesion to chaos, often on will remain just that, unresolved interest, become involved and
the pretext of freedom or build- and eating away at the fabric of help improve our community.
ing a better world. our community until it is unrec-
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We often forget that, even in ognisable. That is unless we do
a heavily regulated environment, something about them.
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we hold the power and those Take a sheet of paper
elected should be representing and draw a line down the
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our views. That is the theory of a middle. Down the left-
democratic system. hand side write a list of the
48 Voting records reflect that, things that you believe are
overall as a community, we do wrong with the community.
not take an active interest in lo- Then under that, write a list
cal and national elections. We of what you want from
Publisher: Mark Wall
...listening to your views
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