Our community organization started a digital literacy program but half our board thinks we should focus on teaching people to find 'reliable sources' while the other half thinks that's just recreating old hierarchies, and our meetings have become tense.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group is paralyzed by competing visions of empowerment - whether democratization means teaching discernment or dismantling gatekeeping entirely.
“Where Are You with Printing press and knowledge democratization?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.