Labor of Love
eBook - ePub

Labor of Love

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eBook - ePub

Labor of Love

About this book

Why would you get involved in politics when you could be spending time drinking cocktails, going to the beach or hanging out with family and friends? People view politicians and politics with suspicion, if not downright hostility. Every other day someone declares that politics is broken and reform is dead. Most of us just rock up for a sausage and a moment at the ballot box every few years. But in that way the decisions that affect all of us become the preserve of those few who care enough, those who have vested interests, motivated extremists and insiders.However, the decisions made in our parliaments affect everyday life. They also affect our future. So, politics matters. Deciding whether to get involved or leaving it to other people, matters too. After almost two decades as Labor party member, Terri Butler remembers the cocktails foregone and kids' school concerts missed and argues that yes, it is worth it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. A fairer future
  7. 1 Not turning up means leaving big decisions to those who do
  8. 2 The only show in town
  9. 3 How about we work together to avoid a dystopian future?
  10. 4 Democracy doesn’t just happen, you know
  11. 5 We’re in it together
  12. 6 The never-ending campaign
  13. 7 Action, not just hope
  14. 8 Engaging with the world
  15. 9 Stories we tell ourselves
  16. 10 A movement needs an anthem
  17. 11 Vulnerability is powerful
  18. 12 Labor in public
  19. 13 Lives lived in Labor
  20. Worth it
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Index