-The Vision-The Common Sense Voter Project.

To foster healthy communication surrounding local issues with the goal of encouraging healthy debate, social responsibility and a peaceable, united Reading community in Massachusetts.

-The Details-See exactly how we accomplish our goals.

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Step 1: Mission

To provide awareness, insight, education, and opportunity for engagement in regards to local issues within the community that impact all Reading residents. 
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Step 2: Core Values

  • Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest of standards and operate with integrity.
  • Honesty: We will be truthful at all times. 
  • Respect: We will treat others with the same respect that we expect for ourselves. 
  • Factuality: We will adhere to the facts, and not operate from opinion or emotion.
  • Accountability: We hold one another accountable for the information that we share and how we engage members of our community.
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Step 3: Statement of Ethics

We will adhere to and maintain exemplary standards of personal conduct, function with honesty and integrity at all times, be truthful and factual in our actions and communication, and respectful of all community members despite any differences of opinion or thought.

Our Guiding Principles of Interaction.

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  • Foster healthy, respectful, open and honest debate
  • Refrain from personal attacks or name calling
  • Listen to each other, never drown out voices of dissent
  • Avoid emotional arguments, stick to the facts and use logic and common sense
  • Don’t be afraid to confront lies (with facts), or to call out specific actions and behaviors
  • Never identify a problem without making a recommendation for a solution (or at least a path to find a solution)
  • Have courage to stand up for what you believe
  • Defend the right for everyone to speak without fear of repercussion

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