Why Democracy Matters: A Deep Understanding of Democracy in Our Everyday Lives
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“Why Democracy Matters” explores democracy not as a political position, but as a daily practice—rooted in dignity, empathy, collaboration, and care. In this pamphlet, Ari Weinzweig invites readers to explore democracy as a way of working together to create hopeful, lasting change in our companies, communities, and country.
What are folks saying about it?
Ari writes about democracy the way it actually exists in the world: as a lived, practiced, daily act. For decades at Zingerman’s, he and his coworkers have been quietly building the conditions democracy depends on—shared ownership, agency, dignity, transparency, and responsibility.
“Why Democracy Matters” is a roadmap to trust, participation, and the steady work of giving people real influence over the forces that shape their lives. Ari reminds us that democracy isn’t something we inherit or admire from a distance; it lives only through what we choose to make together. At this moment, that reminder feels not just hopeful, but essential.
—Daniel Coyle, Author of Flourish, The Culture Code, and The Talent Code
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“Why Democracy Matters” is not a treatise or a critical essay written from the stands, the tower, or even the armchair—this pamphlet is a call to action and a how-to-action from someone who has been actively working with the tools of democracy from the ground up for decades. Ari’s vantage point and experience make the learnings, reflections, and wisdom all the more profound, loud and clear. Read this pamphlet, more than once, and pass it to your neighbor with the same instructions.
—Kathryn Grantham, Founder / Owner, Black Bird Bookstore + Café, San Francisco
Apricots for Dignity and Democracy
Ari shares, “Thanks to the beautiful scratchboard illustration by Ian Nagy and the skill and generosity of the crew at Underground Printing, we now have these great T-shirts!” All proceeds are donated to Democracy Now!