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-# Lawrence Research for Informed Decisions (RID)
+# Reasoning for Informed Decisions (RID) - LFK
+
+RID is a citizen research / reasoning organization aiming at collecting, curating, and advocating for policies that will improve the lives of our residents.
+
+## Values
+
+We strive to help our government make informed decisions, assuming the welfare of the majority of residents is the criteria for a good policy. Our research AND position papers will be sourced / cited and publicly available for any to read.
+
+**Facts matter, and it is critical to show your work.**
+
+## Goals
+
+* Advocate for the best outcome for most residents
+* Conduct research around policy questions
+* Curate research from citizen contributors
+* Marshal background research to provide facts and solid arguments before our local government
+* Provide web presence that makes research and arguments accessible to decisionmakers 
+
+## Methods
+
+* Citizen-driven: Citizens ask the questions, conduct the research, curate the results, and present before the government
+* Provide a point person to present RID point of view during city commission meetings
+* Provide advocacy in Facebook comments / other social media venues
+* Advocate for RID positions in newspaper op-eds, other media
+* Collect research on specific questions underlying policies being considered, curated topically
+* Domain Experts - experts on a topic who oversee research creation and curation
+* Potential collaborations:
+ * Connect with universities to broaden our research
+ * Connect with other local advocacy groups to broaden research and coordinate work
+* Organizational activities:
+ * Conversations prompting and during research is private to the group
+ * All research published under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, for anyone to read
+ * Feedback centralized to email / similar to moderate trolling activities
+* Provide materials containing web links whenever representing the group in public
+* Research presented for veto in the group
+ * RID Guiding Council can override veto on recommendation of Domain Expert
+
+## Composition
+
+* RID Guiding Council - determines research / advocacy strategy for the group, and handles disputes
+* Citizen Contributor - ANY of the following:
+ * Asks research questions
+ * Conducts research
+ * Curates background research by topic
+ * Marshals research to address any government policy under consideration
+ * Presents research / arguments in government meetings
+ * Promotes research / arguments in social media settings
+
+
 
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