photo: D Bell

FEAR UP is important for a lot of reasons. First, because all the stories are true and they reflect a variety of perspectives. The stories are horrifying, sad, hopeful and just plain funny. They are real. Told by real people.

But secondly, and perhaps more importantly, FEAR UP connects us for a moment to the actions of our government. That is what democracy is, in theory – a government that exists by its connection to the governed.

And that's why we started the Democracy Cell Project. Too often, our daily lives go on without real connection to the actions being taken in our names, by our government, funded by our tax dollars. We don't feel we have control over these policies. FEAR UP reminds us that we are obligated to know what our government is doing.

The Democracy Cell Project is dedicated to preserving and increasing the connection between ordinary Americans and our government. The connection that our forefathers cherished: Government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Would you like to host a sit-down read-through of the piece with your friends and neighbors OR a staged reading of the piece with actors? Here at the DCP, we would like to help you along--contact us at info@democracycellproject.net. We would like to see this piece of truth live in many communities, and to touch as many people as possible.