![Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy](https://pi.tedcdn.com/r/pe.tedcdn.com/images/ted/d71d55cacb981056bca4cb914008305e70dcdeb7_2880x1620.jpg?h=200)
Local politics -- schools, zoning, council elections -- hit us where we live. So why don't more of us actually get involved? Is it apathy? Dave Meslin says no. He identifies 7 barriers that keep us from taking part in our communities, even when we truly care.