Hello! I live in Brazil and I want to organize a discussion group in my city to discuss about politics and economics, but I'm not sure what steps should I follow, so I'm asking here because I know USA is much more advanced in this topic than Brazil. How/Where should I look for members? How to keep people in a group? How to deal with inside conflicting ideas? Thanks!
In the US there is a website called Meet Up that helps people with the same interests connect for real life meetings. Maybe there is a Brazilian equivalent or a forum in your city to post invitations.
Well, the first thing to do is figure out what you want to do in your group. Then you find like minded people, usually through social media (Twitter, facebook, even posting something at a community center is a good start.) Then you organize the group, what time you want to meet, what you want to do etc.. For any problems that arise with a group, work out the club rules at the beginning. They don't like them, then they can start their own group.
Pick up a copy of Sal Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals." If you like agitating and causing trouble (that's what community organizers do) and have political ambitions like becoming the President of Brazil or even POTUS, the book worked for Barack Obama.