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Direct Democracy Organizing ResourcesAnalyses of Participatory Democracy ElsewhereArticles by country, analyzing participatory democracy initiatives. Direct Legislation ResourcesArticles, links to organizations, and resources on citizen efforts to directly make policy decisions. NewsFlorida Ballot Initiative Will Let The People Directly Decide on DevelopmentDate: Saturday, April 21, 2007YES! MAGAZINE: Spokane activists undeterred after defeat of Community Rights initiativeDate: November 4, 2009WEINTRAUB: Hometown Democracy's troubling poster childDate: November 29, 2009EventsDemocracy Track at the U.S. Social ForumThe Democracy Track is a series of sessions and community spaces at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27-July 1, 2007. The purpose of these sessions is to centralize democracy in all of our everyday struggles. Extending Democracy w/The Progressive, Manski, Farsetta, Gray, Wellstone(May 1, 2009 - May 2, 2009)Major speakers include Robert Redford, Amy Goodman, Naomi Klein, Barbara Ehrenreich, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and the editorial staff of the Progressive Magazine. Liberty Tree's Ben Manski, together with various members of Liberty Tree's Board of Directors and Board of Advisors -- John Nichols and Robert McChesney, among them -- will also be speaking at this exciting event. Learning Democracy by Doing(October 16, 2008 - October 18, 2008)An international conference organized by the Transformative Learning Centre (TLC) addressing issues of participatory democracy and citizenship learning. Publications & TalksManski, Dolan: Has Your Town Declared Peace Yet?Tired of being ignored by the feds, citizens pass city laws declaring peace. Written by Ben Manski and Karen Dolan. Originally published by Yes! magazine. Wisconsin votes for immediate withdrawal!Ballot resolutions put a state on the map as opposed to the occupation of Iraq Video from the Local Democracy ConventionEdited video footage from the 2006 Local Democracy Convention is now online, and also available for order! |
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