Community Power Packs -New and Improved! Yesterday Communities and Local Government launched the new and improved version of the Community Power Pack. Involve was once again a partner in writing and producing the document. The Power pack will be a vital document in the wider consultation around the 'Communities in Control' White Paper proposals.
The White Paper -worth the wait? Involve's director wrote a response to the White Paper on the Guardian blog the day it was launched. In general from Involve's perspective while there is a lot of good stuff in the White paper, on some levels it feels out of kilter with the powerful contemporary movements towards social innovation and open source democracy.
THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT(rss_2.0) (A group blog of public deliberation, citizen participation and democratic governance)
Job Opening for Editor of Int’l Journal of Public Participation Editor(s) of the International Journal of Public Participation (IJP2)
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We are seeking an editor to lead, manage and further develop a three-year old online, peer-reviewed journal, with an international audience, the International Journal of Public Participation (IJP2).
The mission of the IJP2 is to foster integration and dialogue within the professional field of public participation across its [...]
Strengthening Our Nation’s Democracy by joe Beginning this evening, a group of about 45 advocates for a stronger democracy will be coming together in Washington DC to discuss the most important steps that need to be taken by the next Administration to strengthen our nation’s democracy. The two and a half day convening is being sponsored by AmericaSpeaks, Everyday Democracy, and [...]
Communicating with Congress by joe Check out this really interesting-looking report from the Congressional Management Foundation, called Communicating with Congress: How the Internet has Changed Citizen Engagement.
To understand how citizens are communicating with their Members of Congress and what motivates them to do so, CMF partnered with Zogby International to conduct a nationwide survey of citizens to address their methods, [...]
Communicating with Congress by joe Check out this really interesting-looking report from the Congressional Management Foundation, called Communicating with Congress: How the Internet has Changed Citizen Engagement.
o understand how citizens are communicating with their Members of Congress and what motivates them to do so, CMF partnered with Zogby International to conduct a nationwide survey of citizens to address their methods, [...]
Is Obama Already Using our Civic Tactics? What we have to offer the presidential campaigns, and what we have to learn from them - posted by Matt Leighninger
Over the last few months, many of us in the civic field have tried our best to get the attention of the presidential candidates. We have urged them to put forward specific, concrete proposals for [...]
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You’re Invited!: Democratic Governance at the Neighborhood Level NCDD member Matt Leighninger, director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, sent me an announcement about this Florida event, and I confirmed with him that this event is open to everyone…
Democratic Governance at the Neighborhood Level: What Have We Learned?
An event organized by Grassroots Grantmakers and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, with assistance from
the National League of [...]
Editor(s) Needed for Int’l Journal of Public Participatino (IJP2) NCDD member Nancy Glock-Grueneich just emailed me about this opportunity…
We are seeking an editor to lead, manage and further develop a three-year old online, peer-reviewed journal, with an international audience, the International Journal of Public Participation (IJP2). The mission of the IJP2 is to foster integration and dialogue within the professional field of public participation [...]
Creative Conversations on the Arts Every October, in honor of National Arts & Humanities Month, Americans for the Arts partners with emerging leaders from across the country to host Creative Conversations. Last year, more than 1,000 emerging arts leaders participated in 41 locally hosted Creative Conversations throughout the country, and those leaders continue to be engaged at the national level.
Want [...]
European eDemocracy Award 2008 The annual European eDemocracy Award honors the most valuable European eDemocracy initiative amongst 50 selected websites in EU, 27 featuring a wide range of eDemocracy tools and content strengthening eParticipation, transparency, representative participatory democracy and citizen participation in the democratic decision-making processes at the European, national or local levels of governance. The “call for candidatures” [...]
Looking for Democracy Short Film Contest Show what democracy means to you in the Looking for Democracy Short Film Contest. Any genre is fair game: documentary, narrative, experimental, music video. Filmmakers are encouraged to unleash their radical imaginations and look for democracy in creative and unusual places. Can you find democracy where you might least expect it?
As the 2008 presidential election [...]
