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Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
~ U.S. Declaration of Independence
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Economic Democracy
If ye love wealth better than liberty... May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.
~ Samuel Adams

Those who produce should have, but we know that those who produce the most - that is, those who work hardest, and at the most difficult and most menial tasks, have the least.
~ Eugene V. Debs
The United States is home to a vibrant movement for economic democracy. Read our materials on cooperatives, participatory budgeting, and solidarity economies.

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Events

  • 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.
  • Peer to Peer EXTRAVAGANZA for Youth Jobs (April 30, 2008)
    Students from youth organizations across the city are going on strike to demand city funding for youth jobs.
  • Democracy Track at the U.S. Social Forum (June 27, 2007 - July 1, 2007)
    The 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.
  • Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference (May 31, 2007 - June 2, 2007)
    Join entrepreneurs, innovators, community organizers, government officials, investors, and green business pioneers to explore cutting-edge social and environmental innovations, learn practical business skills, share best practices for network development, and connect with others in this flourishing network!
  • National Worker Co-op & Workplace Democracy Conference
    Second Conference for Worker Ownership and Workplace Democracy

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