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Global Democracy
Let us have as much representative democracy as necessary, and as much participatory democracy as possible.
~ Bernardo Alvarez Herrera, Venezuelan ambassador to the U.S.A.
The United States have long been an inspiration to democracy movements around the globe, from revolutions across the Americas to the Chinese democracy movement of 1989. Today, U.S. federal foreign policy has had a negative impact on global democracy. Instead, the new U.S. democracy movement looks abroad for friendship and inspiration. InitiativesEvents- Real Democracy at the DNC in Denver (August 22, 2008 - August 29, 2008)
Join Liberty Tree in protests, panels, and more outside the Democratic National Convention in Denver. - Frances Moore Lappe (November 5, 2007)
A public talk by FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ on her new book, "Getting a Grip." Followed by a fundraising reception for Liberty Tree. - DEN Fall Retreat: Building a U.S. Student Unionism Movement (October 19, 2007 - October 22, 2007)
Student organizers from across the country will be traveling to Montreal at the height of a provincial-wide student strike protesting skyrocketing tuition increases. Retreat attendees will participate in strike activities, learn about Canadian student unionism from the strike organizers and strategize ways to build a student unionism movement in the U.S. - Venezuelan Ambassador Visits Midwest This Week as Liberty Tree's Guest (September 13, 2007 - September 14, 2007)
- 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. - RadFest 2005: Midwest Social Forum
- Progressive Dialogue III
- Midwest Social Forum
- Ottawa Retreat on Democratizing Education
- An Evening With Zinn
America's greatest historian, Howard Zinn, speaks in Madison's historic Orpheum Theatre at 7pm, Thursday, October 5th. There's more: Join Zinn at 5pm, before his talk in a fundraising event for Liberty Tree, the Progressive, and the Havens Center in the Orpheum's Lobby Restaurant!
Publications/Talks- Manski on Public Radio (June 20, 2008)
Ben Manski is a regular guest in WPR's "Week in Review" - Participatory Budgeting: From Porto Alegre, Brazil to the U.S. (January 29, 2008)
- Prospects for Participatory Democracy in the U.S.
"The task . . . is to facilitate the growth of an aggressive democracy movement in the United States." - Understanding Student Unionism: A Canadian Perspective
Canadian lessons for U.S. organizers of student unions. - Report on the Ottawa Retreat
A report by Mishy Leiblum and Jed Murr on the Campus Organizing Retreat in Ottawa, Ontario. - We are on the offensive: Make the most of it!
Ben Manski responds to Independent Politics News' question, "How can progressives get off of the defensive in 2006?" - Corporatization: An Internal Clash of Civilizations
Corporatization: An Internal Clash of Civilizations by Ben Manski and John Peck Published in "Beyond the Market: The Future of Public Services" - Midwest Social Forum Workshop: Building a Democracy Movement in the USA
Check out a short video from "BUILDING A DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES", a workshop by Liberty Tree Fellows Benjamin, Cobb, Manski, and Robinson, one of about 100 sessions at the 2006 Midwest Social Forum.
Democracy News- Wisconsin county establishes relations with Andres Eloy Blanco, Venezuela (06/11/08)
- Global Day of Action Report (January 27, 2008)
- Progressive Change in Venezuela and Latin America (December 7, 2007)
- Letter from Venezuelan Ambassador on Referendum (December 3, 2007)
- CIA Operation (November 29, 2007)
- Radio Venezuela en Vivo! (11/30/2008)
- TNI: The economic policy of the Latin American left in government: Venezuela (11/27/2007)
- Venezuela: Pollster Dismisses the Firm's Own Poll (December 2, 2007)
- Venezuela's Constitutional Referendum: Four Lessons for Progressives (December 5, 2007)
- CEPR Exposes Efforts to Undermine Referendum on Venezuelan Constitutional Reform (November 28, 2007)
- V for Venezuela: A Talk by Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez Herrera (September 13, 2007)
- RELEASE: Something is Happening in Atlanta (June 27, 2007)
- Democracy Track Video Reports (Thursday, June 27, 2007)
- RELEASE - 10,000?s in Atlanta to heed President?s call for Democratic Revolution (June 21, 2007)
- Rob Richie: Election Observers Abroad ~ Scotland's May 2007 Elections (June 2007)
- 11 Stanford Students Arrested for Taking Over President's Office: Demand University End Its Use of Sweatshops in Making University Apparel (May 22, 2007)
- Ontario Voters to Decide on Electoral Reform (Monday, April 16, 2007)
- Midwest Social Forum, July 6-9 in Milwaukee! (June 21, 2006)
- Social Forums Near You - Caracas, Milwaukee, Atlanta (January 2006 . . . July 2006 . . . Summer 2007)
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