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Participation transforms possibility. Please Give to Dd! Participation transforms possibility. Please Give to Dd!
What does democracy mean to you? **In 2011 the Digital Democracy (Dd) team has asked this question of people around the world. Egyptians in Tahrir Square, #Occupy protestors in Zuccotti Park, women in tent camps in Port-Au-Prince and folks at home have given us many answers, including freedom of speech and equal opportunity. The theme uniting them all? **Participation: the ability for all people’s voices to be heard & represented in their community’s governance. Read more…
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OccupyVotes: Democracy In An Open Source Protest OccupyVotes: Democracy In An Open Source Protest
What is an open-source protest (or in Egyptian nomenclature, a wiki-revolution)? Can technology tools be used to develop new methods of distributed grassroots decision-making? It’s clear that the Occupy movement is about something much bigger and greater than one person or group … how can the large numbers of people who identify with the movement contribute to decision-making? Read more…
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Voice of Elections in Guatemala Voice of Elections in Guatemala
Guatemala is a country with a complicated history. Although the 36-year civil war has ended, Guatemalan society is still struggling to rebuild from this history of war and ethnic conflict. One opportunity and challenge is the need to engage young Guatemalans, many of whom continue to be marginalized from political life. Participating in elections is not only a gateway to further civic engagement, reporting on elections offers an opportunity for the voices of youth which are rarely heard to help shape the national dialogue. Read more…
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Announcing 572: the First Emergency Response System Dedicated to Sexual Violence in Haiti Announcing 572: the First Emergency Response System Dedicated to Sexual Violence in Haiti
In one year since CGI commitment, Digital Democracy has trained 150 women and built a database documenting over 400 cases of rape in Haiti. Read more…
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Indigenous Science & Film in Mexico Indigenous Science & Film in Mexico
Update, March 22, 2012: Three of the communities we’re working with for Equal Footing have been given verbal warnings of eviction from the Mexican authorities. We’re deploying a rapid response team to respond to this concerning turn of events. See our blog post on 3/22/12 for more information. Read more…
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Vote To Discuss Technology For Democracy at SXSW Vote To Discuss Technology For Democracy at SXSW
What is the current discussion around how technology is being used for supporting people advocating for democracy around the world? Please vote for the panels we and are friends are trying to host at the upcoming South by Southwest Conference in Austin, Texas. Read more…
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Burmese refugee youth photos to be featured at Indianapolis City Market Burmese refugee youth photos to be featured at Indianapolis City Market
Indianapolis, IN: Wednesday, August 10th, the students of Project Einstein Indianapolis will have an audience of hundreds as visitors to the Indianapolis City Market’s weekly farmer’s market will be able to view the work of young photographers, who are primarily refugees from Burma/Myanmar. Read more…
