My blog post on Direct Democracy has been updated for those with some time to read (it's longer now).
https://directdemocracyandgifteconomy.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-direct-democracy-works.html
EFF is excited to be participating at DistrictCon for the first time! If you're attending, join EFF Staff Technologist Lena Cohen at the Policy Roundtable on Saturday, January 25: https://www.eff.org/event/eff-districtcon
My blog post on Direct Democracy has been updated for those with some time to read (it's longer now).
https://directdemocracyandgifteconomy.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-direct-democracy-works.html
On Saturday the 15th, Firestorm will be hosting a virtual book launch with activist Yavor Tarinski, whose new primer "Horizons of Direct Democracy" is out this month from On Our Own Authority! Yavor will appear alongside notable social-ecologist contributors Eleanor Finley and Modibo Kadalie for this panel facilitated by fellow author and frequent Firestorm collaborator Andrew Zonneveld. Don't miss it! 🌱🏴
"Horizons of Direct Democracy" is a short and accessible volume surveying the political thought of philosophers like Cornelius Castoriadis and CLR James while also dissecting real-world examples of direct democracy in action from the Baltic, to Latin America, Western Asia, and beyond.
Register for free and find your copy of "Horizons" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3491-horizons-of-direct-democracy-book-launch.html. Not able to make the event live? Sign up anyway and we'll send you the event recording to soak up at your leisure!
#DirectDemocracy #Anarchism #SocialEcology #HorizonsOfDirectDemocracy #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)
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O wisdom of Mastodon,
As part of a project aimed at making direct democracy accessible to the widest possible audience, I’m looking for an online platform that can convene a citizens’ jury selected by lottery from its registered users.
Essential criteria:
* a truly random, verifiable draw;
* ability to configure multiple topics (use cases: NGOs, political movements, local governments, etc.);
* secure, moderatable deliberation spaces;
* export of results in report form.
If you know of a tool (preferably open-source) that meets these requirements, or if you have first-hand experience, please share your references and feedback in the comments. Thank you in advance!
#DirectDemocracy#CitizenJury#Sortition#CivicTech#Participation
O wisdom of Mastodon,
As part of a project aimed at making direct democracy accessible to the widest possible audience, I’m looking for an online platform that can convene a citizens’ jury selected by lottery from its registered users.
Essential criteria:
* a truly random, verifiable draw;
* ability to configure multiple topics (use cases: NGOs, political movements, local governments, etc.);
* secure, moderatable deliberation spaces;
* export of results in report form.
If you know of a tool (preferably open-source) that meets these requirements, or if you have first-hand experience, please share your references and feedback in the comments. Thank you in advance!
#DirectDemocracy#CitizenJury#Sortition#CivicTech#Participation