Democracy Talk
Watch Frances' Talk on "The Real Crisis"
Watch
Frances' Speech at Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA
Read 'E' editor on Frances' recent award
Read ‘Planet Earth Reviews’ review of Democracy’s Edge
Watch
Frankie present at the Uplift Academy, Wellesley, MA
Speaking Tour
Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 2:00 PM
Keynote speech and workshop
Kickapoo Country Fair
Organic Valley National Headquarters
One Organic Way
La Farge, WI
Friday, September 5th, 2008, time TBD
Visiting Speaker
Albuquerque Academy
Simms Auditorium
6400 Wyoming Boulevard, NE
Albuquerque, NM
Democracy Makers
The Alliance for DemocracyAmerican Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA)
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
Corporate Accountability International
Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World)
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO)
National Cooperative Business Association
Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD)
Download Learning & Action Tools:
Democracy's Edge Guide for Educators and Group Leaders (PDF, 39 pages)
Short Summaries of Some Core Ideas in
Democracy’s Edge:
- Thin Democracy vs Living Democracy
- Why Thin Democracy is Failing
- Five Characteristics of Living Democracy
- A Bare Taste of Living Democracy Emerging
- Toward a Language of Democracy
- Spirals of Fear, Hope, Powerlessness, and Empowerment
- Living Democracy- The Corporation
Doing
Democracy: Ten Practical Arts (PDF, 39 pages)
Democracy's Edge explores participatory budgeting in which citizens
set priorities to create strong communities. Here's a powerful "how-to"
guide from Lawrence, Massachusetts:
Our
Money, Our Future, Our Right to Know! The People's Guide to the Lawrence
City Budget
What
Is Not for Profit? : An Essay by Richard Rowe (PDF, 1 page)
-Greg Palast
Author, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
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