Liberty Tree | Local Democracy Convention: The Community Power Road to Democracy

Local Democracy Convention: The Community Power Road to Democracy

Date:

September 28-October 1, 2008

Location:

Madison, Wisconsin

Full Description:

Click here to register: Local Democracy Convention

Featuring guest presenters from across the globe, speaking on key topics:
Democratize the Municipality:

Participatory budgeting
Racial & Community Justice
Participatory democracy
Neighborhood associations
Public power & renewables
Community cable & wireless
Municipal election reform
Municipal health & food

Municipalize Democracy:

Community sovereignty
Home rule
Corporate personhood
Cost-shifting and municipal financing
Confronting preemption
Localities against federal power

The Local Democracy Convention will feature some of the most cutting-edge local democracy organizing going on in the US and around the world. Convention participants will have opportunity to attend plenaries, panels, skills-building workshops, strategy sessions, and a party or two.

Additional Information:

Click here to register: Local Democracy Convention
or go to http://www.LocalDemocracy.org

Areas of Focus:

Civil Rights and Liberties (Local Democracy), Local Democracy, Community Media (Local Democracy), Corporations (Local Democracy), Currencies and Exchange (Local Democracy), Democratic Federalism, Home Rule vs. Preemption (Local Democracy), Local Democracy Movement (Local Democracy), Neighborhoods (Local Democracy), Participatory Budgeting (Local Democracy), Services and Revenue (Local Democracy), Sustainable Cities (Local Democracy), Utilities and Wealth (Local Democracy)

Tags:

Local Democracy Network

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