We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

People's Assembles

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Activists all over the world are seeing the necessity to move beyond protests to start the challenging work of building a new type of society based on an inclusive democracy. This website is devoted to bringing those activists together and furthering their absolutely essential work. View their 11:31m video below as an excellent introduction, and then read their articles to find out what these activists are doing.
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