From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A citizens’ assembly is a body formed from the citizens of a state to deliberate on an issue or issues of national importance. The membership of a citizens’ assembly is randomly selected, as in other forms of sortition. The purpose is to employ a cross-section of the public to study the options… Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion Published on Aug 26, 2019 In the UK, Extinction Rebellion’s third demand is that government must create and be led by the decisions of a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological justice. Decades of inadequate political action have led to a climate and ecological emergency that poses an… Continue reading
August 26, 2019 by Common Dreams “Bernie understands the need for workers to have a democratic, independent union movement that is unafraid to challenge corporate America’s stranglehold on our economy.” by Eoin Higgins, staff writer Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks at the Iowa Federation Labor… Continue reading
August 26, 2019 by Common Dreams “If net neutrality is not restored, the public will lose the ability to access sites, run small businesses, and tell the stories too often ignored by the mainstream media.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer The podium at a news conference in the Capitol on… Continue reading
Please encourage groups you are involved in to post their events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other postings. ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events! KiDS Friendly / Childcare: Include info ARTICLES: A. ‘The forest is also burning in Africa’: President Macron pledges to… Continue reading
Am not back posting on a regular basis. Please encourage groups you are involved in to post their events on Indybay: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are posting there! Check Indybay for other postings. ACCESSIBILITY: Please include Accessibility Information on events! KiDS Friendly / Childcare: Please include info ARTICLES: A. Brazil’s Amazon Fires… Continue reading
Plebis Project Published on Aug 23, 2019 Tom Gallagher is running to challenge Nancy Pelosi for the congressional seat in California’s 12th District. What are the national implications of this race? What are the political stakes? What sets Tom apart from the other candidates? And what issues matter most to… Continue reading
From Extinction Rebellion 9 – 23 AUG | Worldwide (rebellion.earth) Rebels staged actions outside Brazilian embassies in over a dozen countries last week to demand an end to the government-sanctioned destruction of the Amazon rainforest and violence against its indigenous people. The violence stems from a surge in logging, mining, farming, and… Continue reading
August 20, 2019 by Common Dreams “The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn’t put out. The loss of trees, the loss of biodiversity is what is accelerating climate change.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer A… Continue reading
