tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806248488188558390.post7338641373604107360..comments2024-02-13T00:35:51.225-08:00Comments on South Africa - Politics, Society, Culture: White liberalsThomas Michael Blaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00412101900050074061noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806248488188558390.post-58077014744639075452008-06-17T04:55:00.000-07:002008-06-17T04:55:00.000-07:00Steve, thanks for your comment. I should have writ...Steve, thanks for your comment. I should have written that he was a leading figure of the Liberal Party or that he was a leader of a liberal party.Thomas Michael Blaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412101900050074061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806248488188558390.post-21610650851958748702008-06-12T22:22:00.000-07:002008-06-12T22:22:00.000-07:00Colin Eglin was never a leader of the Liberal Part...Colin Eglin was never a leader of the Liberal Party.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806248488188558390.post-81120236780885041472007-09-25T07:52:00.000-07:002007-09-25T07:52:00.000-07:00Help Create Democracy 2.0 Week Released: September...Help Create Democracy 2.0<BR/> <BR/>Week Released: September 17-21, 2007<BR/> <BR/>The Millennial Generation, including myself, is interested in being an<BR/>active part of changing public policy. This interest led me to be a part of<BR/>Mobilize.org¹s Democracy 2.0 Campaign.<BR/> <BR/>On July 4, Mobilize.org began the Democracy 2.0 project to call attention to<BR/>the ways that our democratic process and institutions are properly serving<BR/>and failing to serve the interests of Americans, specifically young<BR/>Americans. The purpose of Democracy 2.0 is to call attention to the main<BR/>problems of our current political system, highlight the distinct<BR/>characteristics of the Millennial Generation, and provide guidelines for<BR/>change to help cultivate a renewed political process in America.<BR/> <BR/>Currently, our political system is trying to manage a 21st century society<BR/>with 18th century political institutions. Democracy 2.0 will upgrade our<BR/>current political system, empowering citizens to identify community<BR/>problems, propose solutions, be a part of the implementation of these<BR/>solutions, and change the way politics is done in this country.<BR/> <BR/>To begin this endeavor, Mobilize.org asked a series of questions and<BR/>collected data from youth, ages 16-30 that will be reviewed and evaluated by<BR/>Democracy 2.0 Ambassadors at the Democracy 2.0 Summit on October 3, 2007,<BR/>with the intention of releasing the Democracy 2.0 Declaration of Our<BR/>Generation. The Declaration of our Generation is a short statement of<BR/>principles describing a citizen-centered approach to democracy. The<BR/>Declaration will focus on three themes: 1) What currently works and what<BR/>does not work in our democracy; 2) What defines our generation; and 3) What<BR/>Democracy 2.0 should look like.<BR/> <BR/>The Declaration will call attention to areas in which the government is<BR/>succeeding and failing to serve the public interest, highlight the unique<BR/>and defining characteristics of our generation, and provide guidelines that<BR/>will serve as a call to action for American citizens to help create this<BR/>renewed form of democracy.<BR/> <BR/>I wanted to mention this opportunity since every posting here has an<BR/>interest in this. Mobilize.org is looking for people who want to serve as<BR/>Democracy 2.0 Online Ambassadors to be a part of the drafting process. If<BR/>you have any questions, please shoot me an e-mail at brendan.chan@mail.utexas.edu.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090926642618669939noreply@blogger.com