Democracy

The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community. Also commonly defined as majority rule, or government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

Constitution Day (observed)

Submitted by jbaugh on September 19, 2005 - 9:35am
Monday, September 19, 2005 9:30 ? 10:30 a.m., Anderson Room, Michigan Union Keynote Address: U.S. Senator Carl Levin ? Dean Evan Caminker, Law School - Introduction “Contemporary Constitutional Crises: The Patriot Act, the Schiavo Case and the ‘Nuclear Option’” 10:30 ? 11:45 a.m., Anderson Room, Michigan Union Faculty Panel: “The Constitution in an Age of Terrorism”
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International Symposium on Local E-Democracy

Submitted by jbaugh on June 27, 2005 - 1:35pm
International Symposium on Local e-Democracy Tuesday, July 26 - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA http://dowire.org/localedem Sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the United Kingdom and the UK Local e-Democracy National Project with the help of our conference partners. The International Symposium is a dynamic one day conference exploring leading e-democracy trends around the world followed with field visits to area government and community e-democracy projects the next day.
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International Symposium on Local E-Democracy

International Symposium on Local E-Democracy July 26-27, 2005 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA http://dowire.org/localedem The International Symposium on Local E-Democracy is a dynamic conference exploring leading e-democracy trends around the world. The next day, a field trip to the "wired" chambers of the Minnesota State Legislature and Northfield, Minnesota's community
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mySociety.org

Sent: February 14, 2005 4:44 PM, from Steven Clift via DoWire.org - Democracies Online Newswire [mailto:DO-WIRE@lists.umn.edu]

mySociety.org is one of the world's most dynamic centres of e- democracy innovation. Its associates, both independently and together in a official capacity, are churning out smart e-democracy sites that have the right kind of mojo to turn heads. … Read more »

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Class 05 - 02/02/05 - Community Journalism

Submitted by Paul Resnick on January 24, 2005 - 4:12pm
Please see the attached write-up from the comments (below) and in-class discussion.
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