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  • Civic Hall member, Matt Davis, is sitting on steps in the background photo, with text in the foreground about his member story around anti-racism in the financial space.
    Civic Engagement, Civic Tech, Democracy, FinTech, Member Story

    Defending Racial Justice Through Your Investments

    We spoke with Civic Hall member Matt Davis on measuring racism in the financial system, how investment apps can do better, and on backing our words with our actions. Matt (he/him) is a strategic communications consultant focused on antiracist organizing.

    By: Tenzin Kyisarh, Curtis Davis, and Fiona Teng 鄧穎恆 Jul 21, 2020
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  • Civic Engagement, Civic Tech, Member Story, Organizing

    Accountability, Growth, and Inspiration in the BLM Movement

    We recently spoke with two Civic Hall Ambassadors, Tysha Vulcain-Murrell (she/her) and Asher Novek (he/him), about the Movement for Black Lives, what accountability looks like, and who's inspiring them. Civic Hall Ambassadors support our member community by serving as a connector for resources, networks, and skills. Tysha Vulcain-Murrell is a...

    By: Tenzin Kyisarh, Curtis Davis, and Fiona Teng 鄧穎恆 Jul 1, 2020
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  • Civic Engagement, Civic Tech, Democracy, Open Government, Participatory Budgeting, Participatory Democracy

    Next-Generation Engagement Platforms (II) and the Current Moment

    In my last post (Next-Generation Engagement Platforms, May 12), I covered three of the most powerful open source next-generation public engagement platforms. These platforms are compelling because they invite residents and citizens to do so much more than vote and submit complaints to governments. Each platform I covered invites its...

    By: Matt Stempeck Jun 22, 2020
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  • Civic Engagement, Civic Tech, Coronavirus, Democracy, Organizing

    The Internet’s Missing Link in the Age of COVID-19

    Almost 16 years ago, Zephyr Teachout wrote an article for the pre-pre-cursor to this site, PersonalDemocracy.com, titled, “Come Together Now: The Internet’s Unlit Fuse.” Having just finished two intense years in the trenches of Democratic presidential campaigning, first as a digital organizing trail-cutter for Vermont Governor Howard Dean, and then...

    By: Micah L. Sifry May 22, 2020
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  • Civic Engagement, Civic Tech, Democracy, Participatory Budgeting, Participatory Democracy

    Next-Generation Engagement Platforms, and How They Are Useful Right Now (Part 1)

    Inspiration for remotely engaging your constituency

    By: Matt Stempeck May 12, 2020
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  • Civic Engagement, Organizing

    From Textathons to Black Joy: How Color of Change is Re-imagining Organizing

    The idea, says Color of Change's chief of campaigns Arisha Hatch, is to center Black joy and to build face-to-face teams, which now number in the thousands, of people meeting and acting locally (and having fun together).

    By: Micah L. Sifry Oct 25, 2019
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  • Civic Engagement, France, Participatory Democracy

    France’s Great Debate: Civic Washing or Real Engagement?

    Two weeks ago Emmanuel Macron, the French president, announced the results of the “Grand Débat” or “Great Debate,” a two-month process of intensive public consultation that garnered nearly two million comments online along with 10,000 local meetings and a series of citizen assemblies. The initiative was in response to France’s...

    By: Tatiana de Feraudy May 9, 2019
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  • Civic Engagement, Democracy, GovTech, New York, Participatory Democracy

    Missing: A Digital Playbook for Local Elected Officials

    In just the last two weeks, newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has gained half a million new Twitter followers, zooming from 1.6M to 2.1M. On Instagram, another platform where she excels at sharing interesting glimpses of her life as an activist-turned-newly-successful-politician, Ocasio-Cortez now has 1.6M followers, putting her in...

    By: Micah L. Sifry Jan 7, 2019
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  • Civic Engagement, Democracy, Participatory Democracy

    Testing Tech for Consensus in a Purple Town

    How a radical experiment in participatory democracy came to Bowling Green, Kentucky.

    By: Jessica McKenzie Mar 30, 2018
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  • Civic Engagement, Participatory Budgeting

    Merced County Participatory Budgeting Process Hits Snag, Plows Ahead

    The first-ever participatory budgeting process at the county level has not gone off without a hitch, but it is still going on.

    By: Jessica McKenzie Oct 17, 2017
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