A team of Dd supporters will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in July… and to prepare they are raising funds and awareness about Dd. Read more…
Deep in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas Mexico, indigenous groups are facing the fight of their lives. Caught between conservation policies and the slow pace of land reform, villagers are fighting to prevent forced evictions from the land where they have lived for generations. If evicted, they face urban slums, poverty, and the necessity of adapting to an entirely new way of life. Read more…
Our partners at the Engine Room are working to coordinate and streamline digital activism and advocacy around the globe. Participation is the key to doing that successfully. They need your input. Please take the Social Tech Census here and check out the blog post below from their Susannah Villa to learn more. *** Read more…
Chiapas, Mexico: Three indigenous communities in the Lancandon Jungle are under urgent threat of eviction from the Mexican authorities. We need your help to halt the evictions and help the indigenous communities gain more equal footing to advocate for their human rights. There are three ways you can help today: 1) Understand this complex issue. 2) Sign up to to for our Urgent Alerts so that you can take action as the situation evolves. 3) Donate to get a rapid response team on the ground. Read more…
We are excited to have both our co-founders on stage in Austin this week, participating in Tech4Good panels at SXSWi. If you’ll be at SXSWi, please come by and join the conversation. Read more…
Happy International Women’s Day! To mark the 101st celebration of International Women’s Day, we at Digital Democracy want to take a moment to reflect on our work to empower women and girls, and celebrate their remarkable vision, courage, achievements and inspiration around the globe. Read more…
This article was written by Emily Jacobi and first appeared in theHuffington Poston 2/23/12. Read it here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-jacobi/burma-myanmar-technology_b_1291110.html Read more…
The concept of “small-d democracy” is at the foundation of our work at Digital Democracy. Fast Company’s March 2012 issue features Dd in solidarity with other innovators who have helped elevate, amplify and fortify the Occupy Movement. Read more…
Tomorrow, January 28 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, we’ll be presenting at Eyebeam’s Activist Technology Demo Day. Come say hi and check out our Occupy Votes & Choose Your Democracy systems in action. Read more…