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	Chinese democracy movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The movement began during Beijing Spring in 1978 and was important in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
		In the 1990s, the movement underwent a sharp decline both within China and overseas, and is currently fragmented and not considered by most analysts to be a serious threat to power to the Chinese government.
		Ideologically, the government's first reaction to the democracy movement was a rather unconvincing effort to focus on the personal behavior of individual dissidents and argue that they were tools of foreign powers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_democracy_movement (1149 words)

	ZNet \| Global Economics \| THE LIVING DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT
		We started the living democracy movement to respond to the enclosures of the commons that is at the core of economic globalisation.
		The living democracy movement is simultaneously an ecology movement, an anti-poverty movement, a recovery of the commons movement, a deepening of democracy movement, a peace movement.
		Democracy is dead when governments no longer reflect the will of the people but are reduced to anti-democratic unaccountable instruments of corporate rule under the constellation of corporate globalisation as the Enron and Chiquita case make so evident.
	www.zmag.org /content/GlobalEconomics/ShivaWSF.cfm (2692 words)

	Democracy Movement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Democracy Movement is a crossparty Eurosceptic pressure group in the UK with around 150 local branches.
		The movement claims that far from being a 'tidying up exercise' of existing treaties and powers as the government claims, the Constitution represents a fundamental change in the nature of the EU and a significant increase in the centralisation of decision-making power in Brussels.
		The Democracy Movement calls for the dismantling of the EU and its replacement with a new flexible and voluntary form of co-operation between European governments, called the 'Europe of Democracies'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democracy_Movement (290 words)

	The Pro-Democracy Movement in ICANN
		The pro-democracy movement consisted largely of "outsiders." Here were many Internet user groups, free speech organizations, and a number of distinguished individuals in the technology and policy community, all loosely joined together in opposition to what they saw as a takeover of the Internet by special interests.
		Democracy in ICANN was reduced to a mere formality of the bylaws, as the board and staff were appointed through back room deals between powerful interests.
		In this case the formation of a movement and that movement's use of Internet technology were not conceptually distinct, because it was a movement of Internet users.
	www.atlargestudy.org /kleinpaper.html (4555 words)

	Harbinger - Prefigurative Politics in the Pro-Democracy Movement
		The word democracy comes from a golden era in ancient Greece in which the demos (which translates as the people) were directly involved in the fundamental running of the government.
		I would argue that it is this ability to stand alongside others in your community, town or city and experience the miraculous ability of dialog, coupled with the weight of autonomous authority, that speaks to the inherent desire for freedom and cooperation in society that we all posses.
		What we are fighting for is a global network of directly democratic communities, where freedom and autonomy are guiding principals and where the absence of hierarchy and domination allows each individual to explore her or his full potential as a positive agent in the evolutionary process.
	www.social-ecology.org /harbinger/vol2no1/prefigurative.html (1670 words)

	Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information - IPCRI
		The Democracy Courage Tributes dinner is named for the late John B. Hurford, an international philanthropist who was one of the earliest proponents of the founding of the World Movement for Democracy.
		Launched in 1999, the World Movement is a global network of democracy activists, scholars and practitioners from around the world that meets periodically to exchange ideas and experiences and uses new information and communication technologies to foster collaboration among democratic forces around the world.
		Largely unrecognized and often at great personal risk, this democratic movement is exerting increasing pressure on all sides of Sudan’s 20-year civil war to end the fighting, and is building the foundations for sustainable peace, democracy, and human rights in the country.
	www.ipcri.org /files/wmd.html (744 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Politics: Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Foundation for Democracy in Africa - A Washington based non-profit, nonpartisan organization focused on strengthening and enhancing the fundamental principles of democracy, and freedom in Africa.
		Ratifiers for Democracy - A democratic model that harmonizes representative and direct democracy, to ensure that legislation is citizen-mandated, and to be a loophole-free way to clean up the control that money and special interests now have in politics.
		World Movement for Democracy - Nongovernmental effort to strengthen democracy where it is weak, to reform and invigorate democracy even where it is longstanding, and to bolster pro-democracy groups in countries that have not yet entered into a process of democratic transition.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Politics/Democracy (1335 words)

	ZNet \|China \| Hong-Kong's Democracy Movement
		It was meant to provide some wider analysis on the mainstream democracy movement in Hong Kong that was particularly active and visible between 2002 and 2004, specifically on the character of this movement given the presence of US elite involvement.
		Hong Kong's democracy marches have also received extensive and glowing coverage in the same US corporate media that ignores its own domestic popular movements or refuses to cover them with any favourable regard.
		The class position, conscious or not, of the mainstream âpro-democracyâ groups in HK is particularly important to consider since the movement for democracy has thus far been a top-heavy one: demonstrations are organized by leading organizations, people attend, then go home to await the next mobilization.
	www.zmag.org /content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=103&ItemID=7821 (1324 words)

	Asia Times
		The pro-democracy movement reappeared in the early 1960s, only to be suppressed again in 1963 as the Shah consolidated his power.
		Thus, whereas the popular movement demanded a radical change, ie, the replacement of the religious regime with a secular democratic one, Khatami and his faction in totality advocated limited reforms of the existing theocracy to ensure its survival.
		As the ruling regime did not allow the establishment of political parties promoting secular democracy, the majority of the Iranians accepted Khatami's leadership, whose broad statements in favor of the rule of law and democracy coincided with their basic demands.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/EE29Ak03.html (1252 words)

	World Movement for Democracy – Made in the USA by Tom Barry
		The "world's democratic movement" is not another one of the transnational citizens' movements, like the anti-globalization or anti-war movements, that prides itself on having no central structure, no dogma, or even an office.
		Just as the citizens' global anti-globalization movement often described itself as a "movement of movements," NED describes the World Movement for Democracy as a "network of networks," that functions as an umbrella organization for an array of affiliated international networks of citizens' groups, parliamentarians, research institutions, business groups, and foundations.
		NED and the World Movement for Democracy are also promoters of the Community of Democracies – which has been greeted with widespread skepticism by many European nations who regard it as a U.S. strategy to skirt UN authority.
	www.lewrockwell.com /barry-tom/barry-tom10.html (1669 words)

	Human Rights & Democracy Movement Tonga - Home
		The Human Rights and Democracy Movement In Tonga was formed in the late 1970’s by a small group of Tongans who believed that changes were needed to bring about more democratic governance in Tonga.
		It was formally established and recognized as the Pro-Democracy Movement in 1992.
		These courageous people were at the forefront in voicing the concerns of the Movement culminating in the 1992 Convention on the Tongan Constitution and Democracy in the Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Nuku’alofa.
	planet-tonga.com /HRDMT/index.shtml (379 words)

	Cubafacts.com - Manual For Working With the Democracy Movement in Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As the repression against activists for democracy, such as dismissal from work or imprisonment, puts a heavy economic burden on their families, it is also important to contribute with humanitarian aid.
		The democracy movement is not an underground culture where people are pale, speak in codes or are afraid of saying what they think.
		The main focus of the activities in the democracy movement is not the regime or the lack of democracy.
	www.cubafacts.com /Humanrights/manual.htm (3100 words)

	World Movement for Democracy - DemocracyNews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The World Movement for Democracy is a global network of democrats, including activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come together to develop new forms of cooperation to promote the development of democracy.
		Gaviria had organized a non-violence movement and was kidnapped at the conclusion of a 120-mile march of 1,000 unarmed, peaceful civilians.
		Chee is a founding member of the Alliance for Democracy and Reform in Asia (ARDA), which organized an Asia regional workshop at the Second Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 2000.
	www.wmd.org /democracynews/may1002.html (2370 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.
		HONG KONG - When a prominent local commentator and politician wrote "Democracy is dead, long live democracy" on the opinion page of a local newspaper a few weeks ago, he thought he was writing the epitaph for the democracy movement in Hong Kong.
		His approval ratings have remained high, and this year's July 1 march for democracy was a rather tame affair; only 21,000 people turned out, and it seemed, as Lau trumpeted in his article, that the democrats were championing a moribund cause.
		The demonstrators were not only rallying for democracy; they were also defying him personally, as well as sending a message to the Hong Kong business tycoons who had jumped into the democracy fray.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/GL06Ad02.html (1307 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Politics: Democracy: Direct Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Democracy and the personal representative - A proposal to reform Canadian government institutions, making all legislation subject to a Direct Democratic Parliament of 100 percent of the people of Canada aged over 18 who choose to participate.
		Direct Access Democracy - Proposes a form of direct democracy in which voting is done in small groups, the results of which are binding upon elected representatives.
		Movement for Direct Democracy - Describes reasons for change, thoughts on strategy, and a schematic for voting by digital telephone.
	www.dmoz.org /Society/Politics/Democracy/Direct_Democracy (800 words)

	Direct Democracy Movement
		The customary definition of democracy is itself, simply an ideology that justifies the State’s control over our government.
		Another thing that is taken for a truism but is actually a myth is that democracies are found only in the West (the Occident).
		The Direct Democracy Movement (DDM) however is inspired by the concept in the Arab political culture which is easily translated as social-collectivism { Jamahirya }.
	directdemocracy.ws (372 words)

	Ming the Mechanic
		This document, which is a couple of years old, is a call for a movement to arise, a movement towards a new kind of democracy.
		It was pointed out (sorry, I took notes, but not always about who said what....) that the republic was not formed for the sake of efficiency but out of a more elitist attitude that certain people were more fit to govern and that it would be impossible for an uneducated mob to rule.
		Very interesting point there about representative democracy in the form of a republic, like in the U.S. It isn't to allow the people to decide.
	ming.tv /flemming2.php/_d10/_v10/__show_day/_w2003-03-08 (730 words)

	World Movement for Democracy
		The World Movement for Democracy is a global network of democrats including activists, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and funders, who have come together to cooperate in the promotion of democracy.
		All those who are engaged in the advancement of democracy worldwide are welcome to participate.
		The tradition of democracy has been enriched by contributions from many cultures, and the development of democracy is open to people everywhere." [more...
	www.wmd.org (180 words)

	THC-WCF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Christian Democrats view the (core) family as a privileged opportunity to implement their social…principles. They want the citizens to adapt their private lives to demanding interpersonal relationships. Family life, especially the traditional family life of a married couple with several children, is a first embodiment of such relationships in other sectors of society.
		The Catholic effort had to overcome the view that the Church of Rome, from the fall of Napoleon in 1815 through the revolutions of 1848, was reactionary, favoring the oppression of the people, opposing their democratic aspirations, and ignoring the new problems posed by industrial society.
		Second, this movement successfully pioneered ways to funnel public health, education, and welfare programs through churches and church-related agencies, models that should be of interest to a nation now experimenting with faith-based initiatives.
	www.profam.org /docs/acc/thc_acc_frc.Christian.Democracy.htm (2527 words)

	Internet Access, Internet Community for Peace and Democracy Movement and Activists
		The Democracy workshop is designed as a dynamic environment in the form of a Internet community for pro-democracy and peace activists.
		The Democracy workshop is an effort to give us, the pro peace and pro democracy activists, a venue that promotes our cohesiveness through an Internet community modeled as a democracy.
		The Democracy Workshop community is structured to make it easy for activists to be part of it and contribute by allowing them the freedom to select their level of involvement.
	www.thedemocracyworkshop.com (355 words)

	WDDM Founding Documents
		We, members of the Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement, believe that all citizens have the right to directly perform lawmaking and other governmental functions in any polity in which they live.
		2.1 WDDM is a voluntary movement of dedicated volunteers whose aim is to facilitate the people to govern their own societies.
		Based on democratic principles, the role of the CC is to lead the WDD Movement by overwhelming majority vote.
	democracy.mkolar.org /pdda/WDDM.html (2045 words)

	Tireless Supporter of Burmese Democracy Movement Passed Away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		During the general uprising for democracy in Burma in 1988, Mr.
		Due to his wide support for the restoration of democracy, the Burmese military rulers criticized him in various ways and declared their strong opposition to his views.
		On 18 September 1988 he founded an organisation called Friends of Democracy in Burma in order to support the democracy movement and those fleeing repression.
	www.mizzima.com /archives/news-in-2003/news-in-jul/09-jul03-06.htm (765 words)

	Building a Democracy Movement - About Reclaim Democracy.org
		ReclaimDemocracy.org works to create a representative democracy with an actively participating public, where citizens don't merely choose from a menu of options determined by elites, but play an active role in guiding the country and political agenda.
		Recognizing that political democracy is inseparable from economic democracy, we work to support the proliferation and success of small, independent businesses, cooperatives and employee-owned firms.
		We work to expose corporate manipulation of public opinion, by correcting misleading language such as "free trade" to describe global governance by corporate rules or using "consumer" where citizen is the appropriate term.
	reclaimdemocracy.org /about_us.html (935 words)

	MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad (MDJT)
		Founding Philosophy: The Movement for Democracy and Justice in Chad was a guerilla movement dedicated to the overthrow of Chadian President Idriss Deby.
		The most recent round of violence began in 1990, led primarily by groups in the South, such as the Movement for Democracy and Development (MDD), who were opposed to Idriss Deby's dictatorial rule.
	www.tkb.org /Group.jsp?groupID=3629 (527 words)

	Welcome to the Lao Students Movement for Democracy
		We also learn that at least one of the 5 Lao leaders Movement for Democracy whose pictures is on the top of this Web-site has not been seen in the Lao's Gulag for more than a year
		We are fearful that he may pass away due to the torture and harsh treatment by the Lao authorities.
		We therefore are urgently asking you on behalf of the Lao Students Movement for Democracy of 26 October, 99, to ask you to please contact your government and your elected officials to contact the Lao government to release Mr.
	www.angelfire.com /va2/FreeLao (456 words)

	The Living Democracy Movement
		movement is simultaneously an ecology movement, an anti﷓poverty movement,
		The living democracy movement in India is a movement to rejuvenate
		democracy movement is a movement to establish that a better world is not just
	www.transcend.org /living.htm (2174 words)

	Youth Seen as 'Heart' of Democracy Movement in Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In a country where half of the population is under the age of 24, the demands of youth are becoming more important than ever.
		The State Department called it one step in the march towards full democracy, but also urged continued reforms to ensure that future elections are more credible to the Egyptian people.
		He says the Kifaya movement has inspired pro-democracy groups in other countries in the region, such as Tunisia and Yemen.
	www.voanews.com /english/2005-11-15-voa57.cfm (1142 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Releases : "World Movement for Democracy to Meet in Istanbul..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The workshops will be designed to maximize participation and to produce practical recommendations and initiatives to address the myriad challenges democrats confront worldwide, including developing viable political parties, ensuring free and fair elections, securing workers' rights, combating corruption, instituting economic reforms, increasing women's equal participation in politics, and promoting ethnic and religious reconciliation.
		Tributes are presented to democracy groups and movements that have demonstrated exceptional courage in their work and have struggled, for the most part, outside the spotlight of world attention.
		More information about the World Movement, including a report on the Third Assembly, which took place in Durban, South Africa, in February 2004, is available on the World Movement Web site (http://www.wmd.org).
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=43583 (327 words)

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