democracy international: DI-Newsletter 7-2011

NEWSLETTER

12 July 2011

www.democracy-international.org

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Report und Interviews

In several countries people are on the streets. They want to have a say on important decisions. With joined forces we can all achieve more. For that reason we have founded Democracy International.

In this issue of our newsletter you find a report from our meeting in Brussels, the speeches as online-videos and several interviews with activists from all over the world.

Regards

Daniel Schily/Ronald Pabst/Vanessa Eggert

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Contents

1. Report

2. Speeches

3. Interviews

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1. Meeting in Brussels

Please find the report and photos here:

democracy-international.org/events.html

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2. Videos

You find the following videos online:

Speech Terry Reintke

www.democracy-international.org/speech-terry-reintke.html

Speech Bruno Kaufmann

www.democracy-international.org/big-world-direct-democracy.html

Speech Joe Mathews

www.democracy-international.org/direct-democracy-california.html

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3. Interviews

Spain: Take the Square!

In Brussels, we met Spanish protesters, sharing their journey with us. We have talked to Tatiana de la O and Daniel Edom about their experience.

www.democracy-international.org/spain-take-the-square.html

From the Arab Spring to an European Summer

Political protests and riots are extensively shaping the current political landscape. In the beginning the focus rested on the Arab world; now demonstrations are taking place within Europe. Mehr Demokratie observes the incidents with great interest. Armin Steuernagel, member of Democracy International’s board, visited a Spanish protest-camp and shared his impressions with us.

www.democracy-international.org/arab-spring-european-summer.html

Politics originate from the people

Since the 15th of May, demonstrations are a familiar picture in the Spanish everyday life. Mehr Demokratie talked about the Spanish protests to Manuel Marín-Ramos, a participant of the group ‘Democracia Real YA! Berlin’.

www.democracy-international.org/protest-spain-berlin.html

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