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Welcome to Reinventing Democracy The Open Encyclopedia Anyone associated with the vision, aims and activities of the Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era project is invited to request an account and contribute and/or edit articles. The site covers a wide range of themes like Project Activities, People Involved, Project Outcomes and Deliverables, and many other aspects. So far we have 670 articles Using and contributing to this site is free, because envisioning and designing ideal futures for our world falls within the public domain!

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Explore the Encyclopedia See who is involved -- Detailed information about all people associated with the project Upcoming Events -- See what's happening next FAQ Section -- Visit the FAQ Section to check replies to frequent questions HELP -- Learn how to do things Spread the word -- Help us spread the word Collaboration with Other Initiatives We are open to collaborations with anyone who shares our vision. Please talk to us! The contract has been signed After a long series of negotiations the contract has been signed between Future Worlds Center and United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The contract number is UDF-GLO-13-532. The project's official launch date is the 1st of May 2015 and it will be completed within 24 months (01/05/2015 - 30/04/2017). The negotiations led to the optimization of activities and value for money. The project staff has began setting up project websites, promotional materials, application forms, project descriptions, and other logistics. Yiannis Laouris who will be directing the project, stated that the vision of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era is to reach, mobilize and engage thousands of young people and act as an empowerment and point-of-reference tool in helping them materialize their respective aspirations in designing a better world. Maria Georgiou the project's coordinator, explained that the current priorities include the (1) Identification of additional liaison organizations in all 5 continents interested to support the scope of the project; (2) Designing of the training methodology, content and materials; (3) Deciding participants’ selection criteria, developing online application systems and beginning the selection of 20-25 participants from each region; (4) Monitoring and supporting potential Co-Lab participants to recruit their corresponding 10 “shadow” participants who will take part in Co-Labs virtually. <random> Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. Plato @@@ The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting. Charles Bukowski @@@ The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill @@@ If we desire a society of peace, then we cannot achieve such a society through violence. If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society. If we desire a society that is democratic, then democracy must become a means as well as an end. Bayard Rustin @@@ Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation. Atifete Jahjaga @@@ The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting. Charles Bukowski @@@ Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. Franklin D. Roosevelt @@@ In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme. Aristotle @@@ In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy and peace. Wangari Maathai @@@ A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful. Charles W. Pickering @@@ Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. Aristotle @@@ What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy? Mahatma Gandhi @@@ It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. Winston Churchill @@@ Jeans represent democracy in fashion. Giorgio Armani @@@ To make democracy work, we must be a notion of participants, not simply observers. Louis L'Amour @@@ The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all. John F. Kennedy @@@ There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship. Ralph Nader @@@ No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. Abraham Lincoln @@@ Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. George Bernard Shaw @@@ An eye for an eye would leave the world blind Martin Luther King @@@ The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse. William R. Inge </random> Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.