Types of democracy

Whose Vote? Whose Values? iconik Fixes ESG Controversy

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

These include: Fiscal Conservative, Catholic Values, Board-Aligned, Shareholder Protections, and As You Vote ESG+ (by As You Sow).

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  • These include: Fiscal Conservative, Catholic Values, Board-Aligned, Shareholder Protections, and As You Vote ESG+ (by As You Sow).
  • iconik uses each investor’s voting profile (and percentage ownership of the fund) to calculate voting data that fund managers can use to easily implement pro-rata voting.
  • “Fund managers are being scrutinized like never before when it comes to how they’re exercising their voting power,” said iconik Chief Executive Officer Alex Thaler.
  • “iconik has a tool that empowers everyone to express their values by voting their proxies.

Article - Conference on the Future of Europe: time for your ideas

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Make your contribution

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  • Make your contribution

    More than 5,000 ideas have been submitted to the online platform, on topics ranging from the climate emergency to European democracy.

  • Browse through the topics, share your views on other peoples suggestions and come up with your own ideas.
  • The Conference on the Future of Europe is not just a way to make your voice heard.
  • The contributions submitted on the platform will form the basis for the entire work of the Conference through four European citizens panels.

Democracy Forward Names Skye Perryman, JD as its New President and Chief Executive Officer

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Democracy Forward announced today that it has named prominent advocate and lawyer Skye Perryman as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Democracy Forward announced today that it has named prominent advocate and lawyer Skye Perryman as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • The move is a return to Democracy Forward for Perryman, who was a founding litigator of the organization in 2017.
  • Democracy Forward was founded in 2017 to combat corruption in executive branch policy making and to fight vigorously in court on behalf of those harmed.
  • Democracy Forward is expanding its work, building on its success to confront unlawful threats to democracy and social progress.

Count Every Hero Launches New Campaign: Operation Protect Democracy

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Thursday, April 29, 2021

b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Count Every Hero, a cross-partisan initiative formed in the fall of 2020 to ensure military votes were counted in the general election, launched a new campaign today called Operation Protect Democracy focused on fighting corruption in politics by reforming the electoral system.\nOperation Protect Democracy is organized around the following six principles.

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  • b'WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Count Every Hero, a cross-partisan initiative formed in the fall of 2020 to ensure military votes were counted in the general election, launched a new campaign today called Operation Protect Democracy focused on fighting corruption in politics by reforming the electoral system.\nOperation Protect Democracy is organized around the following six principles.
  • ), chair of Count Every Hero.
  • "I was appalled and saddened by the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol - the symbol of our democracy.
  • ), former Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command\nOperation Protect Democracy is a national awareness campaign that seeks to improve our elections, increase civic literacy, and encourage voter participation.\nAbout Us: Count Every Hero is a fiercely cross-partisan coalition of veterans and citizens dedicated to protecting democracy and fighting corruption.\n'

More Than 100 Business Leaders Join Call To Discuss Non-Partisan Action Against Restrictive Voting Law Proposals

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Sunday, April 11, 2021

NEW YORK, April 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, more than 100 top business leaders across industry joined a rapid response call to discuss critical information regarding voting law proposals and to explore non-partisan actions business leaders could take to defend voting rights and our democracy.

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  • NEW YORK, April 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, more than 100 top business leaders across industry joined a rapid response call to discuss critical information regarding voting law proposals and to explore non-partisan actions business leaders could take to defend voting rights and our democracy.
  • CEOs indicated readiness to act individually and collectively to shore up American democracy and ensure Americans have access to a world class voting system.
  • Robust participation in fair elections and the rule of law are the foundation of America's economic dynamism.
  • The Leadership Now Project is a membership organization of business and thought leaders who are committed to long-term solutions to renew American democracy.

RIGGED — Wealthism in U.S. Higher Education and the Betrayal of the American Dream — Premieres April 9

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

RIGGED explains how the long prevailing Wealthist value system in U.S. higher education limits opportunity and upward mobility and thus undermines U.S. democracy.

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  • RIGGED explains how the long prevailing Wealthist value system in U.S. higher education limits opportunity and upward mobility and thus undermines U.S. democracy.
  • RIGGED builds on the historical premise that growing economic imbalance ultimately leads to social unrest, political upheaval, and war.
  • RIGGED recalls the origins of the American Dream, when the linchpin of economic opportunity was access to land.
  • While the outcome for settlers was far from guaranteed, the chance for individual economic advancement was undeniably real.

Democracy Investments Acquires Exclusive Global License for The Economist's Democracy Index

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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Democracy Investments , a new company focused on promoting democracy by influencing capital flows in financial markets, has entered an exclusive global license agreement with the publisher of "The Economist," The Economist Group, LTD, for the use of their Democracy Index.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Democracy Investments , a new company focused on promoting democracy by influencing capital flows in financial markets, has entered an exclusive global license agreement with the publisher of "The Economist," The Economist Group, LTD, for the use of their Democracy Index.
  • This agreement will enable Democracy Investments to provide a new international equity index re-weighted toward democracies and away from authoritarian states."
  • Despite the global 'democracy recession' of recent years, 68 countries have improved their scores over the lifetime of the index.
  • Julie and her team believe the Economist's Democracy Index is the most objective and transparent measure of democracy in existence.

New Democracy Fund Report Analyzes Human and Economic Costs of Political Violence; Calls for Philanthropic Investment in Evidence-Based, Community-Led Solutions

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The health of American democracy requires strategic investment in community-led solutions that combat political violence and mitigate its cost to society according to a new report released today by Democracy Fund.

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  • The health of American democracy requires strategic investment in community-led solutions that combat political violence and mitigate its cost to society according to a new report released today by Democracy Fund.
  • The insurrection on January 6th showed us just how serious the threat of political violence has become, said Joe Goldman , president of Democracy Fund.
  • Democracy Fund is a foundation working to defend American democracy and challenge it to be more open and just.
  • In addition to grantmaking, Democracy Fund advocates for better solutions and works with partners to grow philanthropic support for our democracy.

Dēmos to Biden-Harris Administration: A Brighter Tomorrow Begins Today

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. warned: 'Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.'

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. warned: 'Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.'
  • "Today is a new beginning for America, but it is just that: a beginning.
  • Dmos is a dynamic "think-and-do" tank that powers the movement for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy.
  • Through cutting-edge policy research, inspiring litigation and deeprelationships with grassroots organizations, Dmos champions solutions that will create a democracy and economy rooted in racial equity.

COVID-19 pandemic makes citizens participation in policy making even more pertinent

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Saturday, December 12, 2020

They expressed unanimously that COVID-19 pandemic with its uncertainties and shared responsibilities makes is even more pertinent to mobilise citizens to share with them not only relevant knowledge, but also to involve them on the governance of political agenda and crisis.

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  • They expressed unanimously that COVID-19 pandemic with its uncertainties and shared responsibilities makes is even more pertinent to mobilise citizens to share with them not only relevant knowledge, but also to involve them on the governance of political agenda and crisis.
  • Against this background, they call for a launch the Conference on the Future of Europe as soon as possible.
  • The German speaking Community in Belgium launched in September 2019 a citizens' assembly and a citizens council that contributes to the drafting of legislation in this region.
  • He said:"The citizens' dialogue in the German-speaking Community is a long-term initiative to test the complementarity between deliberative democracy and representative democracy.The implementation of the results of the citizens' dialogue at parliamentary level plays a decisive role.
  • The original feature of this method is the two-level system with a citizens' council and a citizens' assembly".
  • Dialogue between citizens, civil servants and elected officials helps making our public policies more efficient leveraging the user expertise that only citizens can provide.
  • The target audience comprises of possibly several hundreds of officials and stakeholders from EU, national and regional authorities and NGOs.