Civic Engagement or civic participation has been defined as "Individual and collective actions designed to identify
and address issues of public concern." - Wikipedia
Sections:
Voting Rights for Ex-Offenders –
In some states ex-offenders lose the right to vote – why?
Watch the video on YouTube by clicking HERE.
Dan Malloy was an effective mayor for the City of Stamford for 14 years. Recently he released his education plan.
Read it here - http://danmalloy.com/policy/education
Also read his plan on Jobs and Economic Security.
- Tolerance.org is a place to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools. The site promises to awaken Americans to the problems of hate and intolerance, prompt them to action, and encourage them to dig deeper.
Please browse the entire site and take some of the personal quizzes.
www.tolerance.org
- The Center for Digital Democracy is about: Protecting Privacy, Promoting Consumer Rights and Ensuring Corporate Accountability.
“Perhaps the most powerful - but largely invisible - force shaping our digital media reality is the role of interactive advertising and marketing. Much of our online experience, from websites to search engines to social networks, is being shaped to better serve advertisers. Increasingly, individuals are being electronically "shadowed" online, our actions and behaviors observed, collected, and analyzed so that we can be "micro-targeted."
Learn more from CDD site listed below.
www.democraticmedia.org
- Democracy Now
A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 900 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the United States.
www.democracynow.org