@PeoplePowrd & @PBProject founder, #MakingDemocracyFun author, @RJLunn partner. Tweets about participatory democracy, vegan eats, dad jokes. he/él
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Joined June 2012
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Logging in after a year to say that you can also now find me at @joshalerner.bsky.social
I’m stepping aside from this platform for now. You can find me at LinkedIn for professional news. linkedin.com/in/joshalerner
So far I’ve mostly ignored Twitter’s highly effective campaign to alienate its users, but X is too much. I don’t want to stare at a logo of billionaire hubris, so taking this off my phone. 👋🏼
Leaving the office and signing off for vacation for a month! Made it to Inbox 2, which I think warrants at least a daily gelato in Italia and daily pretzel in Germany. 🍨 🇮🇹 🥨 🇩🇪
Democracy can be so much more than electing politicians. @hrgilman & Grace Levin highlight the latest innovations from around the world, in this excellent overview in @NextCityOrg. 💡 🌎
nextcity.org/urbanist-news/c…
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Every non-profit deserves at least 18 months of notice from a donor that stops funding. You can't recruit talent and plan ahead without it. I am a proud and loyal @OpenSociety alumnus, but @AlexanderSoros & @malloch_brown need to be better, less disruptive partners.
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Hey #democracy lovers: Meet Reema Patel from @IpsosUK. She explains #DigitalDemocracy & why it's essential to involve all of us in decisions about issues like #AI! Read her exclusive #interview & #getinvolved. #DigitalRights #DigitalLife #DigitalFuture" peoplepowered.org/news-conte…
Just found a 3-yr old piece of bread in the cabinet - kinda reminds me of U.S. electoral democracy, but not as stale.
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It's only TWO DAYS until our People's Budget 101 webinar! 🔥
Tune in as we break down People's Budgets and their connections to #participatorybudgeting and #budgetjustice with our outstanding panelists. ⚖️
RSVP to join us at 11am PT / 2pm ET: bit.ly/PplsBudgets101
👏🏼 Stellar work by @opencontracting: A fully transparent platform to coordinate & track Ukraine’s reconstruction! Next step: Enable Ukrainians to also decide on reconstruction spending?
h/t @TAInitiative @GavinHayman_GW open-contracting.org/news/la…
Democratic innovations are great, but it’s time to move from pilot programs to long-term structural changes in how government works. This new report offers ideas and guidance👇🏼
The Center for Economic Democracy is pleased to announce that our newest report, “Rewrite the Rules: Democratizing City Charters in Boston and Beyond”, is now live!
Download it today at bit.ly/Rewrite-The-Rules
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⚡️ Today is the LAST day to apply for our Accelerators program⚡️
Be quick — we are close to selecting the 27 participants we will be funding & mentoring to implement #PartcipatoryDemocracy programs across the globe!
📢 Deadline extended to JULY 24!
The Climate & Digital Democracy Accelerators let you implement your participatory project with US$550,00 funding and mentorship. Make an impact in your communities today! ➡️ peoplepowered.org/accelerato…
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This is a statement from two of the people who wrote Florida's new education standards on slavery. In it they give several names of people to exemplify slaves who learned skills they applied later in life.
Let's go through the supposed truth of this list one by one.
Want the truth on Florida’s African American History Standards? See statement below from experts who crafted them.
“Any attempt to reduce slaves to just victims of oppression fails to recognize their strength, courage and resiliency during a difficult time in American history.”
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This list is supposedly of enslaved people who "developed ... trades from which they benefitted" but nearly all of these people were either never enslaved, or never held the jobs described on the list.
Some examples:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Cobb
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_How…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_For…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_W…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Was…
Here is a summary of the errors on the list:
twitter.com/etotheipie/sta…
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Ahem.
ALT In the first frame, a man points to a whiteboard that reads "Between 1979-2021, Worker productivity growth: 64.6%; Worker pay growth: 17.3%; CEO pay growth: 1,460%. In the second frame, the man smiles at the camera and the whiteboard reads, "A rising tide should lift all boats. Not just the yachts."
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Folks working in local or national govt: looking for support implementing a new Participatory Democracy program? Did you know that @PeoplePowrd offers mentorship in Legislative Theatre, Participatory Budgeting, Citizens Assemblies and more? 👇
🌟 Do you dream of running a high-impact #ParticipatoryDemocracy program? The #RisingStars Mentorship Program pairs you with a mentor from a leading organization ready to share their expert guidance!
🔗 Apply by August 6: peoplepowered.org/mentorship
TLDR: Cleveland politicians don’t think city residents can make good decisions about their lives.
@PB_Cleveland #ParticipatoryBudgeting
axios.com/local/cleveland/20…
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🎉 People Powered turns 3 today! 🎉 We celebrate another year of advancing #ParticipatoryDemocracy by releasing a special video featuring our passionate team and members worldwide.
Join the celebration by watching & sharing! ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=F1Rwasn9…
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Happy three years old @PeoplePowrd!!! Thank you for building inclusion and equity into the organizational culture. Always delighted whenever I have an opportunity to work with PP staff and other member organizations across the globe!! Looking forward to a more democratic future!
🎂My youngest baby is 3 years old today!! 🥳Happy Birthday @PeoplePowrd! To celebrate, we released a video of our first steps. Check it out to see how we're building people's democratic power around the world, beyond elections!
youtube.com/watch?v=F1Rwasn9…
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HBD People Powered 🥳
I am super grateful to be part of this family. Million thanks to @joshalerner for his vision and passion about participatory democracy, and all the top-notch inspiring staff and members from PP
Curious about @PeoplePowrd? Check out the amazing video below
🎉 People Powered turns 3 today! 🎉 We celebrate another year of advancing #ParticipatoryDemocracy by releasing a special video featuring our passionate team and members worldwide.
Join the celebration by watching & sharing! ⬇️
youtube.com/watch?v=F1Rwasn9…