Koko: Participatory Budget Takes Root in USA

Participatory Budgeting – A Method to Empower Local Citizens & Communities “Participatory Budgeting” (PB) is a process that allows citizens to decide directly how to allocate all or part of a public budget, typically through a series of meetings, work by community “delegates” or representatives, and ultimately a final vote. It was first implemented in …

Reflections: Citizen in Search of Integrity (Full Text Online for Google Translate)

This is an updated version of the 2002 original, “Citizen in Search of a Leader.” We are now in Epoch B. Instead of leaders, we need facilitators, and the leadership comes from within the larger collective as it achieves ethical transparent consensus. Summary of Qualifications America needs a facilitator that is balanced, thoughtful, integrative, supportive …

John Steiner: Declaration of Occupation of NYC + Revolution USA RECAP

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City Posted on September 30, 2011 by NYCGA This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on september 29, 2011As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all …

Koko: Leaderless Mobs – Occupy Wall Street & Occupy Freedom Plaza in Limbo

Occupy Wall Street protesters driven by varying goals Almost two weeks into an anti-greed sit-in, the ‘leaderless resistance movement’ is at a crossroads. By Tina Susman Los Angeles Times September 29, 2011, 5:48 p.m Reporting from New York— Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon have dropped in. A seasoned diplomat dispenses free advice. Supporters send everything …