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Participatory
Direct Democracy Association
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This site is dedicated
to the efforts of George Sagi, a prominent Direct Democracy (DD)
pioneer, participant in the first two International DD conferences,
and one of the "founding fathers" of a worldwide DD organization. In
2003, he retired from public activism in order to concentrate on
finishing his futuristic novel The Dream to
promote DD in an enjoyable way.
He originally envisaged this
site as a model implementation of DD to help the citizens of the
city where he has spent a large portion of his life to participate
in making decisions directly influencing their lives. It proved that
to achieve such a goal would not be so easy.
In the meantime, the PDDA site provides discussion forums for Canadians, and indeed for
anybody, who want to improve public life, and want to promote
participation in policy making on the local, provincial, or federal
level. You are invited to share your ideas with others through this
site, e.g., using the proposition form. |
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PDDA
Publications
You can
download a 60-page booklet on, Essays Leading to Direct Democracy, by G. Sagi, free of charge. Or a book originated from a PDDA
Literary Contest. Get to know about the 'Newsletter' of
Worldwide Direct Democracy Movement (WDDM). You will find
references to other DD books and publications, and you can
request us to publicize yours. |
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PDDA
Discussions
You can express
your views through our 'Discussion Group', and you can make concrete
policy or project proposals. When your proposal gets lots of
attention, then it can become a formal Proposition and other members
can vote on it. The winning policy propositions will be brought to
the attention of the appropriate level of government. You can also
propose and vote on action-oriented proposals. PDDA will demonstrate
to the elected officials what the people want them to do at City
Hall or at the Provincial or Federal level.
Join PDDA. Let your
voice be heard. You will be in
the company of a truly democratic group of volunteer activists. We
want to improve democracy at all levels by promoting direct
participation of citizens in policy-making. We also support local
projects to improve the conditions in your community. PDDA promotes
peaceful and cooperative co-existence. We are striving for the
establishment of a more humane, more equitable, and just, democracy
— in short, true democracy.
PDDA is primarily intended to serve thoughtful Canadian promoters
of Direct Democracy (DD). However, we also welcome international
members. |
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PDDA
Propositions
When consensus
develops on a subject through discussions, you can turn it into a
formal 'Proposition'. Others can vote on each proposition, and you
will see if the people support it or reject it. PDDA will help to
turn propositions that gained substantial support, either into
policy changes or local improvement projects. |
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PDDA
Voting
For good results,
each Proposition should be presented on a separate voting page.
However, several topics discussed can become propositions and voting
on those can run concurrently. Propositions should be brief
and concise. PDDA will send significant results of ballots to
elected representatives with a request to act on them or to have the
public vote on them by referenda. If the representatives ignore the
voice of an overwhelming majority, we will find other methods to
have the public will prevail. |
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PDDA
Facilitators
Members of PDDA
are called Facilitators. Their goal is to assist the people
to improve democracy. Unlike some political representatives, we
believe that the people themselves know what is good for their
community and society.
The activities of PDDA are steered by the Coordinating Committee
(CC). You can be elected and become a member of the CC. You will
find the names of the founding members and their emails in the
'facilitators' page. |
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PDDA
Mission
This page presents
PDDA goals and membership criteria in our 'Mission Statement' page.
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Related
Links
On our Related Links
page you will find links to Canadian and global Web-sites devoted to
DD. You can participate in the activities of the Continuing
International Congress on Direct Democracy (CICDD), and you may
qualify to become a member of the Worldwide Direct Democracy
Movement (WDDM). |
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