Direct Democracy and the Global Justice Movement (tags)
People often ask what the so-called "anti-globalization" movement is actually for. The usual response is that we're for a lot of things, ranging from ecological sustainability to racial equality; but if there's one theme at the very center of the movement, which really sets it apart from social movements that have come before, it's its dedication to direct democracy.
This Is What Democracy Looks Like (tags)
56 seconds-The police started pushing us back for no apparent reason. Shortly after a young woman called out "this is what democracy looks like". A group of us got jammed up momentarily in a flower bed, wedged up against a steel rail with no escape route. Then the police started shooting. Oct. 22, 2000 Parker Center Los Angeles