[p2p-research] Fwd: "National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)" sent you a message on Facebook...

[Michel Bauwens]

small world Ryan!

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know Sandy a little and I've been recommending people read Peter Levine
> for 10 years.  I agree with both of them.
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> Ryan
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> On 1/28/10, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:36 AM
>> Subject: "National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)" sent you
>> a message on Facebook...
>> To: Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Sandy Heierbacher sent a message to the members of National Coalition for
>> Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD).
>>
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>> Subject: Obama's failure to engage the public, so far...
>>
>> What do people think about Peter Levine's new article in the Huffington
>> Post? The article outlines the Obama Administration’s failure (so far) to
>> engage the public in our great national challenges.
>>
>> Please visit the NCDD group on facebook and share your thoughts on this
>> important issue! (Right now, it's the top item on the wall.)
>>
>> In his article, Peter writes…
>>
>> "Candidate Obama argued that positive change comes from organized social
>> movements, not from the government alone. Social movements should be
>> broad-based, not narrow groups of people who all agree with one another.
>> They should promote discussion and collaboration across lines of
>> difference–including ideological difference.
>>
>> "As he said in May 2007, 'politics' usually means shouting matches on TV.
>> But 'when politics gets local, when the person talking to you is your
>> neighbor standing on your front porch, things change.' In that speech, he
>> called for dialogues in every community on Iraq, health care and climate
>> change."
>>
>> Later, on Obama’s executive order on transparency, participation and
>> collaboration, Peter writes…
>>
>> "'Transparency' came to mean feeding information to organized interest
>> groups, reporters, and a few independent citizens who have deep interests
>> and skills in particular areas. Participation and collaboration have not
>> been part of the agenda since Inauguration Day.
>>
>> "Service and transparency are not nearly 'edgy' enough; there is no fight
>> in them. People are angry – from the Tea Partiers to MoveOn. When citizens
>> try to solve serious social problems, they identify enemies. They do not
>> just hold hands and serve together; they strike back at those whom they
>> perceive as threats. “Active citizenship” reduced to non-controversial
>> “service” or downloading government data completely loses touch with the
>> legitimate anger of the American people."
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