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Zócalo in San Francisco: How Do We Put The People Back in The Initiative Process?

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Date:
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Panel Discussion
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Location Details:
Fort Mason Center
Golden Gate Room at the Conference Center, Building A
Marina Blvd and Buchanan St., San Francisco, CA 94123

In the fall of 1911, the new governor, a lawyer from San Francisco, convinced California voters to add the recall, referendum, and initiative to the constitution as a way to stop the political machines. These days, direct democracy, and the initiative process, is itself a machine, accessible only by interests and people with big money. After a century, join us at Zocalo as we ask: can California's experiment with direct democracy be saved? And if so, how? We'll hear from a panel of experts from California and around the world who explain how new technology and new research suggest a variety of ways that democracy might be returned to the people. Join the discussion with Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation; Bruno Kaufmann, Swiss-Swedish journalist and president of the leading direct democracy think tank, Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe; and Paul Jacob, founder of the term limits movement and president of the Citizens in Charge Foundation, a 50-state volunteer network on direct democracy.
Added to the calendar on Thu, Aug 4, 2011 3:14PM
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