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DESCRIPTION:Information, discussion & community! Monday Night Forum!!\nOccupy Forum is 
 an opportunity for open and respectful dialogue\non all sides of these 
 critically important issues!\n\nOccupyForum Presents. . .\nPia Mancini on 
 DemocracyOS\n(Democracy Operating System)\n\n"Occupy Wall Street. Arab 
 Spring. Greek Riots. We've been experiencing a great crisis of 
 representation these past decades, regardless of our location, ethnicity or 
 culture. The political system insists in excluding most of us from the 
 spaces where the decisions are made that impact our lives. The internet has 
 changed everything: the way we share and consume culture, how we engage in 
 commerce, and how we communicate with others. But the internet has failed 
 to change in one key area of our lives: politics. Democracy is in great 
 need of a serious upgrade.\n\n"We are working on a user-friendly, 
 open-source, vote and debate tool, crafted for parliaments, parties and 
 decision-making institutions that will allow citizens to get informed, join 
 the conversation and vote on topics, just how they want their 
 representatives to vote. A tool that will transform the noise we create 
 during protests into a signal that has a clear, direct and strong impact on 
 the political system. Our vision is that DemocracyOS will become the 
 operating system of a more open and participatory government."\n-- 
 DemocracyOs.org (Go to www.DemocracyOS.org for more information.)\n\nCome 
 hear Pia Mancini speak via Skype from Buenos Aires, Argentina, about 
 the\nexciting new development called DemocracyOS (Democracy Operating 
 System).\n\nSince Buenos Aires is 5 hours ahead of us, it will be 11pm 
 there when we\nstart here at 6pm, so please be on time!\n\nTime will be 
 allocated for announcements. Donations welcome, no one turned away.\nStudy 
 up beforehand (or after the fact) at these sites:\n\nLink to Huffington 
 Post article: 
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thierry-\ndufay/democracy-20-the-power-of_b_5964188.html\nLink 
 to Wired Magazine article: http://www.wired.com/2014/05/democracy-os/\nLink 
 to Pia Mancini TED talk on YouTube: 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?\nv=NXfYNdapq3Q\nPreview YouTube video Pia 
 Mancini: How to upgrade democracy for the Internet era \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/14/18765598.php
SUMMARY:Occupy Forum - Democracy OS
LOCATION:Global Exchange, 2017 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA - 94110
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/14/18765598.php
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