Consul Democracy Is a Complete Citizen Participation Too for Open, Transparent, Democratic Government
Democracy Local, a planetary publication and learning community about and for everyday people governing themselves, announced it has become a regional partner of Consul Democracy.
Consult Democracy describes itself as "the most complete citizen participation tool for an open, transparent and democratic government." Consul Democracy, as an organization, stewards the open source CONSUL DEMOCRACY software, which is free to use and modify.
"Democracy Local has a fiercely independent spirit, but we are eager to partner with those entities who share our mission and goals," said Democracy Local founder and publisher Joe Mathews." Consul Democracy's mission of providing tools of self-governance to empower people in local communities is a perfect fit for Democracy Local."
Consul Democracy's stated purpose "is to help transform societies into open, inclusive and democratic living systems where every voice counts, governments act transparently, and in which together we shape a common future." Consul Democracy has broad plans to o enable millions of citizens around the world to participate in public decision-making regularly, transparently, and bindingly. at all political levels through Consul Democracy.
Under the partnership, Democracy Local has agreed to "help improve the visibility of the CONSUL DEMOCRACY project in California, where [its founder[ is based, and beyond, and explore partnerships with potential end users of our platform."
Democracy Local will be presenting at Consul Democracy's planetary convening in Munich, Sept. 15-17.
