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Why the UK can learn from the US approach to participatory budgeting

Liam Purcell wrote 3 days ago: It is still not common knowledge that spreading around the world is a community engagement method th … more →

Tags: A Fair Say

Carnaval - Part 2

Tyler in Brazil wrote 2 weeks ago: The first night passed pretty quickly… I didn’t know anybody, and my Portuguese still wasn’t too goo … more →

Tags: Tyler in Brazil, Study Abroad, Food, Scholarship, Gilman Scholarship, Brazil, Portuguese, Harmony, INTERNATIONAL

The public actually having a say in how public funds are spent? What a novel concept...1 comment

aenyia wrote 2 weeks ago: Image by Josh Lerner, Co- Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project and technical assistance l … more →

Tags: Municipal Leadership, Budget, Civic Engagement, Local Government, Chicago, Porto Alegre, Decision Making, Budget Process, Government Spending

Bright Spots in Community Engagement: Chicago Residents Get a Big Say in How Public Money is Spent

Emily Pickren wrote 3 weeks ago: This post was written by Matt Leighninger, Executive Director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium. Th … more →

Tags: General, cities 2, Chicago, Knight Foundation, Bright Spots in Community Engagement, Alderman Joe Moore, Chicago's 49th Ward, Participatory Budget Project, rogers park

Morning, boys, how's the water?

brandenborn wrote 3 weeks ago: I recently returned from a couple presentations in the midwest, one at the American Planning Associa … more →

Tags: Planning, capitalism, David Foster Wallace, Deleuze and Guattari, Eugene Holland, Path to the Possible, Virno, Xavier Briggs

Eurobarometer: Citizens Engaged in Participatory Democracy2 comments

marcusampe wrote 1 month ago: Reblogged from DemocracySpot: A new report by Eurobarometer on citizen engagement in participatory d … more →

Tags: News and politics, technology, Civil Society, NGO, trade union, citizen engagement, EU, Political efficacy, predictors of participation

Harlem Citizens Allot $1.9 M for Local Projects

Harlem World Magazine wrote 1 month ago: As residents of East Harlem filed into the Frederick Douglass Community Center gymnasium Monday nigh … more →

Tags: Harlem politics, New York, East Harlem, New York City, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark-Viverito, Jorge Santini, Goso

And The Winners Are...1 comment

MMV wrote 1 month ago: We want to thank everyone that participated in PB this year, whether you volunteered, were a delegat … more →

Tags: Blog, East Harlem, Manhattan Valley/West Side, Mott Haven, Puerto Rico, Pb, pbnyc, Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz Soto, The People's Budget

Letting the public decide how their money gets spent

katiestoneman wrote 1 month ago: Ward 2 taxpayers in Hamilton will get a chance to weigh in on how $1.3 Million in special area ratin … more →

Tags: News, hamilton, ward two, Jason Farr, norman kearney, Public, funds

Join Us for the Second Annual Participatory Budgeting Celebration, with Special Guest San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto

MMV wrote 1 month ago: It has been a great week in District 8, with hundreds of community members coming out to vote for pr … more →

Tags: Blog, Events, East Harlem, Manhattan Valley/West Side, Mott Haven, Take Action, Puerto Rico, El Barrio, Pb

Country to Watch: Colombia - Home to 2013's City of the Year

Sarah Jones wrote 1 month ago: Medellin, Coumbia Photo by Jose Duque VIDEO: Click here to see what Mayor Aníbal Gaviria has to say … more →

Tags: Country To Watch, Vol 3 March 2013, technology, Colombia, Medellín, Innovation, city of the year, Economics, Transportation

Participatory Budgeting Voting to Commence In April

MMV wrote 2 months ago: Starting Monday, April 1st, voting for Participatory Budgeting (PB) projects in our community will b … more →

Tags: Blog, Events, East Harlem, Manhattan Valley/West Side, Mott Haven, Take Action, housing, district 8, Community

Crowdfunding: Great In Theory, 5 Ideas to Address the Risks in Practice

chico wrote 2 months ago: I have a love / hate relationship with the idea of crowdfunding. Love: People can join together to b … more →

Tags: democracy, Economics, paternalism, paternalism, Entrepreneurship, kickstarter, crowd, crowdfunding, Rattner

Participatory Budgeting Greensboro seeks to put money in citizens' hands

GuilCo Social Justice wrote 2 months ago: By Laura Hay, Staff Writer Have you ever wanted a say in how the city of Greensboro spends its tax d … more →

Tags: Greensboro, participatory budgeting greensboro, Greensboro City Council

Join Us At Our Upcoming Participatory Budgeting Project Expos

MMV wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday marked the first Participatory Budget (PB) Project Expo in District 8 for 2013 – our … more →

Tags: Blog, Events, East Harlem, Manhattan Valley/West Side, Mott Haven, Take Action, Community, Ideas!, A People's Budget

Entrevista: OP agoniza em Porto Alegre

baierle wrote 3 months ago: Entrevista ao Comitê Popular da Copa em Porto Alegre: “Porto Alegre é conhecida mundialmente p … more →

Tags: Participatory Exclusion, Civic Governmentality, Capital Direct Democracy

Vallejo Launches Participatory Budgeting

315westninth wrote 3 months ago: Image from Participatory Budgeting Vallejo This month, ELP Advisors decided to mix things up a bit a … more →

Tags: Financing, Advocacy, Public Outreach, vallejo, The Participatory Budgeting Project

Participatory Budgeting: Join Us At An Upcoming Project Expo

MMV wrote 3 months ago: We are about to enter the third phase of the Participatory Budgeting (PB) process – Project Ex … more →

Tags: Blog, East Harlem, Events, Manhattan Valley/West Side, Mott Haven, Take Action, Pb, pbnyc, vote

A Term Limit On Dumb Ideas1 comment

cityslikr wrote 3 months ago: You want to know how meritless the idea is of term limits on politicians? Both Mayor Rob Ford and I … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Council, Better Ballots, Budget, City Building, Toronto Star


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