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9 sites in Civic Participation

Bowling Together: Online Public Engagement in Policy Deliberation Save
Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John Gøtze reporting on citizen engagement with government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies.
http://bowlingtogether.net/   
Center for Community and Civic Engagement Save
Housed at The University of Southern Mississippi. Core activities include after-school programs, service-learning, tutoring and mentoring, and civic leadership development throughout the state.
http://www.usm.edu/ccce   
Citizen Works Save
Organization founded by Ralph Nader that recruits and trains citizen activists, and directs them to focused action campaigns. Focuses on the issues of democracy, justice, globalization, environment, equality, freedom, and peace. Includes mailing list, calendar, current projects, and tools for organizing.
http://www.citizenworks.org/   
Participatory Budgeting Save
Description of the participatory budgeting model used in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
http://www.goethe.de/br/poa/buerg/en/...   
Politically Independent Candidate X Save
Free service which advises politically independent candidates on how to become councillors in England and Wales. Information about voting and election procedures, campaign tips, and FAQs.
http://www.picx.co.uk/   
Punkvoter.com Save
Works to activate punks and other disenfranchised young people to participate in elections and to build a coalition of informed voters who can individually and collectively influence public policy. Includes news, guest columns, cartoons, and stickers and flyers available for download.
http://www.punkvoter.com/   
The Political Compass Save
A 6-part questionnaire which plots the taker's political positions on a four-point compass and plots estimates for the positions of 20th century leaders and mid-1990s British politicians.
http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/polit...   
Vote for America Save
A non-partisan, non-profit organization that unites citizens from all walks of life in a shared campaign to raise voter turnout.
http://www.voteforamerica.org   
govwatcher.org Save
Promoting common sense government through citizen activism.
http://www.ursenbach.net/govwatcher/   
See also
Regional: North America: United States: Government: Elections: Voter Education (26)
Society: Issues: Apathy (8)

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