Social Media Ideas for Democracy And Belonging

What would a Declaration of Independence rooted in belonging look like?

"What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human rights. Without belonging, there can be no true democracy....

‘We the People’ Is America’s First Promise. Who Gets To Belong?

For much of my life, I thought belonging was something you found: a place, a community, a passport, a home. Now I believe belonging may be something we build together. That realiza...

Democracy

The virtues of democracy are as real as they are tangible. Within it, ideas sprout like rivers, flow...

How America Redraws Belonging

As communities redefine what it means to be American, the country faces a pivotal moment in how it redraws the boundaries of belonging. <p>The post How America Redraws Belong...

Can We Choose Democracy?

"Democracy isn’t a fixed state, it’s an ongoing project. Are we doing the work to keep it?" <p>The post Can We Choose Democracy? first appeared on Latino News Network.</p&...

Belonging Is Something You Do

Sometimes, the challenges students face and how they rise to these challenges are a near-perfect model for all of us. If you want to belong, a new study offers a valuable lesson.

How Can We Save Democracy? Start With Neighbouring

When public trust declines, the people next door matter more than we might think.

THE EARNED RIGHT TO BELONG

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Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system

I’ve noticed something in congregational life. When a question comes up that challenges long-held beliefs or traditions, anxiety can spread quickly. People sense that more than jus...

Who Defends Democracy and On What Grounds?

Democracies have been in decline, and many scholars are now rightly asking how this process can be halted. Much of the research on democratic resilience—the ability of democracies...

Minister hails democracy a ‘way of life’ at forum

What is democracy?

This is the first in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy that will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated by...

Democracy is built on elections we can trust

Journalism Failed The Moment It Asked, “Why Are You Here?”

Every democracy rests upon a simple yet profound assumption: that citizens are capable of caring about injustices that do not immediately befall them. The moral imagination require...

Learning Democracy through Practice, a guest post by Na Eng

If the best way to learn democracy is to practice it, then the earlier we invite young people into that practice, the more likely they are to see themselves as people with agency w...

Democracy demands we never relinquish our freedom for some promise of security

We must not suspend our freedom and autonomy for the promise of going back to a future reminiscent of an idealistic, mythical past.

Reclaiming Citizenship From the Cloud

The United States belongs not to a board or a bureau, but to the people.

The Limits of Democracy

Americans today are filled with angst about the state of “our democracy.” A March 2024 Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service poll found that 81 percent of Americans b...

Ambedkar Insight India365

I believe in the path of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Social Democracy & Justice: Ambedkar argued that political democracy ("one man, one vote") is meaningless without social and econ...

The church as school for democracy

This is the second in a BNG series of articles on Christianity and democracy that will lead toward the July 4 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The series has been curated b...

Democracy and Problems; Made in Nigeria

Nigeria’s democratic question is often wrongly framed as if democracy is a foreign garment that we must keep adjusting until it fits our body. We speak of Westminster, Washington,...

Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP poll finds

As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds.

Op-Ed: We Can Strengthen Democracy By Championing Co-Governance

Candace Moore, Vice President of Place, Policy and Power at Race Forward, shares this piece, part of the organization’s narrative work on co-governance.

Women Are the Majority. Now Let’s Build a Democracy That Knows It.

For 250 years, women and marginalized communities have fought to expand democracy, yet the institutions of government still were not designed with their full participation in mind....