In Iceland, the first European country to wake up to an economic crash,
people became conscience they could and should intervene in society and
started demanding more democratic participation.
The payment of
bank debts by citizens went to referendum. The government was required
to appoint and fund a Council to draft a new constitution: it is a
citizens' group - without politicians, lawyers or university professors,
they allowed the participation of all stakeholders in the procedure and
succeeded on consensually approving a proposal for a new text.
Today,
in Iceland, citizens are organized in associations and have substantial
proposals for a society where everyone can participate.
Let's meet the Icelanders that the media refuse to talk about.
http://potspansdocumentary.wordpress.com/
Wednesday 18 July 2012
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