Global Assembly Dialog
When groups talk people listen
The prototype Global Assembly Dialog is an experiment in participatory democracy on the web aimed at massively involving "We the People of the Earth" and leading to the formation of a nonviolent bottom-up Global Assembly with real power to build a world that works for everyone.The Dialog uses a web rating technology to vote on messages written by the partici ...learn more
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Created: Oct 18, 2007
Updated: Nov 27, 2009
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Mission
The Ruckus Society provides environmental, human rights, and social justice organizers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals.
Working with a broad range of communities, organizations, and movements - from high school students to professional organizations - Ruckus facilitates the sharing of information and expertise that strengthens the capacity to change our relationship with the environment and each other.
We believe building partnerships with organizers and communities to create spaces for participatory learning, networking, and resource sharing is the most powerful way we as individuals can contribute to actualizing positive social change.
About the Ruckus Society
The Ruckus Society sees itself as a toolbox of experience, training, and skills. We provide instruction on the application of tactical and strategic tools to a growing number of organizations and individuals from around the world in skill shares and trainings that are designed to move a campaign forward. We do this work in strong collaboration with our partner organizations, working together to define and create the training agenda.
Additionally, the Ruckus Society is dedicated to fostering leadership of those most affected by the injustice and oppression we struggle against. Therefore, in all our initiatives, we aim to prioritize the voices and visions of youth, women, people of color, indigenous people and immigrants, poor and working class people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender queer, and transgendered people, and other historically marginalized communities.
Ruckus has trained and assisted thousands of activists in the use of nonviolent direct action. We either bring activists to us or we go to them. Our showcase venues are Action Camp and microRuckus. Through these trainings, we help people learn the skills they need to practice nonviolent direct action safely and effectively. These trainings contain cerebral elements as well as physical, classroom-style instruction for action planning, communicating with the media, building leadership and political analysis, and nonviolent philosophy and practice.
Ruckus promotes and teaches:
* Implementation of strategic nonviolent direct action against unjust institutions and policies;
* Organized strategic development and coherent planning to advance campaign goals;
* The establishment of broad coalitions with common objectives;
* Effective methods of media outreach and Internet/Technology activism to inform the general public;
* Respect for all living things and a commitment to the power of diversity.
The Ruckus Society provides environmental, human rights, and social justice organizers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals.
Working with a broad range of communities, organizations, and movements - from high school students to professional organizations - Ruckus facilitates the sharing of information and expertise that strengthens the capacity to change our relationship with the environment and each other.
We believe building partnerships with organizers and communities to create spaces for participatory learning, networking, and resource sharing is the most powerful way we as individuals can contribute to actualizing positive social change.
About the Ruckus Society
The Ruckus Society sees itself as a toolbox of experience, training, and skills. We provide instruction on the application of tactical and strategic tools to a growing number of organizations and individuals from around the world in skill shares and trainings that are designed to move a campaign forward. We do this work in strong collaboration with our partner organizations, working together to define and create the training agenda.
Additionally, the Ruckus Society is dedicated to fostering leadership of those most affected by the injustice and oppression we struggle against. Therefore, in all our initiatives, we aim to prioritize the voices and visions of youth, women, people of color, indigenous people and immigrants, poor and working class people, lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender queer, and transgendered people, and other historically marginalized communities.
Ruckus has trained and assisted thousands of activists in the use of nonviolent direct action. We either bring activists to us or we go to them. Our showcase venues are Action Camp and microRuckus. Through these trainings, we help people learn the skills they need to practice nonviolent direct action safely and effectively. These trainings contain cerebral elements as well as physical, classroom-style instruction for action planning, communicating with the media, building leadership and political analysis, and nonviolent philosophy and practice.
Ruckus promotes and teaches:
* Implementation of strategic nonviolent direct action against unjust institutions and policies;
* Organized strategic development and coherent planning to advance campaign goals;
* The establishment of broad coalitions with common objectives;
* Effective methods of media outreach and Internet/Technology activism to inform the general public;
* Respect for all living things and a commitment to the power of diversity.
