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CITIZEN EDUCATION GUIDE A NONPARTISAN GUIDE TO SHOW U.S. CITIZENS HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY GLOBAL INDICATORS PROJECT MEDIA GUIDE LOCATE U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICES USEFUL BOOKS REGISTER TO VOTE
FIND A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
FIND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION Democracy does not just "happen". Nor is it ordained by divine right. It can only take place where a significant critical mass of a nation's people is willing to take the time to serve as citizens to govern themselves. Unfortunately, however, political apathy in the U.S. is at an all-time high. Fewer than 50% of the American people bother to vote. Far fewer than that take the time to participate in politics. We believe this is an unconstructive and potentially dangerous attitude to take toward the American political process. The U.S. federal government can be responsive if ordinary citizens take the time to make their voices heard. However, finding the right channels through which to contact elected officials can be confusing. We want to make it easier for citizens to become involved. It is for this reason that we have compiled the following guide to the U.S. Government and political organizations and institutions. This guide offers a non-partisan, listing of institutions and organizations that represent many different points of view, from Conservative to Liberal, from Democrat to Republican. WORLD FUTURE FUND GLOBAL FUTURE WATCH INDICATORS PROJECT The Nonpartisan Citizen's Action Guide is an integral part of our Global Indicators Project. Visitors to our site can use this guide to learn how they contact their elected officials and make their voices heard. Before speaking out about the issues, however, it is important that people educate themselves. Our Global Future Watch Indicators Project is a crucial educational resource. The project is comprised of over 250 indicators. These indicators illustrate some of the most challenging socio-economic and environmental problems facing the world today. The Indicators Project also shows solutions to those problems. Visions of the Future: An Introduction to Future Watch Studies on Our Site Building a Sustainable Global Future: An Outline of Reform Signs of the Times (News Stories on Relevant Events) Creative Videos on the State of the Planet Reading List and Links on Global Indicators EDUCATION FOR DEMOCRACY: A GUIDE TO THE MEDIA Democracy only functions properly when its citizens have access to information. More than ever, information in American society is available via a variety of media. For those who have only a limited amount of time we recommend these publications. (This brief list is not meant to be comprehensive. There are many other good dailies and news magazine publications out there.)
LOCATE U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS Contact your federal representatives directly using these guides and links.
USEFUL BOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIALS ON U.S GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE: YOUR DEMOCRATIC RESPONSIBILITY The following organizations are concerned with ensuring fair elections, promoting electoral reform, and registering new voters.
Using these lists to find an organization that deals with the issue that is of concern to you. The organizations on this list represent many points of view (Liberal, Conservative, Democrat, and Republican).
FIND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION Because of our concern about the environment we have created this collection of links can be used for reference and educational purposes. These links include the web sites of governmental agencies non-governmental organizations:
THE CONSTITUTION AND
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE As we said in the beginning of this report, democracy did not just "happen". It did not appear out of thin air. Enclosed are a set of links to better understand America's political heritage.
WFF Links
on Constitution
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