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===Up For Democracy=== | ===Up For Democracy=== | ||
| − | [[Up For Democracy]], created in the mid-2000's, described itself as "a multi-cultural grassroots coalition for participatory democracy, economic and social justice and peace"<ref>www.upfordemocracy.org/steeringcommittee.html, as of 10/23/2006</ref> | + | [[Up For Democracy]] [[UFD]], created in the mid-2000's, described itself as "a multi-cultural grassroots coalition for participatory democracy, economic and social justice and peace"<ref>www.upfordemocracy.org/steeringcommittee.html, as of 10/23/2006</ref> |
| + | In reality, UFD]] represented that latest in a long line of coalitions of all kinds of marxist, communist, socialist, radical and progressive groups which included leading member of the "[[Hanoi Lobby]]", "[[Sandinista Lobby]]", "[[Anti-Defense Lobby]]" and similar pro-marxist united fronts, coalitions, and causes. (Blue links of some of these people will connect them to these various "lobbies" in their own sections as well as to their own individual pages). | ||
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| + | ==About Us: Principles== (coming soon) | ||
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| + | Advisory Committee: | ||
| + | *[[Noam Chomsky]] | ||
| + | *[[Robin D.G. Kelley]] | ||
| + | *[[Manning Marable]] | ||
| + | *[[Cornel West]] | ||
| + | *[[Howard Zinn]] | ||
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| + | Steering Committee: | ||
| + | *[[Medea Benjamin]] - [[Global Exchange]] [[Code Pink]] | ||
| + | *[[Adrienne Maree Brown]] - [[League of Pissed Off Voters, NYC]] | ||
| + | *[[Shahid Buttar]] - [[D.C. Resistance media Collective, D.C.]] | ||
| + | *[[Acie Byrd]] - co-founder [[Rainbow/PUSH, D.C.]] and [[Veterans for Peace, D.C.]][[VFP]] | ||
| + | *[[Tim Carpenter]] - [[Progressive Democrats of America, Ma]] [[PDA]] | ||
| + | *[[Mandy Carpenter]] - [{Southerners on New Ground, N.C.]] | ||
| + | *[[Marilyn Clement]] - [[Healthcare NOW!, NYC]] | ||
| + | *[[Michelle Tingling-Clemmons]] [[Tingling]]- [[Green Party, D.C.]][[GP]] | ||
| + | *[[David Cobb]] - [[Cobb LaMarche campaign,Green Party]] [[Green Party]] [[GP]], [[Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, CA]] | ||
| + | *[[Cynthia Domingo]] - [[Center for Social Justice, Wa]] | ||
| + | *[[Kathy Engel]] - [[KickAss Artists, NY]] | ||
| + | *[[Alysia Fischer]] - [[Progressive Democrats of America, Ohio]] [[PDA]] | ||
| + | *[[Laura Flanders]] - [[Air America Radio, NYC]] | ||
| + | *[[Bill Fletcher]] - [[Neo-Rainbow Project]], [[Transafrica Forum, D.C.]] [[Transafrica]] | ||
| + | *[[Gary Flowers]] - [[Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, D.C.]] | ||
| + | *[[George Friday]] - [[IPPN, United for Peace & Justice, Md]] [[UPJ]] | ||
| + | *[[Kim Gandy]] - [[National Organization of Women]] [[NOW]] | ||
| + | *[[Ted Glick]] - [[IPPN/Climate Crisis Coalition]] | ||
| + | *[[Rosalinda Guillen]] - [[Community to Community Development]] formerly [[United Farm Workers, WA]] | ||
| + | *[[Amber Hollibaugh]] - [[Queers for Economic Justice]] [[National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, NY]] | ||
| + | *[[Jeff Johnson]] - [[Hip Hop Caucus]] [[People for the American Way]] [[PAW]] | ||
| + | *[[Van Jones]] - [[Ella Baker Center for Human Rights]] [[ColorofChange.org, CA]] | ||
| + | *[[Santiago E. Juarez]] - [[Progressive Alliance for Community Development, NM]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 07:44, 3 July 2010
Up For Democracy
Up For Democracy UFD, created in the mid-2000's, described itself as "a multi-cultural grassroots coalition for participatory democracy, economic and social justice and peace"[1]
In reality, UFD]] represented that latest in a long line of coalitions of all kinds of marxist, communist, socialist, radical and progressive groups which included leading member of the "Hanoi Lobby", "Sandinista Lobby", "Anti-Defense Lobby" and similar pro-marxist united fronts, coalitions, and causes. (Blue links of some of these people will connect them to these various "lobbies" in their own sections as well as to their own individual pages).
==About Us: Principles== (coming soon)
Advisory Committee:
Steering Committee:
- Medea Benjamin - Global Exchange Code Pink
- Adrienne Maree Brown - League of Pissed Off Voters, NYC
- Shahid Buttar - D.C. Resistance media Collective, D.C.
- Acie Byrd - co-founder Rainbow/PUSH, D.C. and Veterans for Peace, D.C.VFP
- Tim Carpenter - Progressive Democrats of America, Ma PDA
- Mandy Carpenter - [{Southerners on New Ground, N.C.]]
- Marilyn Clement - Healthcare NOW!, NYC
- Michelle Tingling-Clemmons Tingling- Green Party, D.C.GP
- David Cobb - Cobb LaMarche campaign,Green Party Green Party GP, Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, CA
- Cynthia Domingo - Center for Social Justice, Wa
- Kathy Engel - KickAss Artists, NY
- Alysia Fischer - Progressive Democrats of America, Ohio PDA
- Laura Flanders - Air America Radio, NYC
- Bill Fletcher - Neo-Rainbow Project, Transafrica Forum, D.C. Transafrica
- Gary Flowers - Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, D.C.
- George Friday - IPPN, United for Peace & Justice, Md UPJ
- Kim Gandy - National Organization of Women NOW
- Ted Glick - IPPN/Climate Crisis Coalition
- Rosalinda Guillen - Community to Community Development formerly United Farm Workers, WA
- Amber Hollibaugh - Queers for Economic Justice National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, NY
- Jeff Johnson - Hip Hop Caucus People for the American Way PAW
- Van Jones - Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ColorofChange.org, CA
- Santiago E. Juarez - Progressive Alliance for Community Development, NM
References
- ↑ www.upfordemocracy.org/steeringcommittee.html, as of 10/23/2006