Dialogue

TPOWS: Media As Mediation

By January 25, 2012

By Evelyn Messinger There has been a flurry of attempts lately to connect the two political movements of our time, Tea Party and Occupy. As a television news producer who often works to expand participatory democracy, this one hits my sweet spot: it’s newsworthy, it’s dialogue, and the way the media report it will really…

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Occupy Wall Street: Is the Medium as Important as the Message?

By December 2, 2011

By Matt Leighninger & Bruce L. Mallory As practitioners and students of deliberative democracy for more than a decade, we are intrigued by the tactics of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and by the contrast between these methods and the traditional ways in which governments try to engage citizens. Media commentators speculate on whether the…

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The Story of Story

By November 11, 2011

By Pia Infante There were several key messages John shared from the Conversation with Van Jones hosted by NCG yesterday. One, lifted from a comparison of the 99% movement to the rise of the Tea Party, is that the 99% movement will only succeed if it seeks the best for the 100%, not by propelling…

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Some Among Us

By November 7, 2011

By Pia Infante This week we wanted to highlight a few of our colleagues as a sample of the profoundly rich contributions of the TWI community’s efforts to promote a more just and sustainable world. On The Move’s Executive Director Leslie Medine was recently recognized in the Napa Register, spotlighting her tireless efforts to support…

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The Politics of the Broken Hearted

By October 28, 2011

By Pia Infante When I first read Parker Palmer’s description of “the politics of the broken hearted” in his new book, Healing the Heart of Democracy, my heart expanded and contracted in resonance. I have a patched together heart full of despair, resilience, and ferocious hope about the time and world we live in. As…

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