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Housed at The University of Southern Mississippi. Core activities include after-school programs,
service-learning, tutoring and mentoring, and civic leadership development throughout the state.
http://www.usm.edu/ccce
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Participatory Budgeting
Description of the participatory budgeting model used in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
http://www.goethe.de/br/poa/buerg/en/framebag.htm
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Governement Watchdog Foundation
Promoting common sense government through citizen activism.
http://www.govwatcher.org
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The Political Compass
A 6-part questionnaire which plots the taker's political positions on a four-point compass and
plots estimates for the positions of 20th century leaders and mid-1990s British politicians.
http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/
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Punkvoter.com
Works to activate punks and other disenfranchised young people to participate in elections and to
build a coalition of informed voters who can individually and collectively influence public policy.
Includes news, guest columns, cartoons, and stickers and flyers available for download.
http://www.punkvoter.com/
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Vote for America
A non-partisan, non-profit organization that unites citizens from all walks of life in a shared
campaign to raise voter turnout.
http://www.voteforamerica.org
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Citizen Works
Organization founded by Ralph Nader that recruits and trains citizen activists, and directs them to
focused action campaigns. Focuses on the issues of democracy, justice, globalization, environment,
equality, freedom, and peace. Includes mailing list, calendar, current projects, and tools for
organizing.
http://www.citizenworks.org/
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Bowling Together: Online Public Engagement in Policy Deliberation
Online publication by Stephen Coleman and John Gøtze reporting on citizen engagement with
government, technologies for electronic participation, and UK and global case studies.
http://bowlingtogether.net/
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Politically Independent Candidate X
Free service which advises politically independent candidates on how to become councillors in
England and Wales. Information about voting and election procedures, campaign tips, and FAQs.
http://www.picx.co.uk/
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CIRELA Project
Comparative research project on patterns of political participation and representation in six Latin
American countries. Project description and research design, surveys, and translations available.
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~seawrigh/cirela/
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Know Your Congress
Contact information, campaign finance and PAC figures, and voting information for each member of
Congress, from liberal watchdog group Common Cause.
http://causenet.commoncause.org/afr/dbq/officials/
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Ask Your MP
Searchable directory of MPs and MEPs all over the UK. Find contact details for your local MP or
MEP.
http://www.askyourmp.co.uk/
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The Movement for Christian Democracy
A UK organization that exists to promote Christian involvement in politics and the democratic
process.
http://www.mcdpolitics.org/
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