They are known for the Wobbly Shop model of workplace democracy, in which workers elect their managers and other forms of grassroots democracy ( self-management ) are implemented.

Democratic socialism advocates for the immediate creation of decentralised economic democracy from the grassroots level, undertaken by and for the working class itself.

The Green party is a formally organized political party in nearly 90 countries around the world and is based on the principles of Green politics, such as social justice, grassroots democracy, nonviolence, and environmentalism.

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Varied conclusions have been drawn, some of these have led to Cuba being described as a dictatorship, a totalitarian state, a grassroots democracy, a centralized democracy or a revolutionary democracy.

She began to advocate for civil rights, women ’ s rights, and a grassroots democracy that widened its participatory boundaries.

The Green Party of the United States refers to its particular proposals for grassroots democracy and electoral reform by this name.

Since foundation, the party's policies have broadened from environmentalism to include policies aligned with the philosophies of grassroots democracy, social justice, conservation, and the peace movement.

Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy.

Other terms which likewise have more specific associations with advocates or methods include: grassroots democracy, semi-direct democracy, consensus democracy.

In 2011, considerable grassroots interest in participatory democracy was generated by the Occupy movement.

Chávez organized these circles, which he cites as examples of grassroots and participatory democracy.

The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and non-violence.

In this way, the Solidarity Federation is an attempt at a working grassroots democracy.

Green politics – political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy.

It regularly reports on environmental issues, feminism, grassroots democracy, minority communities, progressive ideals and the media.

This view he formulated in December 1967 in a letter to the Council of State Walter Ulbricht, and he proposed to transfer the responsibility in the workplace in terms of grassroots democracy to the workers.

Supporters of Green Empowerment wanted to " uphold the Green Party's long-standing commitment to non-hierarchical structures and ' grassroots ' democracy " through " collective leadership ".

Originally, the soviets were a grassroots effort to practice direct democracy.

Related to the anarchist movement, okupas support the ideal of Autogestion and create social centers, such as Patio Maravillas in Madrid, which carry out various grassroots activities.

** A grassroots movement of Berkeley community members seizes an empty lot owned by the University of California to begin the formation of " People's Park ".

It was also argued, however, that the movement contributed towards generating demand for grassroots involvement in guidelines and advocacy groups, and to the shift from large mental institutions to community services.

Li Peng, who promoted the use of military force, cited that the student movement had taken inspiration from the grassroots populism of the Cultural Revolution, and that if it is left unchecked, would eventually lead to a similar degree of mass chaos.

The environmental movement is represented by a range of organizations, from the large to grassroots.

Apart from " NGO ", there are many alternative or overlapping terms in use, including: third sector organization ( TSO ), non-profit organization ( NPO ), voluntary organization ( VO ), civil society organization ( CSO ), grassroots organization ( GO ), social movement organization ( SMO ), private voluntary organization ( PVO ), self-help organization ( SHO ) and non-state actors ( NSAs ).

* February 19 A grassroots movement in Portland, Oregon submits enough signatures to qualify a measure for an election to decide whether to begin the process of converting Enron subsidiary Portland General Electric ( PGE ) into a PUD.

Francione has also criticized PETA for having caused grassroots animal rights groups to close, groups that he argues were essential for the survival of the animal rights movement, which rejects the centrality of corporate animal charities.

Radical environmentalism, is a grassroots branch of the larger environmental movement that emerged out of an ecocentrism-based frustration with the co-option of mainstream environmentalism.

The PLO-which had limited control of the situation-never expected the uprising to make any direct gains against the Israeli state, as it was a grassroots, mass movement and not their venture.

She has assisted grassroots organizations of the Green movement in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria with campaigns against genetic engineering.

The grassroots world federalist movement in the US, led by people such as Grenville Clark, Norman Cousins, Alan Cranston and Robert Hutchins, organized itself into increasingly larger structures, finally forming, in 1947, the United World Federalists ( later renamed to World Federalist Association, then Citizens for Global Solutions ), claiming membership of 47, 000 in 1949.

There is an ongoing local grassroots movement to honor the late U. S. President Ronald Reagan by renaming Route 15 after him.

A small grassroots movement of people building their own recording sets and swapping them on the Internet has joined the very few CDs available for purchase.

The City Council passed the measure in response to an economic grassroots movement initiated in October 2008 by two Wilmington High School graduates aided by Pure Blue Energy, LLC a consulting firm out of North Carolina.

A few bands enjoyed chart success in the skiffle craze, including The Chas McDevitt Group, Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys and The Vipers, but the main impact of skiffle was as a grassroots amateur movement, particularly popular among working class males, who could cheaply buy, improvise or build their own instruments and who have been seen as reacting against the drab austerity of post-war Britain.

Formed in the fall of 2000, Ta ' ayush ( Arabic for " coexistence ") is a grassroots movement of Arabs and Jews working to break down the walls of racism and segregation.

With their support, grassroots members of the Bolivarian movement polled tens of thousands of people across the country.

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Ultimately, Kuroshima is convinced, only a vast international movement based on grassroots solidarity stands a chance of replacing a heartless status quo with a sane, livable world of justice and generosity.

From the late 1950s a grassroots movement for the preservation of Kilmainham Gaol began to develop.

Zitkala-Ša was also active in the 1920s in the movement for women's rights, joining the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1921, a grassroots organization dedicated to diversity in its membership and to maintaining a public voice for women's concerns.

The 100 Thing Challenge is a grassroots movement to whittle down possessions to a mere 100 items, with the aim of decluttering and simplifying people's lives.