Online Party of Canada Founder Michael Nicula talks about the OPC

 

Michael Nicula, founder of the Online Party of Canada, talks about that group’s system of direct democratic determination of policy positions, the advantages of this approach, and the proper role of elected officials in a democracy, recorded from Toronto, Canada, on May 11, 2012.

Massachusetts Pirate Party “Captain” James O’Keefe talks about the Pirates

James O’Keefe, “Captain” of the Massachusetts Pirate Party, talks about the group’s philosophy, policies, and plans, including its views on copyright, privacy, and transparency, recorded from Somerville, Massachusetts, on May 10, 2012.

Professor Martin Haase talks about the Piratenpartei Deutschland (Pirate Party Germany)

Professor Martin Haase, Chairman of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Bamberg, and an active member of the Piratenpartei Deutschland (Pirate Party Germany), talks about the origins, goals, operations, and spirit of this organization, and about its use of Liquid Feedback software to create what it calls “Liquid Democracy,” recorded from Bamberg, Germany, on May 9, 2012.

JP Hollembaek talks about his Pirate Party campaign for the Massachusetts House of Representatives

JP Hollembaek, candidate for the Massachusetts House of Representatives from Middlesex (Lowell and Chelmsford), talks about his campaign and the Massachusetts Pirate Party, recorded from Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 8, 2012.

Klaus Sambor discusses the Unconditional Basic Income ECI

Klaus Sambor, coordinator of the Attac group for an unconditional basic-income (UBI) guarantee, talks about the campaign to qualify a European Citizens’ Initiative that would implement such a program in the European Union, recorded from Austria on May 6, 2012.

Jan Willem Goudriaan on the Right2Water European Citizens’ Initiative

Jan Willem Goudriaan, Deputy General Secretary, European Federation of Public Service Unions, talks about the Right2Water (www.right2water.eu) campaign to qualify a European Citizens’ Initiative to guarantee Europeans’ right to water as a public good and turn back efforts to privatize the provision of water and sanitation services, recorded from Brussels, Belgium, on May 2, 2012

Carsten Berg at Democracy International on the European Citizens’ Initiative

Carsten Berg, ECI Campaign Coordinator with Democracy International and other, related NGOs, talks about the recently-promulgated European Citizens’ Initiative, which allows a million EU citizens to propose new legislation to the European Commission, recorded from Bonn, Germany, on April 24/25, 2012.