“Democratic Process Beyond Majority Rules” Roni Wiener
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Often the concept of democracy is assumed to be each person getting one vote, tallying votes, and following the path supported by the majority of votes. The roots of democracy are Greek dēmotikos "of or for the common people" and Greek -kratia "power, rule, authority." We will hear from Roni Wiener and Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx about engaged collaborative forms of democracy very different from "majority rules."
Roni Wiener leads and supports interdependent collaboration. They advocate for personal empowerment and social change through coaching, teaching, and activism. Roni grew up in Israel, lived in the US for many years, and currently lives in the Netherlands.