Democracy Dialogue:
A CCD Blog |
Democracy Dialogue serves as a forum to reflect a diverse set of views on issues of democracy support/promotion, international cooperation on democracy issues, and US support for democracy as an important aspect of its foreign policy.
Click here to read the latest post:
"Mark Palmer Memorial Luncheon Transcript" by Various Contributors |
| |
| |
CCD President Bob LaGamma speaks with Aung San Suu Kyi
|
On April 27-29, the VII Ministerial of the Community of Democracies took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD) organized a panel discussion on democracy education for the Civil Society Forum, participated on a democracy education panel with ministers of education, and served as the rapporteur for a meeting about the civil society recommendations for the Ulaanbaatar Declaration.
For more information about the conference, please click here. |
| |
| |
Conference Participants
|
CCD’s Democracy Education initiative was given a big lift with the conclusion of the March 11-12 Charlottesville Conference, “Creating a Culture of Democracy through Education: A Strategy for Policymakers,” that brought together 29 experts from 19 countries. It led to the adoption of a four page Charlottesville Declaration that CCD plans to introduce into the Community of Democracies Ulaanbaatar Ministerial Conference at the end of April.
For more information about the conference, please click here. |
| |
| |
CCD Board member Pauline Baker, CCD President Robert LaGamma, and CCD Chairman Robert Hunter
|
On November 29, government and civil society representatives gathered to discuss the CCD's open letter to US President Obama concerning democracy support in US foreign policy.
For more information about the discussion, please click here. |
| |
| |
Participants at the CCD workshop in Lima |
The Council for a Community of Democracies (CCD), in partnership with the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD), organized a workshop on civic education at the World Movement for Democracy’s Lima Assembly on October 17, 2012.
For more information about the workshop, please click here. |
| |
| |
|
|
CCD recently received a grant from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). The project, A Civil Society Strategy for Strengthening Democracy Education, was launched in July 2012.
For more information about this initiative and the UNDEF grant, please click here.
For information about UNDEF funding and other projects, please click here.
|
| |
| |
|
|
Interested in supporting CCD?
Click here to find out how. |
