Zócalo in SF: Rebuilding California’s Democracy | Fort Mason

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These days, direct democracy, and the initiative process, is itself a machine, accessible only by interests and people with big money. But can California’s experiment with direct democracy be saved? And if so, how?

Hear from a panel of experts from California and around the world who explain how new technology and new research suggest a variety of ways that democracy might be returned to the people.

Join the discussion with Kim Alexander of the California Voter Foundation; Bruno Kaufmann, Swiss-Swedish journalist and president of the leading direct democracy think tank, Initiative & Referendum Institute Europe; and Paul Jacob, founder of the term limits movement and president of the Citizens in Charge Foundation, a 50-state volunteer network on direct democracy.

A Zócalo/New America Foundation Connecting California Event
Moderated by Joe Mathews, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited; reservations are recommended.

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