September 30, 2004
Debating the World Votes
Web site serves as political forum
By Jessica Weisbrot, Collegian Staff Writer, September 29th
Read the article here.
The site is also currently being discussed on FAZED and on the conservative site the Free Republic
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George Soros -- An Immigrant Voter Speaks up Against Bush
"This is the most important election of my lifetime. I have never been heavily involved in partisan politics but these are not normal times. President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests and undermining American values (...) I grew up in Hungary, lived through fascism and the Holocaust, and then had a foretaste of communism. I learned at an early age how important it is what kind of government prevails. I chose America as my home because I value freedom and democracy, civil liberties and an open society..."
For more on the new Soros campaign, including his blog: www.georgesoros.com
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Talk to US Video of the Week
30 Second clip by Jon Manker starring Karim, Josefin and Filip.
See if you can catch the message...
Also available in Spanish & English for download at:
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September 29, 2004
Bush remains widely unpopular overseas as election nears
from The Union Leader and New Hampshire Sunday News - 29-Sep-04
PARIS - From Canada to Mexico, from London and Paris to Jakarta and Beijing, President Bush is widely unpopular as a candidate for re-election, according to surveys and interviews conducted in 20 countries.
Sen. John Kerry appears to be the runaway favorite abroad, even though few people outside the United States know much about the Massachusetts Democrat or his positions on foreign policy questions.
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September 28, 2004
Wanted: an exta 20M US voters
The Globalist | Global Politics -- Wanted: An Extra 20 Million U.S. Voters
The United States has effectively lost its status as the world’s second-largest democracy. For the real measure of the size of a democracy, one looks at voter totals. First in line is India. Runner-up is Indonesia with 20 million voters more than the USA, depite having a population which is 55 million smaller.
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Revolution in the head
Can the writer’s imagination dissolve the lies of power? In the tenth of openDemocracy's Letters to Americans series, the exiled Chinese poet Yang Lian writes to Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm.
Read the letters and join the discussion.
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Lack of Democracy Breeds Terror
215 Iranian intellectuals have signed an open letter to American intellectuals:
"The consequence of the Bush administration's Middle East policies has severely distorted the image of America in this region. Today's America is offering us interrogation instead of interaction, monologue instead of dialogue, arrogance instead of communication and techniques of torture instead of democracy."
Read the whole letter on Unity for Democracy and Secular Republic in Iran (Ettehade Jomhourikhahan-e Iran)
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"You've Got a Voice" German-American protest song
The song is "an appeal to all of us to raise our voices, to voice our criticisms, and above all to get out and vote. As part of the vote44 program against the politics of the Bush administration, the appeal is directed above all at Americans living abroad. In light of the recent elections in the states of Saxony and Brandenburg, however, where voter turnout in some places was under 50%, the song has relevance for Germany as well."
Available now for download free of charge on the homepage of
www.vote44.net
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September 27, 2004
laMalla.net on "El mon vota", aka The World Votes
Primer experiment d'abast mundial
¿Saps que tu també pots votar per Bush o per Kerry?
by Joan Escofet published at laMalla.net
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September 25, 2004
Featured Video Message from Palestine
Sameer Sanerewaiwi, from Hebron in the West Bank, had this to say to Americans: "I want to tell the Americans that what you see... on... TV... is not true at all... we are not criminals... not terrorists."
Watch and respond to the Video on Talk to US:
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September 24, 2004
American Freedom v. the European Dream
This week, in the ninth exchange of the unique Letters to Americans series on www.openDemocracy.net, Petr Mach, Economic Advisor to President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, argues that sclerotic European governments are simply less democratic and less interested in freedom than the US government. From Washington, Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation of Economic Trends, writes a passionate response. He praises what he calls a new "European dream" and says it delivers a far better quality of life.
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Spanning the World for non-U.S., pro-Republican Voices
Americans for Bush, don’t believe the hype. The whole world is not against you. As the following letters from Voices '04 prove, you have several supporters outside of the U.S. who are counting on you to vote Republican! We’ll let them explain:
Andrew Lukaszewicz (Canada)
"I believe that Bush is the right person to lead the United States. He has demonstrated his ability to handle crises after 9/11. His domestic policies, such as banning late term abortions and trying to pass a law that would define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, have help to build a strong and moral society... Please make the right choice, and re-elect GWB. Although I am a Canadian, I am ashamed of my nation. I am an American at heart, and will soon live in this great land. God bless America!"
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
Andrew Dinham (Australia)
"Mr. Bush is a committed, hard-working president who has and is doing his darndest to rid the world of terrorists like Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein et.al. His decision to send troops to Iraq, was, unquestionably, a tough decision - but it was a tough decision made by a tough leader - a leader who was not willing to stand by and watch Saddam Hussein carry on his destruction any longer, a leader who instead of resorting to useless talk with a mindless dictator, sought to act and make the world a better place... So please, in summary, America, vote for President Bush. He is a strong leader, a leader willing to make a stand for the family unit and a leader willing to confront and deal with issues on the international front. God Bless America."
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
Joo Ik-Soon (South Korea)
"Though Bush has made some mistakes, he did many right things. For example, he brought America's economy up. Economy is the most important part, compared with others. I think a man who has experienced one time, will do the next time. Because he knows his faults, he will do carefully in politics next time... Of course, you must vote with your thinking. I hope you select the right person. Thank you."
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
Fredrico Santiago (Mexico)
"I want to let you know that not everyone hates Bush. I think Bush has done lots for your country, I think removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq was long overdue, it should have been done years ago. I am quite ashamed that my country has not helped you in Iraq. Mexico, the USA, and Canada are all north american countries and should help each other out in times of need. Hopefully relations between our countries were not hurt by Vicente Fox's decision not to help you. I hope you re-elect Bush in the 2004 America presidential election."
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
George Rolph (United Kingdom)
"Today, we are watching the race for the White House in America with baited breath. George Bush may not, arguably, have a clue when it comes to knowing how to deal with people in foreign countries, but he does know all about the family. He has been putting laws into place that are designed to strengthen the family and if he loses the next election and is removed from government, there is a very real danger that Kerry and his radical feminist "sistas" will have another 8 years to do yet more damage to our most cherished and loved institution... Please America, think hard before you vote."
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
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September 23, 2004
American Support Waning in Poland
From The Nation
Western visitors here have often been surprised by Poland's avid pro-Americanism. For some it's a pleasant surprise: They find none of the anti-American stereotypes common elsewhere in Europe. For others it's an unpleasant one: What about the victims of America's imperial power?
Until now. George W. Bush has managed to do what forty-five years of Communist rule could not: puncture the image of essential American goodness that has always been the United States' key selling point.
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The whole world is watching
Jay Walljasper in Ode Magazine
The U.S. president is the most powerful man on Earth. That’s why a number of initiatives, like Tell an American to Vote, Overseas Vote, The World Votes and Talk to U.S., aim to give the rest of the world a voice in this year’s election.
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September 22, 2004
Still no votes in Leipzig
Jonathan Freedland in The Guardian, Sept 22
"US policy now affects every citizen on the planet. So we should all have a say in who gets to the White House... Will this modest proposal fly? Will it hell. Despite Bush's smooth talk in New York yesterday, his position remains that America does not need a "permission slip" from anybody to do anything."
Jonathan Friedland has received an email today with a link to The World Speaks.
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September 21, 2004
Is America's worst enemy nationalism?
The Bush administration responded to 9/11 by exploiting a force deeply rooted in the United States: American nationalism. This force, says British writer Anatol Lieven in an extract from his new book America Right or Wrong, is now deforming the country’s relationship with the world and damaging America itself.
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Italians for Kerry
Andrea Vannucci, the founder of Italians for Kerry , was interviewed on RadioRAI3 today. Is there also an Italians for Bush site? Australians for Kerry? Iraqis for Bush? Argentinians for Kerry? Please email us the links and we'll happily include them on our list.
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September 20, 2004
The US Election as "Apartheid Planétaire"?
"Les élections présidentielles américaines vont consacrer une nouveau maître du monde, qui ne sera élu que par 5% des habitants du globe."
Here is a re cent article by Luc Chartrand about global democracy, The World Votes, and the Australian worldpeace.org Virtual Election published in l'Actualité:
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September 19, 2004
Viva Bush or Unidos con Kerry
An unprecedented amount of dollars is being spent on television and radio campaign ads in Spanish. Most of the Latino viewers and listeners are not US citizens and cannot vote - but 7 million of them can - and both Bush and Kerry are reaching out to them in pigeon Spanish. Si, señor. "Nuestro pais, nuestro presidente". Any of you real Spanish speakers out there have anything to add?
You can listen to Bush and Kerry speaking Spanish right here. It almost hurts.
Bush's latest latin videos.
Kerry's latest latin videos.
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Earth to America by Peter Merry (The Netherlands)
Dear America,
One of the most worrying things I see in Europe at the moment is the anti-American sentiment - not only for the negative energy which it creates but for the way it allows us off the hook in terms of taking responsibility ourselves for our own actions and politics.
We need America in its authentic freedom and wholeness, to help us through the coming storms. I just hope that all those who really sense the role America could play for the good of the whole get out to vote for the candidate they think can best deliver that.
Peter Merry
Evolutionary Change Facilitator
Engage! InterAct
Discuss this letter on Voices '04
Read more Earth to America letters
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September 17, 2004
Open Letter to Kerry and Bush from Collegium International
"On November 2, one of you will be elected the next President of the United States. Because your great country is powerful far beyond its borders, billions of women and men who cannot vote will be profoundly affected by the choice made by the United States electorate..."
Signed by Manuel Castells, Vaclav Havel, Sadako Ogata, Mary Robinson and other luminaries.
For a background and the full text of the letter, see Katrina vanden Heuvel's blog:
www.thenation.com/edcut
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September 16, 2004
Advice from Annelie
"Choose a president who will work for peace and justice and through the United Nations. And, of course, pay the American debt as soon as possible..."
Here's a Talk to US video by Annelie, lawyer & mother of three, Stockholm.
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September 15, 2004
Sign up Today for the Next Meetup!
Meetup up with other local people who are interested in the U.S. presidential election. Participants will discuss the election, record video clips, and draft Dear America and Dear World letters. Everyone is welcome! Sign up for your local Meetup or set up your own in your home town.
Next Meetup: September 22nd, 2004.
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September 14, 2004
True Americans
Ever wonder what a real Kerry supporter looks like? Think you can spot a Bush supporter a mile away? Think no more. Visit the True Americans website for a social portrait of America. This UK-based website exists to create understanding between Americans and Europeans.
America, send in your photos.
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America's Promise
Can the United States see its Latin American neighbours as equals? In the eighth of openDemocracy's Letters to Americans series, the Bolivian labour and anti–privatisation organiser Oscar Olivera writes to Jim Schultz, author of The Democracy Owners’ Manual.
Olivera: "Against the world, against the people, against life: that is what the United States means to me."
Schultz: "America is a promise: one of the most glorious a nation has ever made."
Read their knockout letters, and join the discussion.
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September 13, 2004
Much hope but little expectation for Kerry
From the UK Guardian Unlimited, Sept 7, 2004.
An informal poll of Guardian Unlimited users shows huge support for the Democratic presidential nominee, John Kerry, but considerable pessimism over his chances of entering the White House in November's election.
With George Bush riding high in the opinion polls after last week's Republican national convention in New York, a growing uncertainty over the Kerry campaign is reflected in our self-selecting internet survey, with nearly 40% of users conceding that Mr Bush's end-of-convention speech was likely to bring wavering voters out in support of the Republicans.
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September 10, 2004
Dear America by Mawala Kabanga (Republic of Congo)
Dear American people,
I hesitated first when I was allowed to give my opinion about America and the 2004 U.S. presidential election. But it's very important to me to write something due to the shared future of America and the world.
I've always dreamt to have such an opportunity. To speak personally to you is my great wish. I know that it will not produce significant effects because the American people don't show enough consideration to the opinion of others; they conclude that they are the world. That's why writing to you might be a waste of time. But it is specifically for this reason that I need to tell you something...
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Expat vote crucial
The 2000 Presidential election was decided by absentee votes - and this year's poll could well go the same way. As Simon Payn reports, never before have America's political parties wooed expat voters with such intensity.
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September 09, 2004
Nephew campaigns for Bush in Mexico
from the Houston Chronicle, Aug 22, 2004
"President Bush's young, Hispanic nephew and his bride are on the campaign trail — in Mexico, where they are joining the increasingly vigorous battle for the votes of 1 million U.S. citizens living south of the border."
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911 filming in Rome and Stockholm
On this Saturday September the 11th Talk to US film crews will be present in Rome at the Interdependence Day event www.civworld.org/day.htm and in Stockholm (Långholmen). For information on how to participate: info@talktoUS.org
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September 08, 2004
Whose election is it anyway?
Sandy Starr on Spiked-Online.com, 1. Sept, 2004
"If only, these people seem to think, we could rein in America's power simply by gathering votes and letters from internet users worldwide and then demanding that US citizens pay attention to them. Unfortunately for them, but fortunately for democracy, it's a bit more difficult than that"
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Global poll shows a Kerry landslide
From International Herald Tribune
"If the world could cast a vote in the United States presidential election, John Kerry would beat George W. Bush by a landslide, according to a poll released on Wednesday that is described as the largest sample of global opinion on the race."
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September 07, 2004
"Mrs. Roosevelt, I’m happy that you’re no longer here"
Is the United States’s love affair with human rights over? In the seventh of openDemocracy's Letters to Americans series, the Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi writes a heartfelt letter to Eleanor Roosevelt, pioneer of American humanitarianism and commitment to the United Nations.
Ebadi writes: Mrs. Roosevelt, I’m happy that you’re no longer here. Given the great hope you had for a better world, to see the world in the state it finds itself in today would be very painful.
Would you like to share your comments too?
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America's "Reality-Check TV"
With the televised pagaentry of the Democratic and Republican conventions now over, it is time for ordinary people in the world to have their turn in front of the camera. Already people from more than 20 countries have submitted video messages to Talk to US. To add your voice, just go to http://www.talktoUS.org/submit
Talk to US is gaining steam in the US. The Seattle Times featured Talk to US and The World Speaks in a article published September 6, 2004. Click here for the full story.
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September 03, 2004
Nieuwe Internet portal brengt Amerikanen en niet-Amerikanen met elkaar in gesprek over de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezing
The World Speaks lanceert 8 september 2004 een internet portal die in de loop naar de Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezing het wereldwijde gesprek tussen Amerikanen en niet-Amerikanen op gang gaat brengen.
De portal www.theworldspeaks.net biedt wereldwijd 700 miljoen mensen met een internetverbinding de gelegenheid om te schrijven of video boodschappen te sturen aan Amerikanen. Wereldburgers kunnen hun visie en meningen geven over de voor de wereld meest belangrijke Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen van de recente geschiedenis. Wereldburgers worden zelfs uitgenodigd om ook een stem uit te brengen op de nieuwe Amerikaanse president (www.theworldvotes.org).
Met nog twee maanden te gaan tot de verkiezingsdag (2 november 2004) tracht www.theworldspeaks.net de kwaliteit van het internationale debat te verhogen door het gesprek terug te brengen naar een menselijk niveau.
The World Speaks is een spontane samenwerking tussen vijf internationale websites vanuit Canada, Nederland, Zweden, Engeland en Amerika.
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America's dreaming
Can the “American dream” belong also to the world? In the latest of openDemocracy's Letters to Americans series, the Iranian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo, who teaches at the Cultural Research Bureau in Tehran, and the philosopher Richard Rorty of Stanford University discuss the future of America’s national story.
IRAN: "People in many countries have stake in the American dream."
USA: "The US is a country of idealistic dreamers as well as chauvinistic militarists"
Read their letters and join the discussion!
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September 02, 2004
Links
Find below a number of related projects. If you know of a site that concerns world opinion and the 2004 U.S. presidential election, please direct us to it: links@theworldspeaks.net. We will gladly add it to the list.
- Earth To America
- My America: Letters to Americans
- Talk To Us
- Voices Without Votes
- The World Votes
Americans Abroad - www.americaabroadmedia.org
- www.avaworld.org
- www.democratsabroad.org
- expatsagainstbush.org
- www.republicansabroad.com
- www.usabroad.org
Global Voting - www.amerikaos.com/unamerica.html
- www.anybodybutbush.org
- www.betavote.com
- www.europevotes.com
- www.freeworldvote.com
- globalelection.org
- www.globalvote2004.org
- www.iogest.com
- www.leaderofthefreeworld.com
- www.motherearth.org
- www.plebiscite2004.org
- worldpeace.org.au/virtualelection.asp
- www.world-vote.com
- www.us-election.com
- yourworldvote.com
Immigrant Voting - www.immigrantvoting.org
- www.georgewbush.com/Espanol
- www.johnkerry.com/espanol
Non-US Campaigns - www.acalliance.net
- bush.julez-edward.be
- www.democracyaid.net
- www.italiansforkerry.org
- www.georgebush.ca
- members.home.nl/arnaud/film
- Guardian Unlimited: Operation Clark County
- www.tellanamericantovote.com
- www.tellhim.no
- vote 44
- www.world4kerry.org
- www.worldngo.net/antibush
Pictures & Press - www.bushout.tv
- www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.org
- www.true-americans.org
- www.worldpress.org/Americas/1865.cfm
Post-election - www.apologiesaccepted.com
- www.marryanamerican.ca
- www.notsorryeverybody.com
- www.notsorrynoteverybody.com
- www.sorryeverybody.com
- www.sorryeverybodymyass.com
- www.usaloveitorleaveit.com
- www.werenotsorry.com
US Election Atlas
- www.uselectionsatlas.org
Vote Selling - www.sellthevote.com
World-flirting US sites - www.diplomatsforchange.com
- www.distributive-justice.com/america
- www.fpa.org/homepage2411/
- www.sensibleforeignpolicy.net
- www.thepeoplespeak.org
- www.winbackrespect.org
Conferences - www.socres.org/theiramerica/
Founding Websites
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Earth to America
Earth to America wil voor de verkiezingen in 2004 de gezichten en stemmen van de wereld richten op de ogen en oren van de Amerikaanse stemmers. Het doel is Amerikanen direct te laten horen van wereldburgers hoe de uitslag van Amerikaanse verkiezingen en de daaruit voortvloeiende politiek het leven van de wereld beïnvloed. Earth to America zal 2000 organisaties uit het EarthAction Netwerk in meer dan 160 landen vragen om hun leden uit te nodigen om reacties te sturen naar de Earth to America website.
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The World Votes
Theworldvotes.org is het eerste wereld e-democratie experiment dat wereldburger een stem geeft tijdens de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. Op deze website kun je jezelf registreren om mee te doen aan de online verkiezing waarbij de wereldburgers een stem mogen uitbrengen in de Amerikaanse verkiezing. Bush of Kerry? Op de Theworldvotes.org kiest de wereldburger de president die zij het beste vindt voor de wereld. De uitslag zal bekend worden gemaakt voor de echte verkiezingen op 2 november 2004. Op weg naar de verkiezingen zullen enquêtes gehouden worden onder de wereldburgers die ook op de website gepresenteerd worden. Tot nu toe hebben uit veel verschillende landen mensen zich ingeschreven om mee te doen aan deze wereldverkiezing. Theworldvotes wil een wereldcommunity zijn waar de wereldburger een stem krijgt in een verkiezing die ons allemaal aangaat.
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Talk to US
Stel je voor dat je met je camera rechtstreeks spreekt tot de woonkamer van 300 miljoen Amerikanen en beantwoord de vraag: “Wat zou je graag zeggen tegen de mensen in de Verenigde Staten?”. Talk to US is een wereldwijd platform dat is gecreëerd voor het uitzenden van ideeën, overwegingen en verhalen van wereldburgers voor Amerikaanse burgers. Wereldburgers nemen hun eigen filmpje op en plaatsen dit op www.talktoUS.org. Er zijn tot nu toe video filmpjes gemaakt door zowel professionele filmmakers als “gewone” burgers uit 15 verschillende landen. Enkele partners in dit project zijn: Americans for Informed Democracy, American Voices Abroad, Global Exchange, Link TV, Mercy Corps, National Alliance for Media Artc and Culture, OneWorld TV and YMDI/Media Rights.
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Voices '04
www.voices04.org combineert de persoonlijke kwaliteit van briefschrijven met de massale schaal van elektronische communicatie. De website is exact één jaar voor de Amerikaanse verkiezingen gelanceerd en nodigt wereldburgers uit om een brief aan Amerika te schrijven en nodigt Amerikanen uit om een brief aan de wereld te schrijven. Het resultaat is een uitwisseling tussen mensen die 2 november mogen stemmen en mensen die niet mogen stemmen. De schrijvers van Voices ’04 mogen zelf een onderwerp kiezen bijvoorbeeld specifieke politieke issues, over de presidentskandidaten, over het verkiezingsproces of de huidige rol van Amerika in de wereld. Er zijn tot nu toe brieven van mensen uit Engeland, Frankrijk, Oostenrijk, Duitsland, Rusland, Egypte, Algerije, Tunesië, Marokko, De republiek Kongo, Nigeria, Australië, China, Haïti, Mexico, Canada en de VS. Voices ’04 wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door University of Toronto’s McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology.
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My America: Letters to Americans
http://www.openDemocracy.net is een website voor debat over wereld politiek en cultuur. Op weg naar de Amerikaanse verkiezingen publiceert openDemocracy wekelijks een uitwisseling van brieven waarin Amerikanen en niet-Amerikanen van gedachte wisselen over de rol van Amerika in de wereld. My America: Letters to Americans heeft een breed aanbod van verassende en stimulerende briefwisselingen tussen politici, schrijvers en artiesten met verschillende standpunten over wat Amerika voor hen betekent. Er was bijvoorbeeld een briefwisseling tussen de Chinese mensenrechten activist, Wei Jingsheng en Anne-Marie Slaughter van Princeton Universiteit; Britse econoom Will Hutton en Grover Norquist van Americans for Tax Reform; Indiaanse redacteur Antara Dev Sen en Dinesh D’Souza, schrijver van What’s So Great About America.
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"The World Speaks"
The World Speaks에 오신 것을 환영합니다.
The World Speaks는 오는 2004년 11월에 있을 미국의 대통령 선거와 관련된 행동, 대화, 정보를 공유할 온라인상의 게이트웨이입니다. 여기에는 선거권을 가진 미국 시민뿐만 아니라 모든 사람들이 참여할 수 있습니다. 전세계가 관심을 가지고 지켜보고 있는 선거 결과를 앞두고, 미국내외에서 화제가 되고 있는 프로젝트를 소개하고자 합니다.
당신이 투표권까지 있던지 아니면 발언권만 가지고 있던지, 저희의 목적은 당신의 주장을 짜고, 목소리를 내고, 비디오 메시지 등을 만들고, 마지막으로 물론 투표할 수 있는 장을 제공하는 것입니다.
The World Speaks는 Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, openDemocracy.net's My America: Letters to Americans의 공동 작업입니다.
우리는 절대로 특정 당파에 치우침 없이 중립적인 입장을 견지하지만, 다음과 같은 생각을 공유하고 있습니다:
*미 대선의 결과가 전세계 시민들에게 영향을 끼친다는 점
*국경을 초월한 자유롭고 열린 토의가 상호 이해를 증진시킨다는 점
*인터넷이 미국 유권자들과 다른 나라 시민들간의 교류에 혁명적인 변화를 불러오고 있는 점
여러분으로부터 관심을 끌고, 자극을 주며 여러분을 놀라게 하는 아이디어와 주장들을 접하길 바랍니다. 동시에 여러분의 많은 참여와 성원을 부탁드립니다.
다시 오세요.
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"The World Speaks"
"The World Speaks"是关于今年11月美国大选为您提供对话和动机机会的全球门户网站.各国人民都在关注大选的讨论和结果.我们向您介绍促进本次美国大选国际讨论的主要在线项目.
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Mission
Bienvenue au portal ou le Monde s’Exprime!
C’est votre portail au dialogue, a l'action et a l'information mondiale sur l'election présidentielle aux Etats-Unis en Novembre 2004. Ici tout le monde est invite a y participer, pas seulement les Americains qui ont le droit de voter. Le monde entier suit les débats et attends les resultats de cette élection présidentielle. Nous voulons vous présenter nos projects qui sont discuté autant par des Americains que par des non-Americains.
Que vous votiez ou que vous ne vouliez que vous exprimer, notre mission est de vous diriger vers les differents sites qui vous permetterons de creer vos arguments, de vous exprimer ou de créer vos propres messages video, mais sans oublier, qui vous permetteras aussi de voter.
Le Monde s’Exprime est une collaboration entre “Talk to US”, “Voices ‘04”, “the World Votes”, et la lettre de “Opendemocracy.net” intitulée: Lettre aux Américains.
Nous ne sommes partisans d’aucun parti, mais nous partagons les pensées suivantes:
- Les resultants de l’élection Américaine affecterons le monde entier
- Des discussions libres et ouvertes au travers des frontiers apportent une meilleure compréhension
- L’internet a révolutioné la communication entre les gens des Etats-Unis qui votent et les citoyens non Américains
Nous ésperons que vous trouverez des idées et des arguments qui vous provoqueront, qui vous stimuleront et qui vous surprendront! Nous ésperons aussi que vous aussi prendrez le temps d’y contribuer.
A tres bientôt!
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Mission
Willkommen im Portal von “Die Welt spricht”
“Die Welt spricht” ist das online Portal für Aktion, Dialog und Informationen zur US-Präsidentenwahl im November 2004. Hier ist jeder eingeladen sich zu beteiligen – nicht nur wahlberechtigte US-BürgerInnen. Die ganze Welt beobachtet die Wahlergebnisse und wir stellen Ihnen jene Projekte vor, die AmerikanerInnen wie nicht-AmerikanerInnen eine Möglichkeit geben, sich dazu auszutauschen.
Ob Sie wählen oder einfach eine Meinung haben – es ist unsere Aufgabe, Ihnen den Weg zu besseren Argumenten, Meinungsäußerung, der Gestaltung von eigenen Videobotschaften und nichtzuletzt: der Stimmabgabe – zu weisen.
“The World Speaks” – “Die Welt spricht” – ist eine Arbeitsgemeinschaft von “Talk to US”, “Voices ‘04” und “My America: Letters to Americans” – einem Projekt von “openDemocracy.net”.
Wir sind absolut unabhängig. Wir teilen jedoch alle den Glauben, dass
- das Ergebnis der US-Präsidentschaftswahl alle Menschen der Welt betrifft
- der freie und offene Dialog über Grenzen hinweg das gegenseitige Verständnis fördert
- das Internet die Kommunikation zwischen US-WählerInnen und nicht-US-BürgerInnen revoluzioniert.
Wir hoffen, dass Sie Ideen und Argumente finden, die Sie anregen, stimulieren und überraschen! Wir hoffen auch, dass Sie sich die Zeit nehmen sich an der Diskussion zu beteiligen.
Besuchen Sie uns bald wieder!
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Missão
Benvindo ao portal The World Speaks!
Este é o portal mundial para ação, dialogo e informação sobre a eleição presidencial norte-americana em novembro de 2004. Todos estão convidados a participar – não apenas eleitores americanos. O mundo inteiro esta de olho nos resultados, e nos queremos apresentar a você os projetos que estão fazendo americanos e não-americanos discutir o tema.
Não importa se você esta votando ou apenas se expressando, nossa missão é mostrar o caminho para onde você possa trabalhar seus argumentos, falar livremente, criar suas vídeo-mensagens e VOTAR.
The World Speaks é uma iniciativa das ongs Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, e openDemocracy.net's Minha America: Cartas para Americanos.
Nos somos absolutamente neutros, mas acreditamos que:
- O resultado das eleições norte-americanas afeta todos os cidadãos do mundo.
- Discussão livre e aberta ultrapassando as fronteiras desenvolve compreensão.
- A internet esta revolucionando a comunicação entre eleitores americanos e cidadãos de outros paises.
Nos esperamos que você encontre idéias e argumentos que te engajem, estimulem e surpreendam! E também esperamos que você encontre tempo para contribuir
Volte sempre.
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Ujeeddo
Kusoo dhowow irridda Aragtida Adduunka!
Halkani waa irridda waxqabadka, wadatashiga iyo warbixinaha ku sabsan doorashada madaxweynennimada Maraykanka ee bisha Noofembar 2004. Qof kasta waa u bannaan tahay inuu ka qayb qaato – kuma koobna muwaadiniinta Maraykanka ee leh xuquuqda codaynta keliya. Adduunka oo dhan ayaa daawanaya natiijadaas, waxaana doonaynaa inaan kuu soo bandhigno mashaariicda isku keenaya fikarada dadka Maraykanka ah iyo dadka aan ahayn Maraykan.
Haddii aad codaynaysid ama aragti dhiibanaysid, ujeeddadayadu waa inaan kuu tilmaano halka aad ku jeedin kartid dooddaada, u sheegi kartid fikirkaaga, u samayn kartid cajalad arag ah oo xambaarsan farriintaada, ama ugu yaraan aad: u codaynaysid.
Aragtida Adduunka waa iskaashi dhexmaray ilaha warbaahin ee Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, iyo mashruuca ay waddo openDemocracy.net ee la magic baxay My America: Letters to Americans.
Annagu dhinacna ma raacsanin. Balse waxaan wadaagnaa in:
- Natiijada doorashada madaxweynennimada Maraykanka ay saamaynayso dhammaan muwaadiniinta caalamka
- Aqoon is-weydaarsi furan oo aan xuduudo lahayn uu kordhinayo is-faham
- Internetku ay casriyeynayso wada-hadalka dhexmaraya dadka codbixinaya ee Maraykanka ah iyo kuwa aan ahayn.
Waxaan rajaynaynaa inaad ka heli doontid fikrado iyo doodo kala duwan, dhadhan leh isla markaana ku yaab geliya! Waxa kale oo aan rajaynaynaa inaad adiguna ku biirin doontid fikraddaada.
Deg-deg usoo laabo.
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Nuestra Misión
Bienvenido al portal de The World Speaks!
Esta es la puerta del mundo hacia acción, diálogo, e información sobre las elecciones estadounidenses en noviembre de este año. Aquí todos están invitados a participar –no solamente los ciudadanos norteamericanos con derecho de votar. Todo el mundo está esperando el resultado, y queremos introducir aquí los proyectos que están iniciando un diálogo entre los estadounidenses y el resto del mundo sobre el tema.
Si quieres votar o solamente hacer escuchar tu voz, nuestra misión es apuntar a dónde es posible mejorar los argumentos, hablar libremente, crear videomensajes propios, y -por supuesto- votar.
The World Speaks es una colaboración entre Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, Earth Action y openDemocracy.net's My America: Letters to Americans.
Somos completamente independientes de partidos políticos. Sin embargo, creemos todos que:
- Los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses afectarán a todo el mundo
- Discusiones libres y abiertas que cruzan fronteras nacionales aumentan el nivel de entendimiento mutuo
- El Internet está revolucionando la comunicación entre votantes norteamericanos y el resto del mundo
¡Esperamos que puedas encontrar ideas y argumentos que te emocionan, estimulan y sorprenden! Además nos gustaría que contribuyeras.
¡Vuelve pronto!
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La nostra missione
Benvenuti su "The world Speaks" (Il Mondo Parla)
Questo sito apre la porta al mondo, per agire, dialogare e fornire informazioni circa le elezioni presidenziali negli Stati Uniti nel Novembre 20004.
Qui siete tutti invitati a partecipare; non solo I cittadini Americani con diritto al voto. Il mondo osserva con estremo interesse lo svolgersi di questo avvenimento, e noi vogliamo presentarvi le varie iniziative in cui i cittadini Americani e gli stranieri ne parlano.
Che tu abbia diritto al voto o no, o voglia semplicemente esprimere la tua opinione, il nostro ruolo e` quello di guidarti dove potrai dar forma ai tuoi argomenti, parlare, creare un tuo video-messaggio, e infine -ma non per questo meno importante- votare.
"The World Speaks" (Il Mondo Parla) e` una collaborazione tra "Talk to US" (Parla con gli Stati Uniti) e "Open Democracy net's: Dear America" (Cara America: lettere agli Americani).
Siamo assolutamente indipendenti, ma siamo convinti che:
I risultati delle elezioni presidenziali in America avranno conseguenze per tutti i cittadini del mondo.
Una franca e libera discussione attraverso ogni frontiera aiuta a comprendere.
Internet sta rivoluzionando le comunicazioni tra gli Americani che votano e i cittadini del mondo.
Speriamo che troverai qui idee ed argomenti appassionanti e sorprendenti, e che anche che tu troverai il tempo per contribuire a questo importante dialogo.
Torna presto.
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Mission
Välkomna till "The World Speaks" portal!
Detta är den globala portalen för aktivism, dialog och information om det amerikanska presidentvalet i november 2004. Här är alla välkomna att delta, inte bara amerikanska medborgare med rösträtt. Hela världen väntar med spänning på valutgången och vi introducerar dig till projekten som får amerikaner och ickeamerikaner att prata med varandra.
Oavsett om du har formell rösträtt eller inte är vårt uppdrag att tipsa dig om webbplatser där du kan vässa dina argument, debattera, publicera dina egna videomeddelanden, och, sist men inte minst: rösta.
"The World Speaks" är ett samarbete mellan: Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, och openDemocracy.nets My America: Letters to Americans.
Vi är helt opartiska. Men vi anser att:
- Det amerikanska presidentvalet berör alla världsmedborgare
- Fri och öppen diskussion över nationsgränser leder till ökad förståelse
- Internet revolutionerar kommunikationen mellan amerikanska väljare och omvärlden.
Vi hoppas att du hittar idéer och argument som engagerar, stimulerar och överraskar dig. Vi hoppas också att du själv tar dig tid till att delta.
Kom tillbaka snart!
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September 01, 2004
The World Votes
The World Votes is the first global e-democracy experiment. Theworldvotes draws on global e-voting and e-democracy expertise in order to provide citizens around the world with a voice in the U.S. Election. The idea is to hold a mock election via the Internet at individual discretion, giving everyone around the world with access to the Internet the chance to cast a vote. Bush or Kerry? Voters choose the candidate they think is best for the world, giving reasons for their choice. The final outcome of the global vote for the U.S. President will be published on November 2, 2004. During the election campaign, intermediate polls will be published as well allowing U.S. citizens to take world opinion into account when making their own decision. This is what theworldvotes.org seeks to be: a community for the world's citizenry to let present and future presidents know what they expect of the world's most powerful state. Theworldsvotes.org gives everybody a chance to be counted.
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Founding Web Sites
Election 2004: "The World Speaks" was founded by five online projects.
My America: Letters to America
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/issue-3-115.jsp
My America: Letters to America is a site that brings together a number of high profile Americans and non-Americans. It was launched in August 2004 by openDemocracy.
Talk to US
http://www.talktous.org
Talk to US addresses a critical problem: US policies impact the whole world, but non-Americans have few ways to communicate directly with mainstream America. The international voices Americans do hear often represent only the extremes -- not ordinary people from around the world. Talk to US is changing this by gathering and distributing 30 second video messages from people around the world.
The World Votes
http://www.theworldvotes.org
Theworldvotes.org gives people all around the world a voice in the forthcoming U.S. Presidential Election. The World Votes was launched in July 2003. Ensure that your voice is heard by casting your vote electronically and add momentum to a worldwide drive to establish global democracy.
Voices '04
http://www.voices04.org
Voices '04 exists in order to foster a dialogue between U.S. voters and non-U.S. citizens in advance of the 2004 presidential election. Visitors will find a collection of Dear America and Dear World letters as well as interviews and news articles about world opinion, the presidential candidates, and the U.S. electoral process.
Earth to America
www.EarthtoAmerica.org will bring the faces and voices of the world to the eyes and ears of US voters before the 2004 elections by inviting a network of over 2,000 organisations in more than 160 countries to send messages via the Earth to America site.
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Mission
English | Français | Português | Svenska
Welcome to Election 2004: "The World Speaks"
This is the world's online gateway to action, dialogue, and information about the US presidential election in November 2004. Here, everybody is invited to participate - not just US citizens with voting rights. The whole world is watching for the results, and we want to introduce you to the projects that are getting Americans and non-Americans talking about it.
Whether you're voting or just voicing, our mission is to point you to where you can shape your arguments, speak out, create your own video messages, and last but not least: vote.
The World Speaks is a collaboration between Earth to America, Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, and openDemocracy.net's My America: Letters to Americans.
We're absolutely non-partisan. But we share a belief that:
- The outcome of the US presidential election affects all world citizens
- Free and open discussion across national borders fosters understanding
- The internet is revolutionizing communication between US voters and non-US citizens
We hope you will find ideas and arguments that engage, stimulate and surprise you! We also hope that you yourself will take the time to contribute.
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Mission
English | Français | Português | Svenska
Bienvenue au portal www.theworldspeaks.net ou le Monde s’Exprime!
C’est votre portail au dialogue, a l'action et a l'information mondiale sur l'election présidentielle aux Etats-Unis en Novembre 2004. Ici tout le monde est invite a y participer, pas seulement les Americains qui ont le droit de voter. Le monde entier suit les débats et attends les resultats de cette élection présidentielle. Nous voulons vous présenter nos projects qui sont discuté autant par des Americains que par des non-Americains.
Que vous votiez ou que vous ne vouliez que vous exprimer, notre mission est de vous diriger vers les differents sites qui vous permetterons de creer vos arguments, de vous exprimer ou de créer vos propres messages video, mais sans oublier, qui vous permetteras aussi de voter.
The World Speaks est une collaboration entre “Talk to US”, “Voices ‘04”, “the World Votes”, et la lettre de “Opendemocracy.net” intitulée: Lettre aux Américains.
Nous ne sommes partisans d’aucun parti, mais nous partagons les pensées suivantes:
- Les resultants de l’élection Américaine affecterons le monde entier
- Des discussions libres et ouvertes au travers des frontiers apportent une meilleure compréhension
- L’internet a révolutioné la communication entre les gens des Etats-Unis qui votent et les citoyens non Américains
Nous ésperons que vous trouverez des idées et des arguments qui vous provoqueront, qui vous stimuleront et qui vous surprendront! Nous ésperons aussi que vous aussi prendrez le temps d’y contribuer.
A tres bientôt!
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Missão
English | Français | Português | Svenska
Benvindo ao portal The World Speaks!
Este é o portal mundial para ação, dialogo e informação sobre a eleição presidencial norte-americana em novembro de 2004. Todos estão convidados a participar – não apenas eleitores americanos. O mundo inteiro esta de olho nos resultados, e nos queremos apresentar a você os projetos que estão fazendo americanos e não-americanos discutir o tema.
Não importa se você esta votando ou apenas se expressando, nossa missão é mostrar o caminho para onde você possa trabalhar seus argumentos, falar livremente, criar suas vídeo-mensagens e VOTAR.
The World Speaks é uma iniciativa das ongs Talk to US, Voices '04, The World Votes, e openDemocracy.net's Minha America: Cartas para Americanos.
Nos somos absolutamente neutros, mas acreditamos que:
- O resultado das eleições norte-americanas afeta todos os cidadãos do mundo.
- Discussão livre e aberta ultrapassando as fronteiras desenvolve compreensão.
- A internet esta revolucionando a comunicação entre eleitores americanos e cidadãos de outros paises.
Nos esperamos que você encontre idéias e argumentos que te engajem, estimulem e surpreendam! E também esperamos que você encontre tempo para contribuir
Volte sempre.
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Mission
English | Français | Português | Svenska
Välkomna till "The World Speaks" portal!
Det här är den globala mötesplatsen för aktivism, dialog och information om det amerikanska presidentvalet i november 2004. Hit är alla välkomna, inte bara amerikanska medborgare med rösträtt. Hela världen väntar med spänning på valutgången och vi introducerar dig till projekten som får amerikaner och ickeamerikaner att prata med varandra.
Oavsett om du har formell rösträtt eller ej är vår mission att tipsa dig om webbplatser där du kan vässa dina argument, debattera, publicera dina egna videomeddelanden, och, sist men inte minst: rösta.
"The World Speaks" är ett samarbete mellan: openDemocracy My America: Letters to Americans, Earth to America, Talk to US, The World Votes och Voices '04.
Vi är helt opartiska. Men vi anser att:
- Det amerikanska presidentvalet berör alla världsmedborgare
- Fri och öppen diskussion över nationsgränser leder till ökad förståelse
- Internet revolutionerar kommunikationen mellan amerikanska väljare och omvärlden.
Vi hoppas att du hittar idéer och argument som engagerar, stimulerar och överraskar dig. Vi hoppas också att du själv tar dig tid till att delta.
Kom tillbaka snart!
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New Internet Gateway Gets Americans and Non-Americans Talking About the US Election
For Immediate Release
Sept 8, 2004
‘The World Speaks’ Launches as a Collaboration between Five International Websites
THE HAGUE, LONDON, NEW YORK, SEATTLE, STOCKHOLM and TORONTO —The World Speaks (www.theworldspeaks.net) launched today, creating a global online gateway that facilitates a multimedia dialogue between Americans and non-Americans in advance of the US presidential election.
Through www.theworldspeaks.net, the 700 million people connected to the Internet on every continent have the opportunity to talk, write and send video messages to Americans about their hopes and concerns for the most anticipated and important US election in recent history. And Americans are responding!
With only two months to go before Election Day, www.theworldspeaks.net lifts the quality of debate while bringing the discussion down to an intimate and personal level. No press secretaries, no ministry spokespersons, just real people with real concerns. Whether non-Americans support Bush or Kerry, they want US voters to think about the world before they drop the ballot. And recent polls clearly show that Americans care what the world thinks, understanding that security at home starts with being respected internationally.
The World Speaks is a spontaneous collaboration between five international websites based in Canada, The Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the USA. Together, they have a collective audience that runs up in the hundreds of thousands, and through media partnerships and syndication, millions.
The five groups are:
openDemocracy.net - My America: Letters to Americans
www.openDemocracy.net is a website for debate about global politics and culture. Leading up to the US election openDemocracy is publishing a weekly exchange of letters in which Americans and non-Americans share their thoughts and feelings about the world’s lone superpower. My America: Letters to Americans delivers a wide range of fresh, provocative and stimulating exchanges as politicians, writers, and artists with differing viewpoints describe what America means to them. Letters exchanges so far have included: Chinese human rights activist, Wei Jingsheng and Anne-Marie Slaughter of Princeton University; British economist Will Hutton and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform; Indian editor Antara Dev Sen and Dinesh D’Souza, writer of What’s So Great About America. This project is an example of what openDemocracy.net does best, assisting hard thought about global issues through strong argument and counter-argument.
Solana Larsen from www.openDemocracy.net says: “Without dialogue there is no understanding. And the world needs to understand America’s decision, regardless of who is elected. World peace depends on it. Of course, if foreigners can help sway America’s decision: great. The United States isn’t alone on the planet.”
Talk to US
“Pretend your camera leads straight into the living rooms of all 300 million Americans, and then answer the question: "What would you like to say to the people of the United States?" Talk to US is a global forum created to broadcast the ideas, concerns, or stories of people around the world to ordinary US citizens through short video clips. World citizens record their opinions, and submit them to www.talktoUS.org The video clips, captured by professional filmmakers, as well as by anyone with a video camera and the desire to express themselves, already feature people from more than 15 countries and turn global issues from impersonal statistics into personal stories. It is these stories that have the power to open hearts and minds, raise important questions and create connections across borders. Some of the partners in this project include: Americans for Informed Democracy, American Voices Abroad, Global Exchange, Link TV, Mercy Corps, National Alliance for Media Artc and Culture, OneWorld TV and YMDI/Media Rights.
Kajsa Klein from www.talktoUS.org says: “There is a tremendous desire around the world to communicate with the American people. The biggest hope for keeping the United States mindful of international public opinion, are the estimated 700 million people connected to the Internet.”
Voices '04
www.Voices04.org combines the personal quality of letter-writing with the massive scale of global and instantaneous electronic communication. Launched exactly one year in advance of the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the project invites all non-U.S. citizens to submit Dear America letters and all U.S. voters to contribute statements to the world. The result is a much needed exchange of ideas among those who can vote on November 2nd and those who cannot. Authors of Voices ‘04 letters can write on any number of topics: including specific foreign policy issues, the Republican, Democratic, and Third Party candidates, the electoral process, or the current state of America-World relations. To date, the site has received letters from world citizens based in the U.K., France, Austria, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, The Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Australia, China, Haiti, Mexico, Canada and the United States. Voices ‘04 is supported in part by the University of Toronto’s McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology.
Peter Deitz from www.Voices04.org says: “The online projects we link to on www.theworldspeaks.net enable world citizens to talk with one another - not as governments to governments across borders – but as people to people.”
The World Votes
Theworldvotes.org is the first global e-democracy experiment and provides citizens around the world with a voice in the US election. The idea is to hold a mock election via the Internet at individual discretion, giving everyone around the world with access to the Internet the chance to cast a vote. Bush or Kerry? Voters choose the candidate they think is best for the world, giving reasons for their choice. The final outcome of the global vote for the U.S. President will be published on November 2, 2004. During the election campaign, intermediate polls will be published as well allowing U.S. citizens to take world opinion into account when making their own decision. This is what theworldvotes.org seeks to be: a community for the world’s citizenry to let present and future presidents know what they expect of the world’s most powerful state. Theworldsvotes.org gives everybody a chance to be counted.
Wiebe de Jager from Theworldvotes.org says: "The foreign policy of the next president is of direct concern to citizens around the world. What was missing was a way for citizens around the world to express themselves and be counted."
Earth to America
www.EarthtoAmerica.org will bring the faces and voices of the world to the eyes and ears of US voters before the 2004 elections. Our goal is for Americans to hear directly from people worldwide about how the outcome of the 2004 US election—and the policies that will follow—will directly affect their lives. Earth to America will contact over 2,000 organizations in more than 160 countries that are Partners in the EarthAction Network, and invite them, and their millions of members, to send messages from the Earth to America site.
Lois Barber from www.EarthtoAmerica.org says: “By increasing US voters’ awareness and understanding of America’s interconnectedness to the rest of the world, we believe more Americans will be motivated to vote for a candidate who will work to create a more just, peaceful and equitable world.”
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Discuss Election 2004: "The World Speaks"
Please respond to Election 2004: "The World Speaks." Feel free to discuss specific aspects of the partner sites, or simply leave a more general message for all of us. We look forward to receiving your feedback.
To start, click on the comments link below or fill in the form.
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Press Room
Election 2004: "The World Speaks" was launched as a spontaneous collaboration among five international sites. Please use the information below to learn more about our project and make contact with us. We are happy to talk with any U.S. or non-U.S. publication that is planning to write an article on world opinion and the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Press Releases
28-Oct-2004: "Website Urges US Voters to Communicate with Non-Americans"
28-Oct-2004: "'The World Speaks' Urges President Bush to Re-open his Website to the World"
08-Sept-2004: "New Internet Gateway Gets Americans and Non-Americans Talking about the US Election"
Media Contacts
Solana Larsen, based in New York and London (English or Spanish): +1 (646) 220 1459
Kajsa Klein, based in Stockholm (English or Swedish): +46 73 39 08 819
Or email: press@theworldspeaks.net and we’ll get back to you.
Press Coverage
BBC News: "World finds voice on US vote online," Oct 28, 2004
Los Angeles Times: "World Citizens Use Web to Weigh In on U.S. Foreign Policy," Oct 1, 2004
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Contact Us
Please direct general questions or comments to: info@theworldspeaks.net
We have also included contact information for the people who manage each of the Election 2004: "The World Speaks" partner sites.
openDemocracy's My America: Letters to Americans
Solana Larsen
solana.larsen@opendemocracy.net
Talk to US
William Brent
william.brent@talktoUS.org
Brad de Graf
brad.degraf@talktoUS.org
Kajsa Klein
kajsa.klein@talktoUS.org
The World Votes
Wiebe de Jager & Bart Lacroix
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Voices '04
Peter Deitz
peter@voices04.org
Michael Hollander
mike@voices04.org
Earth to America
Lois Barber
lois@earthaction.org
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My America: Letters to Americans
openDemocracy.net is a website for debate about global politics and culture. Leading up to the US election in November, openDemocracy is publishing a weekly exchange of letters in which Americans and non-Americans share their thoughts and feelings about the world’s lone superpower. My America: Letters to Americans delivers a wide range of fresh, provocative and stimulating exchanges as politicians, writers, and artists with differing viewpoints describe what America means to them. Letters exchanges so far have included: Chinese human rights activist, Wei Jingsheng and Anne-Marie Slaughter of Princeton University; British economist Will Hutton and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform; Indian editor Antara Dev Sen and Dinesh D’Souza, writer of What’s So Great About America. This project is an example of what openDemocracy does best, assisting hard thought about global issues through strong argument and counter-argument.
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Talk to US
"Pretend your camera leads straight into the living rooms of all 300 million Americans, and then answer the question: "What would you like to say to the people of the United States?" Talk to US is a global forum created to broadcast the ideas, concerns, or stories of people around the world to ordinary US citizens through short video clips. World citizens record their opinions, and submit them to The video clips, captured by professional filmmakers, as well as by anyone with a video camera and the desire to express themselves, already feature people from more than 15 countries and turn global issues from impersonal statistics into personal stories. It is these stories that have the power to open hearts and minds, raise important questions and create connections across borders. Some of the partners in this project include: Americans for Informed Democracy, American Voices Abroad, Global Exchange, Link TV, Mercy Corps, National Alliance for Media Artc and Culture, OneWorld TV and YMDI/Media Rights.
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Voices '04
Voices '04 combines the personal quality of letter-writing with the massive scale of global and instantaneous electronic communication. Launched exactly one year in advance of the 2004 U.S. presidential election, the project invites all non-U.S. citizens to submit Dear America letters and all U.S. voters to contribute statements to the world. The result is a much needed exchange of ideas among those who can vote on November 2nd and those who cannot. Authors of Voices '04 letters can write on any number of topics: including specific foreign policy issues, the Republican, Democratic, and Third Party candidates, the electoral process, or the current state of America-World relations. To date, the site has received letters from world citizens based in the U.K., France, Austria, Germany, Russia, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, The Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Australia, China, Haiti, Mexico, Canada and the United States. Voices '04 is supported in part by the University of Toronto's McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology.
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Earth to America
Earth to America will bring the faces and voices of the world to the eyes and ears of US voters before the 2004 elections. Our goal is for Americans to hear directly from people worldwide about how the outcome of the 2004 US election—and the policies that will follow—will directly affect their lives. Earth to America will contact over 2,000 organizations in more than 160 countries that are Partners in the EarthAction Network, and invite them, and their millions of members, to send messages from the Earth to America site.
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The World Votes
The World Votes e` il primo esperimento globale di e-democrazia. Theworldvotes si avvale dell’esperienza globale di e-voting e di e-democracy per dare voce ai cittadini del mondo nelle elezioni Americane. L’idea e` di organizzare delle elezioni alternative, che naturalmente avranno solo un valore informativo e simbolico, tramite l’internet, dando a coloro che hanno accesso all’internet la possibilita` di votare. Bush o Kerry? I votanti sceglieranno il candidato che ritengono sia la scelta migliore per il mondo, con una spiegazione del perche` della loro scelta. I risultati delle elezioni globali per il presidente degli Stati Uniti verranno pubblicati il 2 Novembre 2004. Durante la campagna elettorale, verranno pubblicati risultati parziali il che dara` ai cittadini Americani l’opportunita` di considerare l’opinione del resto del mondo nella loro scelta. Theworldvotes desidera dare voce alla comunita` mondiale per rendere consapevoli I Presidenti del Paese piu` potente del mondo, di oggi e del futuro, di quello che ci si aspetta da loro.
Theworldvotes.org da` a tutti l’opportunita` di essere contati.
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Voices '04
Voices '04 combina la personale qualita` della lettera con la dimensione globale` e l’instantaneita` della comunicazione elettronica. Il progetto, lanciato esattamente un anno prima delle elezioni Presidenziali Americane del 2004, invita coloro che non sono cittadini Americani ad inviare lettere all’America e invita I cittadini Americani votanti a contribuire con loro testimonianze per il mondo. Ne risulta un importantissimo scambio di idée tra coloro che potranno votare il 2 di Novembre e coloro che non potranno. Gli autori delle “Voci’04 possono scrivere circa qualsiasi argomento inclusi specifici temi di politica estera, I candidati Republicani, Democratici o indipendenti, il processo elettorale o lo stato delle relazioni tra l’America e il resto del mondo.
A tutt’oggi, il sito ha ricevuto lettere dall’Inghilterra, dalla Francia, Austria, Germania, Russia, Egitto, Algeria, Tunisia, Marocco, La repubblica del Congo, Nigeria, Australia, Cina, Haiti, Messico, Canada e dagli Stati Uniti. Voci’04 e` finanziato in parte dal programma McLuhan per la Cultura e la Tecnologia dell’ Universita` di Toronto.
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Talk to US
Fai finta di avere una cinepresa che ti porti direttamente nel salotto di tutti I 300 milioni di Americani, poi rispondi alla domanda:”che vorresti dire alla gente degli USA?”. Talk to US e` un forum globale creato per trasmettere e portare le idée, preoccupazioni e storie di gente da ogni parte del mondo ai cittadini degli Stati Uniti attraverso brevi video.
I cittadini del mondo registrano le loro storie e opinioni e le inviano a “The video clips”, vengono poi realizzate visivamente da registi professionali. Potete anche pero`farlo da voi, se avete una cinepresa e desiderate esprimervi con vostre immagini. Talk toUS ha gia` presentato video da piu` di 15 paesi e trasformato istanze globali da semplici statistiche a storie personali. Sono queste storie che hanno il potere di aprire I cuori e le menti, di suscitare curiosita` e stimolare domande che creano rapporti attraverso le frontiere. Tra i collaboratori di questo progetto abbiamo: Americans for Informed Democracy (Americani per una democrazia informata), American Voices Abroad (Voci Americane all’estero), Global exchange (Scambio globale), Link TV,e YMDI/Media Rights.
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My America: Letters to Americans
openDemocracy.net e` un sito che promuove il dibattito sulla politica globale e la cultura. My America: Letters to Americans (La mia America: Lettere agli Americani) e` un progetto unico nel quale persone conosciute o semplicemente interessanti non Americane scrivono una lettera ad una persona Americana di loro scelta che a sua volta risponde. Le lettere sono ambedue pubblicate e discusse in un forum on line.
Ad oggi, tra gli scambi di lettere pubblicate ci sono quelle di Wei Jingsheng, un attivista per I diritti umani, e Anne Marie Slaughter della Universita` di Princetown; L’economista Inglese Will Hutton e Grover Norquist dell’associazione Americans for Tax Reform (Americani per la riforma delle tasse); l’editore Indiano Antara Dev Sen e Dinesh D’Souza autore di “what’s So Great About America” (Che c’e` di grande circa l’America). Questo progetto e` un esempio di quello che “openDemocracy.net” fa` meglio: promuove difficili discussioni su argomenti globali attraverso un forte dibattito di idée.
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The World Votes
The World Votes est la première experience démocratique au moyen de l’internet. Theworldvotes attire les specialistes d’elections démocratiques afin que les citoyens du monde puisses avoir leur voix dans les elections Américaines a venir. L’idée est d’avoir une fausse election au travers de l’internet a discretion des utilisateurs, afin que chacun, et dans tous les pays du monde, qui aie acces a l’internet puisses voter. Bush ou Kerry? Les électeurs choisissent le candidat qui sera le meilleur pour le monde, en donnant la raison de leur choix.
Le résultat final de cette election par internet sera diffusée le 2 Novembre 2004. Durant la campagne électorale, des affichage intermédiaire auront lieux afin d’aider les citoyens Américains a faire leur choix entre les candidates. Theworldvotes.org cherches a devenir ceci: une communauté ou les Presidents actuels et futur verront ce que les citoyens du monde attendant du pays le plus puissant du monde. Theworldvotes.org donne le droit a chacun de se faire entendre.
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Voices '04
Voices ’04 combine les qualities personelles de lettre écrites avec la communication instantanée et globale premise par le courier électronique. Ce site est né exactement une année avant les elections présidentielles US de 2004. Il invites tous les non-Américains a soumettre des lettres “Chère Amérique” et a tous les Américains a contribuer avec des réponses. Le résultat est un échange