“This is what democracy looks like”: A conversation with Direct Action Network Activists David Graeber , Brooke Lehman, Jose Lugo, and Jeremy Varon

2001

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Over 40,000 activists disrupted Seattle WTO meetings in 1999. On their return, New Yorkers Brooke Lehman, David Graeber, Jeremy Varon and Jose Lugo launched their Direct Action Network (DAN) aiming at a model of direct democracy. In this discussion they explain the decision-making in DAN, its advantages and challenges.
Published in Social Policy 31: 25-30