Summer reading: www.opendemocracy.net

OpenDemocracy is an independent, public interest-centered “digital commons” that investigates different forms of democratic change, while also promoting human rights, peacemaking and reconciliation.

OpenDemocracy seeks to make the world more transparent and equitable by challenging the global backlash against democracy and human rights, making corporate and political power more accountable and stimulating the growth of a more inclusive international media ecosystem The publishers try to achieve this in many different ways. They:

– publish high-quality reporting, analysis, multimedia and debate

– run long-term ‘on the job’ training and mentoring for groups under-represented in the media, particularly diverse women, LGBTIQ people and people of colour

– collaborate with, train, learn from and share intelligence with a wide network of media and civil society, from grassroots activists to journalists, lawyers, policymakers, educators and others

– invest in building a more sustainable business model, including via reader support

We wish al our readers many interesting reading hours, not forgetting, that media-competence is a core need for everybody living in a democracy. In our learning materials your can find the respective lesson plans here:

For lower primary: https://www.living-democracy.com/textbooks/volume-2/unit-9/

For upper primary: https://www.living-democracy.com/textbooks/volume-3/part-3/unit-7/ For high school: https://www.living-democracy.com/textbooks/volume-4/part-3/unit-9/