22nd Century Initiative

This is a discussion of an interview 2024-09-11 with Jiva Manske of the 22nd Century Initiative.^[1] A 29:00 mm:ss audio file, prepared for distribution as the "Media & Democracy" show^[2] syndicated for the Pacifica Radio^[3] Network of over 200 community radio stations^[4] is available here.

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Jiva Manske^[1] of the 22nd Century Initiative^[7] discusses their activities including their collaboration with the Horizons Project^[8] in "Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence" (HOPE-PV).^[9] The 22nd Century Initiative is a national strategy and action hub, founded to coordinate efforts to combat authoritarianism and support a multiracial, inclusive, and pluralistic democracy in the U.S. in this century and the next.

A primary activity is conferences. Their first was in 2023 — July 6-9 in Minneapolis.^[10] The second is scheduled for 2025 – June 19-22 in Atlanta.^[11]

Internet company executives have knowingly increased political polarization and violence including the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, because doing otherwise might have reduced their profits. Documentation of this is summarized in Category:Media reform to improve democracy.

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