Keynote from Ciudadano 3.0, Mexico City, September 2011

1. PEOPLE POWER
WITHOUT
PARTIES
what it means for politicians
Mary Joyce | Ciudadano 3.0 | Mexico City | September 20, 2011
EGYPT SPAIN INDIA USA MÉXICO
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2. IN THE PAST
POLITICIANS
HAD ALL THE
POWER
THEY SET THE
AGENDA
THEY MOBILIZED
VOTERS

3. NOW WITH
DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY
CITIZENS
ARE TAKING BACK SOME OF THIS
POWER
THEY ARE SETTING
AGENDAS
THEY ARE MOBILIZING
THEMSELVES
Image: Hammoud_/Flickr

4. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
POLITICAL
PARTIES?
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
POLITICIANS?
Image: Hammoud_/Flickr

5. LET’S LISTEN TO THE
VO I C E S O F T H E S E
CITIZENS
AND SEE HOW LEADERS
RESPOND

6. EGYPT
There isn’t one of us here on a high
horse leading the masses....The
revolution belonged to the Internet
youth. Then it belonged to the
Egyptian youth. Then it belonged
to all the people of Egypt.
- Facebook page administrator Wael Ghonim
on the leadership of the Egyptian revolution
television interview, February,7 2011

7. Ex-President Mubarak
The events of the last few
days require us all as a
people and as a leadership
to chose between chaos
and stability.
-televised speech, February 1, 2011
Image: virtacore.com

8. SPAIN
Es una noticia preocupante la increíble distancia - blogger Ignacio Escolar
que se está creando entre los políticos y el resto Público blog, May 17, 2011
de los ciudadanos. El 15-M no es el único síntoma
de que esta democracia está enferma, de que no
podrá sobrevivir si se mantiene la injusticia, la
corrupción y la impunidad.
Cuántos decían que no era posible un
cambio? Cuántos creían que siempre
viviríamos así? Cuántos? Esto es solo
el comienzo. #acampadabcn - @LaKylaB
Twitter, May 20, 2011
Image: Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images

9. Prime Minister Zapatero
"It is a peaceful protest
that deserves our
respect... While it is hard
for young people today to
see the results of the
reforms, the results will
come.”
-speech in La Coruna, May 20, 2011
Image: PSOE.es

10. INDIA
“Why should we fight? The funds in government treasuries
are ours. The treasuries are not threatened by thieves but
by those who guard it. The country is not betrayed by
enemies but by these traitors.” -Anna Hazare
(no date)
Image: howzzit.com

11. Prime Minister Singh
"I acknowledge that Anna
Hazare may be inspired by
high ideals.... However, the
path that he has chosen, to
impose a draft of the bill
on parliament, is totally
misconceived.”
-speech to Parliament, August 17, 2011
"We are together in this
fight against corruption.”
-letter to Anna Hazare, August 23, 2011
Image: Brittannica.com

12. USA
“The mask is off, the
curtain drawn back - we
h ave a FA I L U R E O F
L E A D E R S H I P, i n b o t h
parties. ENOUGH IS
ENOUGH! This is no
longer about Democrats or
Republicans. This is about
the future of America.”
- teapartypatriots.org
August, 2011
Image: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman

13. Tea Party Politicians: Bachmann, Paline, Armey
"It is just so inspiring to see real
people. Not politicos. Not inside-the-
beltway professionals. Come out and
stand up and speak out for common
sense conservative principles.”
- Facebook post
February 6, 2010
Lower taxes.
"The Tea Party is a dynamic Less government.
force for good in our More freeedom.
national conversation.” - FreedomWorks slogan, 2011
-response to State of the Union
January 25, 2011
Image: mainfo.blogspot.com, Wikipedia

14. MÉXICO
No soy historiador, más
bien soy un Experto de
Nada, pero me parece
que el intercambio que
tuvo verificativo entre
representantes de la
sociedad civil sin partido
político y sin bandera
electoral, con el titular
del Poder Ejecutivo y
miembros de su
gabinete en un acto
público no tiene
precedentes en el país.
- Manuel Robles
Experto de la Nada blog, June 23, 2011
Image: La Tecera

15. The Options
The Options
Respect
without Co-opt
Results = Win?
= Lose
Ignore Criticize
and then Engage
Attack Placate = Win?
= Lose
= Lose

16. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY
FORWARD
FOR MÉXICO?
EGYPT SPAIN INDIA USA MÉXICO
Images: globalexchange.org, pasotraspaso/Flickr, Gigi Ibrahim/Flickr, Fibonacci Blue/Flickr, wewantcorruptionfreeindia.blogspot.com