Summary
Democracy onAir is a nonpartisan, nonprofit where students bring together information, organizations, citizens, and their representatives to find common ground on key issues and deliver better solutions to support democracies.
Democracy onAir was chartered in Virginia in 2019 and received its 501c3 certification a year later. Over the past four years, George Mason University alumni, students, faculty, and staff have been developing the US onAir network of 50 state governance and election hubs and central US onAir Hub. For more information on the US onAir network … see this post.
Students onAir @GMU, Democracy onAir’s first onAir university chapter, is planning to launch the VA Government onAir hub this spring and, this summer, the US onAir network and, next winter, onAir networks in a number of democracies throughout the world.
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About
Democracy onAir, a 501c3 social enterprise, provides the web technology and support OnAir knowledge networks for democracies around the world. Democracy onAir assists students and partner organization to create, host, and sustain the onAir Hub for the networks they manage. Democracy onAir also develops and monitors the curation and moderation guidelines for the Hubs and manages the finances for each state hub.
Democracy onAir aims to address the current climate of divisiveness, tribalism, fact-free dialogue, and ad hominem attacks. We also see an opportunity to bring attention to the underserved area of state political issues and governance.
Our mission to promote a more informed, civil, and engaged civil citizenry is implemented by providing citizens in democratic societies easier, faster, and more efficient ways to:
- Learn about their government, representatives, candidates, and local/regional issues,
- Discuss with their fellow citizens and representatives in civil online and livestreamed forums, and
- Collaborate to find common ground on new legislation and initiatives
