de•mo•logue \de-'mö-log\ n [Greek demokratia, demos = people, logos = word] 1 : a discussion of democracy 2 : a discussion among citizens about how to create a more democratic society
3 : a location, either physical or through a digital medium, in which a discussion of democracy
Mary Joyce is an American ex-pat living and working in Rabat, Morocco. She does the web design and posting for DemoBlog and Demologue.com, as well as working with local and international political activists on projects related to the site. She reads English, French, Spanish, and (a smattering of) Arabic. You can contact her at mail@demologue.com
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Tarik Essaadi is one of the most prolific web designers in Morocco. Based in Marrakech, Mr. Essaadi and his team have created several popular and ambitious sites, including eMarrakech.info, MarocVille.com, and Blog.ma
He is currently working with Demologue.com on the creation of a Moroccan citizen journalism site.
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Solana Larsen is the Commissioning Editor of openDemocracy, an organization dedicated to opening up a democratic and free-thinking space for the world. She is also the head of the organization's New York office.
She is currently working with Demologue.com on a guide to election blogging.
Zephyr Teachout was the Director of Online Organizing for Howard Dean's presidential campaign and a resident fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.She is now a lecturer at UVM.
She is currently working with Demologue.com on a guide to election blogging.
Paramendra Bhagat, a Kathmandu-New York transplant, is the the creator of the blog Democracy for Nepal and also the founder and interim president of the digital democracy organization Hamro Nepal.
He worked with Demologue.com in co-writing the Demosphere Manifesto.
Chinarut Ruangchotvit is an American-born Thai living in Bangkok whose work focuses on online collaboration and web 2.0. He is also passionate about dance.
He is working with Demologue.com to assemble a digital toolkit for grassroots activists.
Gar Green is the technology director at the Rabat American School and also produces his own podcasts.
He is the technical ace behind the youth podcasting initiative.
Hicham Imounssi is a Rabat-based English teacher who is interested in photo-blogging.
He is currently working on the youth podcasting initiative.
Doug Davis is a professor of psychology at Haverford College, with a particular interest in adolescence in Morocco.
He is currently working on the youth podcasting initiative.
Mark Parkison is a former Peace Corps volunteer who is now the Director of Democracy and Governance Programs at USAID Morocco
Demologue.com is working with him on his youth podcasting initiative.
Jason Zanon is the Director of Outreach and Development for Democracy in Action, an American NGO dedicated to making online advocacy tools accessible to all nonprofits.
He is working with Demologue.com to bring Democracy in Action's tools to Morocco.