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Remaking Democracy

A practical guide to building democratic power through organizing, education, and collective imagination.

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THE BOOK

Remaking Democracy

How We Make the Worlds We Want

Remaking Democracy is a liberatory education project and guidebook for social change. It teaches how to analyze problems, consult desires, and design social interventions to grow participation and democratic power.

Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams offer analysis and strategy for sustainable social transformation from decades of organizing and teaching. This accessible and practical resource presents case studies alongside a design toolkit that equips readers to participate in creating the abundant worlds we want.

Instead of offering a single solution, Remaking Democracy helps us create the abundant variety of solutions we need to survive and thrive.

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Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams bring decades of experience in community organizing, participatory design, democratic education, and movement building.

Danielle Chynoweth

Danielle Chynoweth

Danielle Chynoweth is a media justice and housing rights leader dedicated to building democratic power through organizing and education. She serves as an elected official working to end homelessness, previously served as Organizing Director for Media Justice, and co-founded the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. Danielle also teaches at the University of Illinois, the School for Designing a Society, and in educational programs around the world.

Elizabeth Adams

Elizabeth Adams

Elizabeth Adams, PhD, is a composer, educator, and organizer whose work explores the intersections of art, political education, and collective action. For more than two decades, she has created anti-capitalist music performances, organized pop-up political education spaces with Free University NYC, and helped secure historic tenant protections through the Crown Heights Tenant Union. Elizabeth has taught at Columbia University and the School for Designing a Society.

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