Omnibus for direct democracy
| OMNIBUS | |
|---|---|
| legal form | gGmbH |
| founding | 1987 |
| founder | Johannes Stüttgen |
| Seat | Hattingen |
| motto | for everyone, with everyone, through everyone |
| main emphasis | Direct democracy |
| people | Brigitte Krenkers, Johannes Stüttgen |
| Website | www.omnibus.org |
The OMNIBUS for Direct Democracy profit company (short OMNIBUS ; from Latin omnibus = "for all" and the vehicle bus ) is a citizens' initiative , which runs a bus as a mobile information since 1987 across Germany in order to people about the direct democracy through referendum to speak.
The organization
The OMNIBUS for Direct Democracy gGmbH sees itself as a research and development company of direct democracy. The initiative aims to create instruments with which each individual can take responsibility for shaping the community at all levels.
The OMNIBUS company supports municipal petitions and referendums as well as popular initiatives , petitions and referendums at the state level. In addition, OMNIBUS advocates the introduction of nationwide referendums based on the model of the three-stage popular legislation .
The OMNIBUS for Direct Democracy gGmbH does not receive any funding from the state or from the economy. The initiative is financed by a group of around 3000 people.
The artist Joseph Beuys was an important impulse for the initiative . In 1971 he founded the " Organization for direct democracy through referendum " in Düsseldorf , which was followed in 1972 at documenta 5 in Kassel over a period of 100 days with visitors and important representatives from culture, politics and business with whom about "Direct Democracy" and social sculpture was discussed. Beuys brought the term “referendum” from the field of art into the public discussion and declared shaping the community to be the greatest challenge that we all face together in a democracy.
The partner and co-founder of OMNIBUS for direct democracy gGmbH is Johannes Stüttgen , long-time employee and master student of Joseph Beuys. The company's headquarters are in Hattingen .
In addition to the ongoing work for the introduction of the nationwide referendum, OMNIBUS pursues other projects such as "vote on basic income" or schools in freedom.
literature
- Flensburger Hefte 24, 1789–1989 Direct Democracy. Interviews with Hans Peter Bull (SPD), Heiko Hoffmann (CDU), Gerald Häfner (Greens), Joseph Beuys and Direct Democracy, the work of art Omnibus for Direct Democracy u. a. 226 pages, 1989.
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description of the company. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Omnibus for Direct Democracy, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved June 17, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Harlan, Rappmann, Schata: Soziale Plastik - materials zu Joseph Beuys , FIU Verlag, p. 123
- ↑ Omnibus for Direct Democracy gGmbH: Projects. Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
