{"id":285,"date":"2015-03-01T09:23:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T09:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecafeprojects.com\/declarationproject\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2021-01-08T16:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T16:43:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/declarationproject.org\/?page_id=285","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Declaration Project is an\u00a0interactive initiative that both celebrates and carries the torch of the Spirit of ’76.<\/h2>\nAn initiative of Democracy Cafe<\/a><\/span>, the Declaration Project features a comprehensive collection of declarations of independence and kindred declarations crafted in the U.S. and the world over.\n\nWhile the \u2018Declaration Collection\u2019 component of this project is a centerpiece, there are two other key parts to this initiative: \u00a0MyDeclaration<\/a><\/span>\u2122 gives you the opportunity\u00a0to compose and post your own declaration, and for others to respond to it. And the Spirit of \u201976 Cafe<\/a><\/span>\u2122 features ongoing Socratic\u00a0explorations of the themes that resonate in our July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence and others included here.\n\nTo our knowledge, no one else has undertaken the important work of bringing together in one place\u00a0all the world\u2019s declarations of independence, of rights, of principles, of purpose, of sentiments, and telling the stories behind their creation. Many of these stories are not well-known, or not known at all, but nonetheless have had a marked impact \u2014 usually, though not always, for the better.\n\nIn many instances, by telling the stories of these declarations, we will also be telling the story of what the \u2018Spirit of \u201876\u2019 has come to mean to \u00a0people of varying political beliefs in the U.S. and abroad.\n\nMany of the\u00a0declarations included in the Declaration Collection draw their inspiration from our original document, issued on July 4, 1776, and many model its format and structure and rhetoric. Many who\u2019ve publish declarations claim to be advancing the principles of our own Founding Fathers and Mothers , even as they often disagree about what those principles amount to.\n\nThe Declaration Project focuses on these\u00a0core themes:

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    \nWe hope that you yourself will be moved by the Spirit of \u201976 to create your own declaration, based on your own vision for your world, and on your own notions of freedom, liberty, independence \u2014 and that this in turn will inspire you to spring into action, for a greater good.\n\nIt is also our hope that this community-building\u00a0site will move you to engage thoughtfully with others, and explore how we can best achieve greater freedom, liberty and independence for one and all.\n\nWe hope you\u2019ll visit our site early and often. Feel free to submit not only your own Declaration of Independence, but others that you might come across. This is a work in progress, and in the years to come we hope\u00a0it will be the go-to site for all things \u2018declarational’ — and most of all we hope it will be one meaningful way, as Barack Obama put it, for us to “keep taking steps toward a more perfect union, and close the gaps between who we are and who we want to be.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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