If you'd like more information about the origins of the idea of cultural democracy , check out the essays in the core resources section. Since culture is our human creation, it is always subject to change. We are awash in information about the enormity of the world's problems, and this can be disabling. Thus the tyranny of those who benefit from the status quo is maintained. Cultural democracy is therefore a deeply radical idea.
Cultural democracy is also a beautiful idea.
It inspires a vision of humanity which embraces us all. Each of us is as complex and fascinating as the multiple factors and influences which have shaped our own identities. Each of us is creative, gifted and potentially powerful. Our communities are creative organisms that dynamically change in response to the appearance of new people, ideas and circumstances. Cultural democracy calls forth our most loving selves, illuminates places where healing is needed, and challenges us to develop the best in ourselves, to be respectful of the harmonious interrelations of all life on the planet.