The St. Paul Pioneer Press, the daily newspaper of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, today published an article about how the Republican National Convention (to be held in St. Paul this year) is using social media (such as Twitter and Digg)
to engage constituents. This isn't that groundbreaking, since political
parties have been using social media for some time, but it does reflect
the growing importance and mainstream appeal of these tools,
particularly as a way to engage young people.

Are policital parties in other countries using innnovative online tactics to engage citizens? Let me know...

The Children’s Mandate for Peace and the Adults Mandate for Peace (El Madato por la Paz) were symbolic elections in Colombia where children and adults cast ballots for prohibitions of human rights abuses.  It had a strong symbolic effect, demonstrating the public’s disapproval with the current human rights situation and children’s and adults’ desire to strengthen human rights in the country.