NewsWhore
08-05-2009, 02:30 PM
Young Dominicans are associating to protest corruption and impunity in government. Mostly university students and recent graduates, Dominican youths from middle income and upper income levels have joined to support several organizations whose leaders have taken an upfront position to protest the inefficiencies of government at all levels and in all branches.
El Dia reports that at a time when Dominican society in general appeared to accept rampant corruption, clientelism, lack of principles and quick-making of a buck as normal, the youth groups have come forth to lobby for a change.
The groups use blogs, social networking and mobile phone communication to get their messages across. The 85% rejection rate the Los Haitises cement plant project received from Dominicans polled for the recent Gallup-Hoy poll can be in great part attributed to these movements.
Some of the groups that maintain website presence are:
Toy Jarto!... pero creo en mi pais (http://toyjarto.com/); Ahi e que prende (http://ahiequeprende.com/); La Multitud (http://www.lamultitud.es.tl/); Justicia Global (http://www.escueladeformacion.org/jg/justiciaglobal.htm); La Revuelta (http://larevueltard.blogspot.com/); Autoconvocados (http://www.bocealo.com/tag/autoconvocados/); and Jues (Jovenes Unidos por un Estado Sano) see http://www.clavedigital.com/App_Pages/Portada/titulares.aspx?id_articulo=11290
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
El Dia reports that at a time when Dominican society in general appeared to accept rampant corruption, clientelism, lack of principles and quick-making of a buck as normal, the youth groups have come forth to lobby for a change.
The groups use blogs, social networking and mobile phone communication to get their messages across. The 85% rejection rate the Los Haitises cement plant project received from Dominicans polled for the recent Gallup-Hoy poll can be in great part attributed to these movements.
Some of the groups that maintain website presence are:
Toy Jarto!... pero creo en mi pais (http://toyjarto.com/); Ahi e que prende (http://ahiequeprende.com/); La Multitud (http://www.lamultitud.es.tl/); Justicia Global (http://www.escueladeformacion.org/jg/justiciaglobal.htm); La Revuelta (http://larevueltard.blogspot.com/); Autoconvocados (http://www.bocealo.com/tag/autoconvocados/); and Jues (Jovenes Unidos por un Estado Sano) see http://www.clavedigital.com/App_Pages/Portada/titulares.aspx?id_articulo=11290
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)