Each Hub’s curation is led by one or more university-based research institute, center, academic unit and/or department in collaboration with relevant associations, NGOs, and government agencies.

Over the past four years, Democracy onAir has been working with over 50 interns majoring in government, global affairs, communications, and the information sciences to develop the US Democracy onAir network of 50 state governance and elections hubs. The US Democracy Network serves as a model network for other countries.  Former interns are now working on creating networks for other countries such as the India Democracy Network.

This VA Government Hub supports Virginians and their democracy by bringing together information, experts, organizations, policy makers, and the public to facilitate greater engagement in federal, state, and local politics and more civil, positive discussions and collaborations on important issues and governance.

The Virginia Government Hub is one of the 50 state government hubs being launched later this year. The state hubs can  be found at the national US Government Hub. The US Government network is supported by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Democracy onAir.

Find out more about Who Represents Me in Virginia

The US onAir Network will launch early next year 50 onAir state hubs and this national US onAir hub. The US onAir Network supports US citizens and democracy by bringing together information, experts, organizations, policy makers, and the public to facilitate greater engagement in federal, state, and local politics and more civil, positive discussions and collaborations on important issues and governance.

Learn. Discuss. Make a Difference.
Your Voice matters – onAir! 

Democracy onAir, a nonpartisan nonprofit is the lead manager and supporter for the US onAir Network of hubs. See below for more information on Democracy onAir.

The onAir Networks mission is to make it easy to find, learn about, and interact with people and organizations who are developing and implementing solutions to global and local challenges – public launch in November 2023.

•  Each onAir network uses the AIR software system and has a central Hub (e.g. US  Government Network) and related sub-Hubs (e.g. 50 state Hubs like the VA Government Hub).  Initial Hub content is aggregated from publicly available sources e.g. from wikipedia and government agencies and freely viewable by everyone.
• Each Hub’s administration and curation is led by one or more university-based research centers or academic programs with affiliated associations, NGOs, and government agencies.
• Anyone can become an onAir member. Your voice matters onAir and  it’s free. We encourage high school and college students and the interested public to participate in online and aircast discussions and collaborations as long as they follow a hub’s guidelines.
• Our  first onAir networks are focused on how to support democracy around the world starting with the US and India networks. We have also begun networks around other key grand challenges such as climate change,  immigration, and cybersecurity.
• Each network is supported by individual donations, foundation and government grants, and sponsors. In addition, profile posts of organizations and individuals can be curated by the identified person or group for a monthly fee.
• OnAir Networks collaborates with its university partners to convene in person events like the Meet the Changemakers Day at GMU. These events will give students, faculty, and the public an opportunity to learn about and meet with researchers and research centers as well as federal, state, and local policy makers and other changemakers.
• OnAir networks is a nonpartisan, 501c3 nonprofit that assists its network curators with fundraising and accounting as well as provide technical and management support.

Learn. Discuss. Collaborate. Make a Difference.  

Your Voice matters – onAir!   Find your interest communities;  Co-create a network!

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