If you are in the Grange, Portglenone or Rasharkin areas & represent a community or issue, or if you are an organisation with a regional focus that includes the areas mentioned, please get in touch about joining this forum to have a say in how infrastructure develops in your area

2/3 People’s Assemblies are a critical part of a healthy democracy. We need more! Turns out “the people” have a lot of brilliant ideas as to how to make the world a better place for all. #PeoplesPlanForNature is going to be quite something. Stay tuned!

New opportunity to come and work with us at involve - putting people at the heart of decision making across the UK involve.org.uk/resources/blog…

Something to consider over the weekend - if you are thinking about a change and want to contribute to improving our democracy come and work with us at involve #demopart

Just a few more days left to apply for this great position involve Come join our great team!

2022 is the year when Deliberative Democracy got out of its bubble and became mainstream (well, at least a bit). This video captures moments of our Democracy R&D meeting, giving experts, colleagues, friends a voice Bertelsmann Stiftung youtube.com/watch?v=tMASEK…

Looks like a great opportunity

Fun new project alert and a great opportunity to work with Dr Tom Flemming. If you're looking for an research assistant position or know someone who is this is worth checking out

I have so much to say about this week that I find myself almost unable to say anything. Here's an attempt. Others - including of course Climate Change Committee and many businesses - have pointed out the direct impact on carbon savings. But I want to focus on what it means for democracy.

Join us for this lecture on 9th Nov by Katherine Trebeck (a less than infrequent X user), writer-at-large, Edinburgh Futures Institute, who will honour Dr Runa Mackay's life and legacy campaigning for peace and justice. It will also explore the concept of a wellbeing economy. Learn more ➡️ edin.ac/3QnyqvX

Looking forward to reading this

Great work.

Great to hear directly from members of the Citizens Assembly reflecting on what the process is like from the inside.

We're delighted to announce, after covering on an interim basis, @AileenJMcLeod has taken on the role of Director for WEAll Scotland. Aileen is passionate about establishing a Wellbeing Economy in Scotland and brings a wealth of experience to the role: weallscotland.org/post/a-new-dir…

Report live!📢As part of Democracy Matters Phase Two, children built their own town for a different democratic future: where children and adults work together to design and influence their community. Read their fantastic ideas 👇childrensparliament.org.uk/our-work/democ… @commempower @thomasCarthur

Don't forget: It's okay to change your opinion if you're presented with new information.

🤔 Could you play a key role in improving our democracy? ⚡As a Senior Project Officer, you’ll steer & manage projects that shape the future of public engagement and make a real difference in how our democracy works. Apply by 29th April 👇 eu1.hubs.ly/H08zbb30

It's been a busy couple of days in parliament (understatement) but something that's often forgotten about is what the general election means for around 3,500 MPs' staff in Westminster and across the country... 🧵

Seriously this? Without naming the women. Defined by her father. WOW. It's 2024, right?

As some1 interested in the merits of participatory and deliberative democracy, I wrote about my reflections of its potential in the context of the recent racist riots, thinking specifically about how in PDD spaces, unequal power dynamics mean that some topics are off the agenda.