Rebekah McCabe/ Ríobcha Ní Cába
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Head of Northern Ireland @Involve_NI @InvolveUK | Chair @opengovni | Democracy, power, cities | Views my own | she/her | [email protected]
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http://www.involve.org.uk 04-06-2009 22:59:08
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💯Reform needs to reflect stability, end the Veto, create a space that utilises deliberative (participatory) democracy methods…builds trust in the transparency of truly open public involvement, reflected in future governance, policy and legislation Northern Ireland Assembly Matthew O'Toole
Betterdem.org All-Island Better Democracy Network is officially launched. After the conversations today, I'm fired up for what we can do collectively to make better democracy a reality.
In evidence published by Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, our Head of Northern Ireland, Rebekah McCabe/ Ríobcha Ní Cába, makes the case for involving citizens, putting forward that a participatory approach can help find solutions that work for everyone and have public support when delivered 🤝
Our key points 🧵👇
Great that involve & others have been able to make the political case for citizens' assemblies.
And looking forward to working with Demos Miriam Levin Polly Curtis to develop plans for how, when & why they can be used to build a more collaborative & effective democracy.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin calls for reform of the Stormont institutions
'..the realities of today are not those of 1998 and that the time has come for reform.. we simply need to find a way to end the cycle of instability..'
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe… BBC News NI