Politics for People, Not Parties: How to Empower People in Communities
- Date
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Wed 8 May 2024
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Venue
- Union St
In partnership with ANTIPARTY
ANTIPARTY looks to separate politics from democracy. We believe the greatest threat to democracy is the illusion that we live in one.
The two-party system mandated by competitive elections is not fit for purpose, causing divides in society. Party politics creates the illusion of democracy, the illusion of representation and the illusion of accountability.
It is time we the people take matters into our own hands - as part of this year’s Festival of Debate, ANTIPARTY is honoured to host Fiona Barrows and Natasha Ereira-Guyer for what promises to be an invigorating discussion on how a more direct democracy can work in practice.
Examples so far include Citizens' Assemblies, Citizens' Juries, Public Consultations, Forums and more.
We look forward to seeing you at Union Street on the 8th May to further discuss where we can go from here!
This event is brought to you by ANTIPARTY - https://antiparty.co.uk
Fiona Barrows is an Independent Town Councillor in Frome, Somerset, and one of the co-founders of People Powered Politicians - a movement of politicians at all levels of government who are building a new kind of politics. One that is not defined by left or right but by our commitment to people power and political change.
Natasha Ereira-Guyer is the Founder Director of Civil Society Consulting (CSC), a values-led non-profit supporting charitable organisations survive and thrive in order to achieve social impact. To truly serve communities from the bottom up, CSC launched 32 Steps to Togetherness, a valuable resource to tackle loneliness and social fragmentation in society.
Democracy
How can we reimagine our citizenship and our democracy?