Democracy is not a spectator sport
EVENT DETAILS
81 participants
5 panelists
2 MC & facilitation
10 support event volunteers
6.45pm - 9pm, Thursday 13th Feb
Sustainable Living Festival
@Tradeshall, Melbourne, Australia
PANELISTS
Lidia Thorpe, climate justice
Tim Hollo, climate democracy
Adam Jacoby, democracy
Sonia Randhawa, renewing democracy
Iain Walker, citizen’s assemblies
MC & FACILITATION
Matt Wicking
Pru Gell
AIM OF THE EVENT
To give participants ideas on how they can help renew democracy in these unprecedented times
DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT
Rebooting democracy in the climate crisis
Things you can do:
Pay the rent on stolen land
www.paytherent.net.au
Get to know your neighbours
Start building projects with them, cultivate healthy democracy together from the ground up
Go analogue - use your time wisely
Your time, passion and expertise is the most tangible and valuable thing you have. Join or volunteer with a group that is actively making change happen
Recognise our common goals
Complex problems require common ground rather than division. We can easily habitually try to impose our will on others, instead start to think about what needs to happen for you to change your mind. A simple action is to speak with someone who holds different views and likely has a different life experience, try not to debate them into submission but to identify areas of agreement
Start organising deliberative discussions
Create next steps in your community for the times that we're in.
You may recognise the need for citizen, community or policy led change, or both!
Get in touch if you would like some help
Find your role, attend a climate assembly
Come to the next Coalition of Everyone’s People’s Assembly to find your role,
Check event listings for details
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