A science storytelling slam: Moving and heartwarming stories to share science. Genius!
17.07.2025 20:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Proposed reforms are a start, but not enough
"The highest-profile political exchange of the week... [PMQs] does normalise the idea that politics is a game of hurling insults... it feeds most peopleβs low trust in politics and politicians, which is severely undermining the health of our democracy."
17.07.2025 20:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Five fabulous panellists talk about how deliberative democracy can support climate justice!
Precis and link to recording in blog π
@climateoxford.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@alanrenwick.bsky.social
@timschwanen.bsky.social @reemaspatel.bsky.social #MutiraoGlobalCOP30 #RHRNClimate
24.06.2025 12:24 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
Excellent words from @alanrenwick.bsky.social
"The core of democracy lies in respectful dialogue across diverse perspectives among and between representatives and the wider public. Such dialogue is currently badly corroded."
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/letter...
22.06.2025 15:49 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
Iβm hugely looking forward to this panel discussion about whether and how citizensβ assemblies can support public engagement, effective climate policy, better democracy and, ultimately, climate justice. In association with the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. 2pm on Wednesday 4th June.
28.05.2025 07:01 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Join this fantastic line-up of speakers for the 4th June launch of the #RHRNClimate Summit on climate change & human rights, hosted by @ox.ac.uk & UN Human Rights
ποΈ Register to attend at Oxfordβs Sheldonian Theatre: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/right-here...
π Or online: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
27.05.2025 16:46 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Millionaires with a social conscience. Listen up Labur!
31.03.2025 20:00 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Your contributions to the assembly were substantial, important and greatly enjoyed by the assembly members. These exercises would be poorer without people like you giving so generously of their time and skilfully communicated expertise.
20.03.2025 08:34 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
@alanrenwick.bsky.social @timschwanen.bsky.social
19.03.2025 19:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oxfordshire citizens' assembly on the thorny issues of traffic and transport concluded on Sunday.
Here's my take on it and the the power of deliberative mini-publics to support robust public policy, social cohesion and better democracy
www.gchu.org.uk/2025/03/tran...
@gchuoxford.bsky.social
19.03.2025 19:57 β π 7 π 3 π¬ 1 π 3
Why airport expansion doesn't make economic sense π
- None of the new passengers were travelling for business purposes.
- Incoming tourists were outnumbered 3-to-1 by UK residents travelling abroad.
- Almost two-thirds of new airport capacity was captured by UK frequent flyers.
21.01.2025 15:24 β π 13 π 8 π¬ 0 π 0
Can we get to overseas conferences without wrecking the planet?
Two Oxford researchers share their eye-opening journey to a conference in Marrakesh by train and ferry instead of flying. Discover the challenges, unexpected joys, and compelling environmental case fo...
Can #academics cut flight #emissions without sacrificing conference attendance?
Our researchers took trains and ferries to Marrakesh, finding unexpected joys along the way. Here's their story π±π
@kelloggoxford.bsky.social @gchuoxford.bsky.social
16.12.2024 13:06 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.
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Assemblymember. Democratic Nominee for Mayor of NYC. Running to freeze the rent, make buses fast + free, and deliver universal childcare. Democratic Socialist. zohranfornyc.com
Ecosocialist bluestocking. Immigrant & settler πͺπΊπ¨ππΊπΈπ¬π§. Social ecology & ecological economics at Uni Lausanne in π¨π. Bad at email. She/her
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distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
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author, Saving Us
Author of a growing pile of books (Solidarity; The Age of Insecurity; Remake the World; Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss it When It's Gone; The People's Platform), maker of documentaries, schemer with the Debt Collective, editing at Hammer & Hope.
Investigative climate reporter. Ida Tarbell stan. Run Drilled.media, contrib lots of places. Writing a book on corporate disinfo for Bloomsbury. She/her/ella in π¨π·. Pod: https://push.fm/fl/drilled. YT:@DrilledMedia. Signal: adubs.78.
Climate, campaigning, polarisation, psychology. Larger Us founder & ED, author of The Myth Gap, Visiting Prof at Newcastle, Senior Fellow at NYU Center on International Cooperation, believer in our better nature
Interested in climate & the environment
Chair of Demos and the Skills Federation: the voice of employer led sector skills bodies. Int. Public participation
Mobilizing citizens, companies, cities and countries to accelerate systems change, and become better guardians of the #GlobalCommons.
GlobalCommonsAlliance.org
We design ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy.
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Ideas merchant, activist-academic, worried parent and angry citizen, hypocrite on a burning planet trying to replace passive and dangerous tech-optimism about the future with active and collective hope.. Democratise. Decolonise. Decarbonise. Decommodify..
