@betterdemocracy.bsky.social
Better democracy starts with us — our voices, our efforts.
🚨 Applications live now!
💪 Ready to make change in your community?
🎓 The School for Everyday Democracy is a UK-wide programme that empowers people with the skills, connections and opportunities they need to bring about positive change – locally and beyond.
Find out more👇
everydaydemocracy.org.uk
📆 Today marked some great events as part of the @imaginebelfast.bsky.social !
@involveuk.bsky.social 🙌
Thank you for coming @nikitaferguson.bsky.social !
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Getting ready for our event! Will you be here?
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✍️ Sign up today if you haven't yet!
🎫Tickets here: lu.ma/pgdsvlwf
Supported by @friends-earth.bsky.social
Bring them along to this relaxed, interactive, workshop and let’s create a democracy for the end of the world (as we know it).
🎫 Get your ticket here 👇
imaginebelfast.com/event/creati...
We’ve innovated with new practices like citizens assemblies, and watched as alternative ideas about what democracy can be, move from fringe ideas to mainstream practices.
💡We have lots of ideas for better ways of being human together, and you probably do too.
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...rife with conflict, rising totalitarianism, unaccountable governments, & an accelerating climate emergency.
Something has to change, and time is running out.
📣 For twenty years, @involveuk.bsky.social has been thinking about how we can do democracy better. 💪
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🗣️ Democracy is under threat.
Our existing institutions aren’t delivering what people need. Centralised, top-down power is failing to find the kinds of solutions we need for the world we find ourselves in...
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Image of a desert advertising the event 'Democracy for the end of the world'
👉Join us for an interactive conversation about what a democracy based on mutual care, ecological protection and shared power really looks like as part of the Imagine! Festival. 👇
📆 28 March,
🕛12.30pm-3.00pm,
#ImagineBelfast @imaginebelfast.bsky.social
imaginebelfast.com/event/creati...
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Have you read our latest newsletter? 👇
bit.ly/4ktWcog
We're running events you may be interested in this month (like Who Speaks for the Lough, see below) along with highlighting great opportunities in the sector. 🙌
Take a look! 👀
bit.ly/4ktWcog
Have you any news to share?
🤔We are preparing for our next newsletter and want to hear from *you*!
❓Do you have an event, new work or job opportunities you'd like to share with the network?
👉 Use our submission form here 👇
forms.gle/wfwHwYaZsyMw... and let us know!
🛑We're currently recruiting for the following two roles for our talented #Dublin team:
🔎Senior Analyst / Engineer
🔎District Heating Senior Energy Engineer
Apply at: www.codema.ie/about-us/car...
Deadline is: 5th March 2025
#JobFairy #GreenJobs #EnergyJobs
Image of Lough Neagh with the question, 'who speaks for the Lough?'
🗣️ Who speaks for Lough Neagh? 🌊
Its future is being decided—who gets a voice? Join us to explore how democratic innovations like citizens' assemblies can shape decisions on this vital resource. Hear from experts, share your views, and help reimagine the way we work together.
🎟️ lu.ma/pgdsvlwf
>> Our offices will be closed from the 24th of December until the 2nd of January. <<
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A graphic wishing everyone to have a happy holiday season.
This year we launched our network—what’s next?
🎉 With 2025 just around the corner, we’re gearing up for even more impactful and inspiring events ahead.
Keep an eye on our calendar (lu.ma/betterdemocr...) and newsletter (bit.ly/3ZCeXMF) for what's coming up 👀
Together, we can be the architects of a better democracy.
What kind of democracy do you want to live in?
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betterdem.org
Our goal is to make democracy stronger.
We do this by nurturing connections and promoting collaboration. We strive to expand our collective knowledge, develop skills, and support each other in our shared mission to improve democracy.
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Hello BlueSky!👋
We are @betterdemocracy.bsky.social, a community of individuals and organisations from every corner of the island of Ireland, united by our commitment to strengthen civic voice, active citizenship, and foster a healthier democracy.
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