Transform politics. Upgrade democracy now! We want #sortition, where groups of everyday people, selected by democratic lottery, make the decisions.
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What could a more democratic Greater Manchester look like? Local residents and democracy organisations came together to explore how people could have a greater role in shaping decisions about the region’s future.
What happens next?
Read the story: sortitionfoundation.org/grea…
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Could deliberative democracy solve many of the problems posed by social media companies and AI?
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What's Andy Burnham's legacy for democracy in Greater Manchester? How about a Citizens' Assembly, bringing together ordinary people from across the region and giving everyone a chance for seat at the table?
#UKPolitics #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens
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Would Keir Starmer resist the corrupting influence of the Ring of Power? Watch to find out. 💍👇
Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: 858.org.uk/house-of-citizens…
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The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: 858.org.uk/house-of-citizens…
#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire
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Recently Sortition Foundation brought together EU-level deliberative democracy practitioners for a workshop to assess the current practice of democratic lotteries and help shape the new OpenDLP platform.
Learn more about this 2-day workshop on our blog:
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Who do you think should appoint the board that selects the BBC director general? A citizens' assembly or politicians?
858.org.uk/bbc_poll
#UKPolitics #BBC #Democracy
Video credit @restispolitics
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Who do you trust? Politicians or ordinary people?
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Let’s bridge community divides and tackle the issues people care about most. Join @dhnnjyn in supporting our campaign for a rolling citizens’ assembly in Greater Manchester – step 1 of a UK-wide political upgrade.
Join and donate at 858.org.uk/pledge
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Can you imagine tolerance and trust in politics? We and @AnthonyBarnett (@openDemocracy ) can!
Join the movement to replace the Lords with a House of Citizens by pledging your support today: 858.org.uk/pledge
#Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics
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If you want to feel some constructive hope – not despair at the electoral (and over-entitled) systems that produce our floundering governments – take a closer look at this important campaign from @SortitionNow!
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“America in One Room” : A few years ago a representative sample of 500+ US citizens came together to discuss politics, and many of them left that room transformed.
Join the movement to bridge divides and bring people back together 858.org.uk/pledge
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The rising tide of citizens’ assemblies shows the way for political transformation and Ekaterina agrees!
Join the movement NOW for a House of Citizens by pledging your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
#deliberativedemocracy #democracy #CitizensAssembly #ukpolitics
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What do #Britain and #Iran have in common?
It’s time to scrap the Lords and replace it with a permanent, rolling #citizensassembly now!
JOIN the movement to upgrade our #democracy by pledging your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
#DeliberativeDemocracy #UKPolitics
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We agree @Hugh_Pope ! Let’s upgrade politics for the 21st century with permanent and powerful citizens’ assemblies!
Join the movement NOW by pledging your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
#DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics
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Did you know? Scotland’s first citizens’ assembly called overwhelmingly for a House of Citizens to be created in Scotland - it's our inspiration for replacing the Lords with a House of Citizens.
Pledge your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
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EXPLAINED in 2 minutes: How we can fix our broken politics with a #HouseOfCitizens (a permanent and powerful #CitizensAssembly).
Join the movement TODAY to upgrade our #democracy for the 21st century. Pledge your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
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If only we could *trust* those making the decisions about how we live together! Luckily there is a way: with a permanent and powerful #CitizensAssembly.
Join the movement TODAY to upgrade our #democracy for the 21st century. Pledge your support at 858.org.uk/pledge
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Amazing to get support from @Keke_Thom as we #CrowdFund to fix our broken politics with permanent and powerful regional assemblies and replace the out-of-touch #HouseOfLords with a #HouseOfCitizens. THANKS!
Support us at 858.org.uk/pledge
#Democracy #CitizensAssembly
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Thanks so much @MarineTanguyArt from @MTArtAgency for your support as we #CrowdFund to #GrowTheMovement to upgrade democracy by replacing the House of Lords with a House of Citizens.
Support us at 858.org.uk/pledge
#Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics
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