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Here is a video message for you! Join us at the European Parliament next week, bringing together democracy defenders from across Europe and the region. We'll be looking at how to learn from civil society experiences of countries like Poland, Hungary and Israel, and how to roll out a playbook in defence of democracy. The DemoCrisis network will make an entrance, as it is being set up across the region to share knowledge and know how . As societies, we have a clear choice: let our democracies fall apart and be taken over by kleptocratic strong-men, and go extict as a species when we fail to act on climate change *or* innovate democracy to be inclusive and effective so we can build a successful sustainable future. See the links below for registration and relevant press! I'm delighted the Alliance4Europe team have been able to support this, it would not happen with out the tireless efforts of Dan Sobovitz, Terence Mauchard Dumont, Maya Sion - Tzidkiyahu, PhD Reef Itzhaki at Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies, as well as the CCLJ, and so many contriutors Maia Mazurkiewicz, George Bandy, Silvia Taglia Reka Ficzere Benjamin Zeeb #democracy #hope #future #sharing #knowledge #best #practice #playbook #Europe #together

The last panel in the cycle of six organized under Parliament for the Future of Europe bringing the view on European democracy held in Mirovni inštitut in Ljubljana Thanks to all partners #Democracy_intl BAPCI @plataformaportuhesamulheres #Forum2000 @inimoigused for being part of this enriching journey.

A society cannot be healthy without a general level of good physical and mental health among its citizens. We also believe a society cannot be healthy if it is not functioning free from self-serving vested interests or a damagingly negative mindset. With #HealthySocieties2040 as one of our main thematic priorities, I was delighted to be invited to Re-Imagine Europa's recent gathering in Lisbon for a workshop in their 'Re-Imagine Deliberative Democracy' series. The paper summarising that workshop - 'Deliberation 2044: A Foresight Journey into Democratic Futures' - has now been published in draft form and we are pleased to share it below. - David Somekh, Network Director, EHFF. https://lnkd.in/eyuQejma

🌟News! 👨🏫 Salvatore Barbaro will explore how democratic values in Europe can be strengthened through alternatives to the current electoral system, thereby curbing populists and autocrats. 🌍🔍 🎧 Listeners are warmly invited to join the discussion. 🎤👂#DemocracyWeek #Europe #DemocraticValues #openMinds #connectedScience

In April, the #EuropeanCities Programme hosted a third roundtable. The session brought together around twenty politicians, policymakers, activists and researchers from eleven different European cities to discuss the implementation of #postgrowth agendas in Europe's cities. #LSECities2023 #Europeanagenda Explore the key takeaways⬇ https://lnkd.in/eXyb2ZVh

Garma Festival 2018 Noel Pearson and Megan Davies outline the two-step Voice-Treaty strategy - first create a Voice enshrined in the Constitution, then get the Voice to negotiate a Treaty. "For those of us who have come late to this strategy, you need to wake up! Treaty door is the second door! The first door is constitutional enshrinement!" "The Uluru Statement from the Heart anticipated that, following a constitution voice, there will be a process of treaty. A process of national regional and local agreement making.” Noel Pearson https://lnkd.in/g3mbE_RQ There are two big failings in the Voice referendum proposal which threaten the standing and well-being of Australia's indigenous communities. The first is the dishonesty of the Yes campaign in not disclosing fully the two-step strategy. This is an ethical and political failure. The second lies in the folly of seeking legal and constitutional remedies to compensate for a lack of political will to tackle social and cultural problems. The origins of the two-step strategy lie here. The Empowered Communities project was developed by eight Aboriginal communities in 2015 to transfer responsibility for Aboriginal well-being from government to communities themselves, with funding from multiple programs and jurisdictions consolidated under community direction, with spending and outcomes monitored by an external third party. https://lnkd.in/gyxRh4gK The Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments funded development of this idea, but lacked the will and courage to implement it. That required some conceptual thinking and dexterity in governance that was too hard for career politicians. The Empowered Communities group was frustrated by this lack of political will, and explored options to force weak governments to implement reform. They proposed a two-step strategy - first get a Voice enshrined in the Constitution, then get the Voice to push for devolution of power. This was a high-risk strategy, which I argued against in 2016. It is always better to get governments to commit to empowering communities than fiddle with constitutional mechanisms. That invariably leads to excessive politicisation and bureaucratisation. As it's turned out, the two-step Voice-Treaty strategy will fail. It was always going to fail. We pay a high social cost in this country in having governments with no idea about good social policy. If they are not committed to devolving power away from government to communities and families (and both Labor and Liberal governments hate the very idea of this) then communities will respond in desperate ways. They will look for legal or constitutional mechanisms to make progress. Conservatives know, however, that legal and constitutional mechanisms carry great risks. It is always much better to distribute power and responsibility widely than concentrate it narrowly and fight over its control. This is Conservatism 101. More at https://lnkd.in/gYhHMSDf

🌟 Exciting New Blog Alert 🌟 "De mal en peor. Arena suelta." In the ever-changing political landscape, it's becoming increasingly challenging to find the right path. Join us as Tayde González Arias dives deep into the current political scene and discusses the dilemma of picking our allies. Check out our latest blog post "De mal en peor" on Informativo La Región. Gain valuable insights and get a fresh perspective on the political challenges we face today. Don't miss out! Read the full article here 👉 https://ift.tt/qwkP9Yx #politics #currentaffairs #informativo #freshperspective

Join ESAE's "European Elections Debrief" webinar tailored for association professionals, in order to learn more about the impact of the EU elections' results on you and your association 🚀 #MAI #EUelections #impact #home #house #conference #center #congress #events #internationalassociations #meeting #brussels #belgium #NGO #NPO #professional #original #speaker #associationprofessionals 

Getting on top of the risks posed by US & world politics with today's issue of THE MALMGREN POLITICS TAKE, a non-partisan commentary and analysis led by Dr. Harald Malmgren. For more the second issue, please go here: https://lnkd.in/dkSpapBN