Assembly for Democracy Manchester – results from 18 April 2015
Workshop notes:
Democracy and the Power of Decision workshop
Democracy and the Power to Control Resources workshop
Fran Boait’s presentation (download)
Speaker’s notes
Democracy to end corruption
Session 1
Democracy and power is society
Guest speakers introduce the themes for investigation
- Democracy and the Power of Decision – David Malone
- Democracy and the Power to Control Resources – Fran Boait
- Democracy and the Power to End Corruption – Penny Cole
- Democracy and the Power to Shape the Future – Polyp
Four Guest Speakers will present a short talk on each theme presenting factual information about the current state of the nation, present criticisms and challenges and propose questions that Assembly participants may choose to consider in the Break Out sessions.
Session 2
Discussion groups – questions for consideration and proposed answers
Guest speakers will work directly with Assembly participants
- Each thematic speaker will open a break out session
- Contributors will offer talks, new perspectives, challenges and questions
- Contributors and speakers will help participants raise their own questions
- Participants can experience many forms of consensus based decision making
- ‘Law of Two Feet’ fully applies, participants choose what they wish to explore
- We work together to frame Questions for Consideration
- We work together to reach Proposed Answers
Discussion groups will explore questions with the speakers and contributors and raise their own questions and issues to be considered. Together we will explore not only the state of democracy in today’s society, but also what democracy should become in the future.
Session 3
The Shape of True Democracy
Our host Cormac Russell will facilitate a panel discussion and proposed answers will be presented to the Assembly to be decided on
- Cormac Russell will draw together themes for a final session
- Panel discussion explores the Questions for Consideration and Proposed Answers
- Assembly participants will join in
- The Assembly will decide whether to accept the proposals for future steps
- Our host will create a closing address bringing together the work of the Assembly participants into a forward looking vision for creating a truly democratic future
The Discussion and Assembly Voting will be recorded and broadcast on Internet TV channels. This will be our document and record of the day, the voice of the Assembly will be heard. A contribution to open, inclusive and transparent democracy.
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