Beth Slatyer and Peter Tait It is 12 months until the next ACT election. We want to use that election to leverage change toward making government be better. Our focus is on … Read More
Annual General Meeting Action Group Update Sunday November 25th; AGM (2 – 2:30pm) Action Group Update (2:30 – 5pm) St James Hall, 40 Gillies St., Curtin. This year has been a tremendous … Read More
The CAPaD committee enthusiastically invites you to SAVE THE DATE for the CAPaD AGM/GM on 19 November 19, 2–5pm. The venue is the St James Uniting Church hall. Enter the car park … Read More
We are excited to invite you to our second general meeting for 2017. Three approaches to awakening democracy in the ACT are on the agenda for discussion, endorsement and/or improvement at the … Read More
The Chief Minister has announced a Citizen’s Jury on the issue of Compulsory Third Party Insurance. CAPaD has welcomed this step, which provides us all with an opportunity to learn how an … Read More
A commentary – Peter Tait Stoker G, Li J, Halupka M, Evans M. Complacent young citizens or cross-generational solidarity? An analysis of Australian attitudes to democratic politics. Australian Journal of Political Science. … Read More
CAPaD is hosting a public discussion about community engagement in the Planning of Canberra. Date: Sunday 30 April 2017 Time: 2–5 pm Place: Folk Dance Canberra Hall, 114 Maitland Street , Hackett … Read More
by Susan Helyar, Director, ACT Council of Social Service As we start our round of formal meetings with members of the new ACT Legislative Assembly, our message is that while people frowned … Read More
One feature of this election which could become the “new normal” is the development of Candidate Statements, which include the candidate’s agreement to or modification of a Charter of Democratic Commitment. Altogether, … Read More
Julian Cribb has just published a book entitled Surviving the 21st-century. Humanity’s ten great challenges and how we can overcome them. The book has been unanimously praised by a cast reviewers that … Read More