This poll and the Community Assembly that follows on March 8th (see below for more details and registration) is an experiment in how we might extend how we, the constituents, participate with our MPs in supporting them fulfilling their representative role. CAPaD is running a short online poll to find … Read More
To follow on from the November 16th event (see video here), at this session we will finish looking at the previous conversation had with AI and then do some live work together designing Large Language Model AI prompts and testing these. Participants will be invited to share with the group what … Read More
In a representative democracy, our MPs are elected to work on our behalf in the policy and legislative decisions they contribute to in parliament. They have to balance the local and national interests. But how do they know what the local interests are, and how do these fit into the … Read More
Building on our successful February event on the AMC Board of Inquiry, the next LOCAL Politics in the Pub event is on Monday 20 April on the topic Jailing is Failing. We all know that Jailing is Failing, that it's very costly, doesn't make us safer and destroys lives. Come … Read More
Direct Democracy is an ideal. It seems to work in small groups but in large and dispersed groups, can we do direct democracy? Sociocracy provides an answer. This session will explore questions such as: what is it? does it work? do we spend all day in meetings? is direct democracy … Read More
Re-imagining Governance for the ACT Event Series, event 1: Reimagining How the ACT Assembly Might Work: Looking Back, Looking Forward | Panel + Q&A | Hosted by CAPaD & Active Democracy Bean Join us for a rare and timely conversation with some of the ACT’s most influential political leaders as … Read More
Poll using Pol.is, to collect proposals for reform of the ACT Assembly and government more broadly to feed into the community workshop being held on June 28th. The Poll link is on the Activities Page.
Re-imagining Governance for the ACT: A Public Event Series, part 3 Co‑Designing the Future of ACT Governance | Community Workshop | Hosted by CAPaD & Active Democracy Bean After two weeks of public polling and a major panel discussion, we’re inviting the community together to turn ideas for reforms to … Read More
Event 2 Re-imagining Governance for the ACT: A Public Event Series - Spotlight on Community Councils – what do they do, challenges and opportunities, and where to from here? Hosted by CAPaD & Active Democracy Bean Panel discussion with a representative from TVCC and WVCC, and a representative from the … Read More
Be part of setting the future for CAPaD for another year. Annual Report and other papers. Zoom link to attend: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82905882663 Meeting ID: 829 0588 2663 Passcode: 090350 RSVP.