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The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) invited funding applications from organisations planning different public engagement initiatives.
They brought together six organisations to share knowledge and plans, collecting evidence on what turned out to be most effective in engaging the public around COP26.
A Carers Week blog by Shared Future. We’re all concerned about the cost of living crisis. But there are some who are more invisible than most of us. Who are really struggling. Have been ‘just about managing’ at best, for too long. That is, an army of unpaid carers, 6.5 million strong, young and old, that look after friends, neighbours and family members.
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The Citizens’ Panel will deliberate on what government and people can do to address climate change in their homes.
Read more →Youth PB is a process in which young people have a say over the spending of public funds in a school or community setting. This short video animation was produced by the Participatory Budgeting Youth Accelerator Project for the launch of its Youth PB Toolkit.
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The Climate Change Citizens’ Jury will see 25 citizens come together to consider the question, ‘What needs to change in Southwark to tackle the emergency of climate change fairly and effectively for people and nature?’
Read more →For the financial year 2021-22, Winsford Town Council made a decision to allocate £25,000 to support a pilot Participatory Budgeting process. Additional funding was also made available to cover advice and support costs to the project; including an evaluation report by Shared Future associate Alan Budge of PB Partners.
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A new paper examining Shared Future’s Leeds Climate Change Citizens Jury highlights the co-benefits of deliberation, writes SF Director Jez Hall. Local authorities wanting to achieve meaningful carbon reduction, are increasingly turning towards public engagement. Shared Future is part of this, having delivered a wide range of
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In these times of deepening democratic deficit, with trust in government at an all time low and social inequality spiralling, we believe it is more important than ever to place people at the centre of the big issues facing society — from mitigating climate breakdown, to social
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The Local Climate Engagement Programme will work with local authorities from across England and the political spectrum to deliver high-quality, inclusive public engagement projects on climate policy.
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