Introduction to Citizens' Assemblies for 18-35 year olds Watch the story of the UK’s first Climate Assembly and explore what fairer decision‑making could look like in Scotland.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 🍿
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Introduction to Citizens' Assemblies for 18-35 year olds Watch the story of the UK’s first Climate Assembly and explore what fairer decision‑making could look like in Scotland.

👉 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘴' 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴.

📍 Edinburgh, 18th April, 15:00
🎟️ Free tickets + free popcorn
♿ Accessible venue

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Introduction to Citizens' Assemblies for 18-35 year olds Watch the story of the UK’s first Climate Assembly and explore what fairer decision‑making could look like in Scotland.

📅 This Saturday! Watch the story of the UK’s first Climate Assembly and explore what fairer decision‑making could look like in Scotland.󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁤󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👇

📢 Our very own Kelly McBride, Director of Capacity Building and Standards, is speaking at a free event in Edinburgh exploring citizens' assemblies.

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Hi Andrew, no, not us involved, but as an org dedicated to promoting participation and deliberation in public policy, we do welcome the government's embrace of participation in this instance. If others reading the thread have questions about how participation/deliberation works, do give us a follow.

How to close the loop on your engagement – Local Climate Engagement Resource Hub

📒 Stage 7 of our Local Climate Engagement guide walks you through how to close the loop effectively, with a practical checklist, key moments to feed back, and tips for the tricky conversations.

👀 Read the guide here 👇
🔗 lce.org.uk/how-to-close...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with public participation? Feeling like their ideas disappeared into a void.

Closing the feedback loop is how you change that and how you turn a one-off engagement into lasting democratic value. 🔄

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📢If you haven't come across our Local Climate Engagement hub yet, this is your sign to explore it.

𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 👇

lce.org.uk/how-to-close...

📣 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭?

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✨ Happening this Friday!

🎟️Have you gotten your tickets yet? 👇

A smiling woman with short blonde hair in a white top, accompanied by a quote that reads "the case for giving people a genuine voice in the decisions that shape their lives is one I have believed in throughout my career. I cannot think of a better place to advance that mission than at Involve" - Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive, Involve.

📢 We’re excited to share that Sue Tibballs OBE is joining Involve as our new Chief Executive

“Our mission to renew UK democracy through public participation has never been more important – and Sue brings tremendous ambition and skill to this cause.” – Kevin Steel, Chair

Read more👇
🔗 bit.ly/4uIfPOA

Upcoming Involve Training Sessions

Public Engagement Training
📅 Tuesday, March 17 - 2-5pm

Facilitating Public Engagement Training
📅 Thursday, March 26 - 2-5pm

Perfect for public sector teams, non-profits, community organisers, and anyone looking to lead impactful engagement work. ✨

🔗 www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion...

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🚀 Ready to unlock the transformative power of inclusive public engagement?

We run regular training sessions that equip you with the tools and confidence for meaningful public engagement in decision making.

👀 Take a look at our upcoming training sessions in March 👇

Listening to the Lough: A day of democracy, care and imagination - Imagine! Belfast An all-day gathering of reflection, creativity, learning and democratic experimentation, responding to the ecological and political crisis.

📅 We're running a full day of listening, deliberation and democratic experimentation in Belfast, including a taster Citizens' Assembly, to show what a different kind of process might look like.

☀️ Day event: imaginebelfast.com/event/listen...
🌙 Evening event: imaginebelfast.com/event/listen...

🗣️ "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘕𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦." But who decides what comes next?

@rebekahmccabe.bsky.social, our Head of Northern Ireland, writes in the The Irish News that ownership isn't the real question: democratic legitimacy is.

🔗 tinyurl.com/44pp8ap6

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🚨 Our public engagement training takes place next week!

❓Join us to learn the core principles of public engagement, how to design effective processes, and how to build trust through inclusive dialogue.

📅 March 17 - 2-5pm

👉 Read more and sign up below 👇
🔗 www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion...

Listening to the Lough: A day of democracy, care and imagination - Imagine! Belfast An all-day gathering of reflection, creativity, learning and democratic experimentation, responding to the ecological and political crisis.

🎟️ Tickets are pay what you can. Everyone is welcome.

🔗 Day: imaginebelfast.com/event/listen...

🔗 Evening: imaginebelfast.com/event/listen...

@imaginebelfast.bsky.social

🌙 That evening, journalist Tommy Greene (forthcoming book: 'Troubled Waters') joins civic leaders and traditional Irish storyteller Jim Conway for a conversation about power, protest and what democracy demands now.

We will close with next steps and a ritual of hope. ✨

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☀️ The day includes creative family activities, a participant-led unconference, and a taster Citizens' Assembly: a hands-on experience of making decisions together about the Lough's future.

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🌊 Reeds. Fish. Birds. People. Who speaks for Lough Neagh?

On 27th March as part of the @imaginebelfast.bsky.social ¡𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲! 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 & 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, Involve is convening a full day of listening, conversation and democratic experimentation in response to the Lough's crisis.

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🚨 Our public engagement training takes place 2 weeks today!

❓ Join us to learn the core principles of public engagement, how to design effective processes, and how to build trust through inclusive dialogue.

📅 March 17 - 2-5pm

👉 Read more and sign up below
🔗 www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion...

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Bringing people in from the start changes that. That's what Involve does.

Find out more about the Summit 👇
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Why? Because when people feel decisions are being made about them, about their streets, their homes, their local area, without being part of the conversation, trust breaks down. And rebuilding that trust is one of the hardest practical challenges in getting anything done.

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Steph is leading an interactive session on genuine community engagement on climate change — sharing a framework for what good looks like, what happens when people are left out, and practical approaches that actually work.

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She's there speaking on something that often gets missed in energy conversations.
Not: what technology do we need? But: how do we make sure communities are part of the decisions? 🤔

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📢 Our Interim CEO Steph Draper is in Birmingham today at The Big Energy Summit 2026, the only energy event focused solely on local government, run in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. A room full of the councillors and officers doing this work on the ground.

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👀 Have you signed up yet? 👇

🚀 Ready to unlock the transformative power of inclusive public engagement?

We run regular training sessions that equip you with the tools and confidence for meaningful public engagement in decision making.

👀 Take a look at our upcoming training sessions 👇

🔗 www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion...

What if a national gallery was shaped by the nation? Art belongs to everyone, everywhere. But too often, the decisions how it’s shared, and who it’s for… don’t.That’s beginning to change.We’re working with the National Gallery on something big and secto...

Looking forward to this weekend, the Assembly will come together online for Session Four, taking the next step to start developing a strong set of draft principles that respond to the key challenges facing the Gallery today.

Follow along:
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👉 We’re officially more than halfway through the NG Citizens’ Assembly & the journey is continuing.

🗓️ In late Jan, Members met at the National Gallery for Session 3, reconnecting w/the collection, learning from staff & community groups, & beginning to shape principles for the Gallery’s future.

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Democracy Drinks - Edinburgh · Luma We’re bringing together democracy advocates and enthusiasts for Democracy Drinks – an informal regular gathering to make connections, share ideas, and find…

👀 Happening tomorrow!

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 👇 We’re hosting Democracy Drinks, a friendly, informal gathering to connect, swap ideas, and unwind together.

🗓️ 𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝟱𝗽𝗺

🎟️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿:

Democracy Drinks - Edinburgh · Luma We’re bringing together democracy advocates and enthusiasts for Democracy Drinks – an informal regular gathering to make connections, share ideas, and find…

🤔 Whether you’re working on democratic innovation, citizen participation, policy, or simply care about democratic life in Scotland, join us for friendly conversation.

🗓️ 𝟱 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝟱𝗽𝗺
All welcome, free to attend.

🎟️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: luma.com/ekwkaa14