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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 👇
www.apse.org.uk/index.cfm/ap...

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:
www.involve.org.uk/our-work/our...

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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

👀 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.

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📄 Read DemocracyNext's paper here 👇
🔗 www.demnext.org/uploads/Demo...

📺 Watch the 'Scaling Democratic Innovations' webinar here 👇
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J4W...

📄 See ScaleDem's framework here 👇
🔗 scaledem.eu/insights/the...

Scaling deliberative democracy has to be about more than the numbers Co-CEO and Director of Innovation and Practice

👀 Read our latest blog from our interim CEO, Stephanie Draper on what this means for practitioners as we move beyond one-off processes and build the systems change that real democratic renewal requires.

📖 Read Steph's blog here 👇
🔗 www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion...

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💡 DemocracyNext's paper on scaling offers thoughtful answers. This - alongside ScaleDem's scale framework - help us see that scaling isn't just about reaching more people. It's about embedding deliberation across institutions, deepening cultural roots, and building infrastructure.

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💭 Scaling deliberative democracy has to be about more than numbers.

🤔 Many practitioners and researchers working in democratic innovation have been thinking hard about what scaling really means, and how we can grow participation without losing depth, trust, or connection...

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🚨 Closing this Sunday, 18th January

Recruitment for our new CEO closes on Sunday. If you're someone with a deep commitment to social justice and the role that Involve can play in improving the lives of citizens, then we want to hear from you.

🔗 Read more and apply: micro.green-park.co.uk/involve/

🤝 This is a rare opportunity for communities north and south to shape the future of a shared landscape — balancing nature, economy, and community.

🗣️ Please help us to make sure every voice has the chance to be heard.

More info: 🔗 involve.org.uk/.../carlingford-lough

Carlingford Lough Citizens' Jury Change Politics: Upgrade Democracy Now!

👉 Residents can learn more and register their interest here:
🔗 sortitionfoundation.org/carlingford_lough_2026

Or call the freephone number: ☎️ 1800 100 061 (8AM–8PM every day)

🗓️ Deadline extended: Friday 23 January 2026

🚨 This is urgent — and we don’t want anyone to miss the chance to take part.

If you know anyone in Greenore, Omeath, Carlingford, or anywhere along the southern shore, please help us spread the word today 🗣️

Over Christmas, 5,000 invitations were sent to households around the Lough to take part in shaping its future.

While invitations reached the northern shore as planned, a postal delay means many on the southern side might miss out before the deadline. 📬

🌊 A once-in-a-generation cross-border project is happening at Carlingford Lough — and we need your help.

A Citizens’ Jury is bringing people together to help decide the Future of Carlingford Lough — yet a postal delay means some households may not receive their invitations in time.

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Insights from the Net Zero Living Programme - Innovate UK Business Connect A series of three webinars on 10 December 2025, 13 January 2026 and 12 February 2026.

🚀 Insights from the Net Zero Living Programme

🎤 Join us next week where we'll be sharing insights from our work as part of Innovate UK's Net Zero Living Programme, supporting local authorities to engage citizens effectively in the journey to net zero

🔗 iuk-business-connect.org.uk/events/insig...

We’re proud to be supporting the delivery of the new Cairngorms 2030 Communities Fund panel: an exciting initiative that hands real decision-making power to communities.

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