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use the arts to reach people
A Claiming your Futures Festival an equality electric picnic!
engage artists and creative community to use drama art and music to communicate the what and how of our campaign
feeding today back into the claiming our future structure/ clarifying what COF is for people after today. finding the identity of COF by encouraging people to express it through arts media..
Interdisciplinary collaborative arts ventures
Arts based spectacles like plays and musicals
Take this back to our local areas, organisations and build on this to link with creative event
Organise claiming our future floats for st patricks day parades around the country
Harness public anger and concer in a positive way. Todays use of the elephant in the room was very effective. If this were to be used in public spaces such as shopping centres it may be a very effective non-threatening way of capturing people's values
Need to develop clear and simple shared understanding - change is possible and promote policy choices. Sell rights to CYF as a game show and plant trees everywhere. Find creative ways to communicate the messsage - artists alternative meida. Use organisati
Develop a creative, postive media campaign involving stunts (eg flashmobbing), establish an independent media campaign, and build on the social medial campaign
summer festival, promote arts and culture as valid aspect of our soicety
Using the arts to develop forms of passive resistance (without harm to others)
banner days to advertise the initiative
Spectacle of Defiance - use creativityand use the arts!!!!!!
Organise arts events to popularise ideas from today
creative way of using the media
Creative event - one day for COF accross Ireland on a specific day, to be organised at a local level. Alternative St Patrciks day Parade, or floats evry parade
Have a peoples party or fun family day under the banner of claiming our future and have activities/speeches etc
Have this type of event throughout Ireland Starting with a high profile campaign that would engender interest and enthusiasm by using high profile personalities TV Radio leaflets etc. So people participate locally in their own communities and are all simu
street demonstration on budget day - make it very colourful
Claiming our future to have a peoples parliament as result of this event this could be in the form of music festival or one day event
Mass launch (in every town square symbolc act can be enacted to represent new vision)
Have an education day where we go out locally to shopping centres etc. and hand out manifesto/leaflet and be willing to talk to people
Build towardsa national civic demonstration type event but make it more of a Carnival of regeneration to get young people involved; musicians for COF
COF Manifesto/Policies
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national structure needs to be built on values agreed today- broad values and a flexible mandate to draw broad support and commitment from groups and agencies
feeding today back into the claiming our future structure/ clarifying what COF is for people after today. finding the identity of COF by encouraging people to express it through arts media..
build a movement from our principles
Ongoing communication to people that they can cause positive change, do not rely on politions. Provide tools for this voice to engage in change.
Development of a broadbased grassroots movement with a clear platform - option to become a party later
creating a system with a menue and choice of actions and tasks that people can pick and choose using all available social networking and multi media
Developing processes on theme of sustainble living
Develop a social charter, in accessible english, for a new Ireland
Lists of alternative policies
Mobilize future movement, including use of media and new media ensuring diversity and proportionality. Claiming our future charter.
1000 people today stimulated and motivated to go back to local communities and facilitate sessions using todays model to get broader ideas and consensus. the model prior to today was good but a lot of people missed the meetings and today is their first in
As part of the follow up from today we have a responsibility to invole citizens and cso's in developing a detailed tax justice policy
unite different campaigning groups, trade unions under same 10 messages of CoF
Gather the alternative policies and put them on the website for example articles and alternative policy documents
New constitution / understanding or definition of democracy
Develop a coherent programme arising from the preferred policy choices made with supporting economic arguments
Work on a small number of issues and aim for some quick wins eg health
Pick a single objective, mobilise arround this specific action to achieve change and then move on to next specific action to mobilise for that change
1. Claiming our future mainfesto on a book mark which can be used at the door to inform politicans
work through existing community structures to get the message out and use well idenitified local issues to mobilise
Need to develop clear and simple shared understanding - change is possible and promote policy choices. Sell rights to CYF as a game show and plant trees everywhere. Find creative ways to communicate the messsage - artists alternative meida. Use organisati
charter
Draft manifesto
Prioritise solutions that cost no money, a little money . a lot of money
Agree a manifesto that we can build a movement on.
Political influence - either create a Manifesto / Vision and specific commitments and ask candidates to sign up to it / or influence pre-election palsn of parties
Clarify the objectives of Claiming our Future
Information. Importance of developng clear information to circulate at every opportunity and use internet viral opportunities
Develop a charter of citizens responsibilities and rights
COF to clarify its focus and end-game as a clear objective so we know when we get to where COF is going
Create costed alternative budget as per Canadian and Norweigan models
Have a concise policy paper on each of the chosen issues and evidence of level of support for lobby groups, politicans etc.
10 demand-ments (articulation of values and actions)
Develop a Claiming our Future Charter
rural and urban issues will be different
'Chatting our Future' continue discussions in our workplaces, communities, families where we have discussions - we need a discussion pack - to repeat things like todays discussion and feedback the results into the website , ie tables at local level, amy
COF to meet annually and take on three concrete goals and to achieve them to build confidence in its usefulness
we need another meeting to approve the manifesto
concrete policies from today into ideas and develop roadshoew to show that another alternative is posiible
Come up with agenda for change, sign posts for local people to lobby their TD's and to influence progresive canditates in elections. Support canditates that recognise the need for participatory democracy
focussed campaign to produce pressure on political represntatives, produce a manifesto for positive change based on what has come out of today, initiative has the potential to develop into a people power movement, we have an expectiation that the leaders
Reach agreement on working principles as a social movement
An organisation with structure that individuals or orgamisation can subscribe to its objectives or affiliate to
Build solidarity by mobilising behind clear concrete actions and value statements and help mobilisation
produce an alternative budget (focus of this should be Nov when the estimates come out)
flesh out the bones of the ideas use the website to collect ideas and how to implement them
Toolkit for political action, self-reflection by civil society groups, key ideas to share
Use today's policy choices as a national household survey
Articulate clear and radical demands
Use today to identify ten demands that the people want for a more equal society
Be aware of the multiplicity of state agencies involved in the current process and seek radical reductions and changes to their number and their mandate EG tourism is not highlighted in Section 2A but if it was properly developed rather than being dominat
A quotad multiparty (new and existant parties)- a national government.
Hone down the policies we have articulated here and make practical plans demonstrating this can be done and how it can be done by the organising group brining together diverse teams of people with expertise in the different policy areas
WE FIRST NEED CLARITY ON ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE/TRANSPARENT MEMBERSHIP IS NECESSARY/WE NEED TO PULL THE POLICIES FROM TODAY TOGETHER AND HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT IS COMING OUT OF TODAY SO AS TO WORK TOWARDS A MANIFESTO - THIS THEN NEEDS TO BE CIRCULATED. WE
From today create a report that will be useable as A a ddoorstep document t engage political system and local groups or intrested people B is a report of today C elaborate or develop proposals for implementation
develop a vision / clear statement of values / core values of what we want to create through discussions / conversations in a range of locations from shopping centres to cinemas and sports grounds. Not a static item but an evolving process
Develop a manifesto/short statement of values and priorities of Claiming Our Future that we can use to lobby, educate etc.
claiming our future providing focal point for people to feed their views and ideas all part of the process ofr change
civic movement with clear objectives local organisations promote arguments / facts & figures creative protets that involves local people planning
creative solutions for complex problems
Keep the focus on four clear and precise policy isuees
declaration from this gathering that there should be an election government no longer has a mandate
develop the policies in the context of a power struggle of interests and organise demonstrations based on this premise
Provide for a more open forum to formulate COFs priorities and outcomes to ensure we set off on the right track from the start
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Organise similar events to Dublin on a regional/local level -Also and information bus
To continue to organise forums of this nature to maintain the enthusasim that is present today
Make sure the energy created at protests is harnessed for a next step
provide a form of loose leadership, not based on hierarchy, to support the work of claiming our future, networked electronically
Mobilize future movement, including use of media and new media ensuring diversity and proportionality. Claiming our future charter.
Development of a broadbased grassroots movement with a clear platform - option to become a party later
develop a fundraising strategy for COF using facebook, twitter aswell as established modes of communication
A group to come up with creative, imaginative tactics in a rapid response form
Build strcuture in communities trade unions etc inclusive of imimgrant population travellers children and young people
Power of 10 campaign - 10 messages from today, disseminated to ten people by each person who attended CoF today
Develop the claim our future website as a voting forum for political issues
register of volunteers from today for future work
how business is done by COF - language that used, childcare bit, organising community (area and interest base)
Continuing outreach - e.g. target youth. immigrant communities, non university educated etc., aware of transport
Crowd funding from a broad social network another idea is one euro for one voice ie 1000 euro could be raised today
Organise a Claiming Our Future event for 15 to 25 year olds organised by and for 15 to 25 year olds
Active communication campaign - get champions for the cause, popularise ideas, targeted those less political, clear messages
Events that are supportive of the Claimiing our future agenda being promoted and branded as Claiming our Future
Local/county/regional meetings to follow up with those that were here todauy and follow up with those that couldn't make it
Develop a internal resource network in order to share the information resources of all the organisations in COF
National Claiming Our Future day - 6 months time all together again but similar event on in every county in Ireland agreeing set of demands and alternative dialogue
Claiming Our Future road show - out and about around the country, more on the ground so more people can get on the bus
Create a citizens coalition to promote and advance the values and policy priorities that have been agreed today
Claiming our Future (COF) should remaina movement and not become a political party or be hijacked by a political party
Transparacy of how our ideas are being used, and where they are being shown, and who sees them, and which ones are seriously evaluated.
Develop a more coherent organisational strucure for Claiming Our Future with a membership base
become a social movement to influence all political parties- not form a political party
national structure for Claiming our future with regional committees
national structure needs to be built on values agreed today- broad values and a flexible mandate to draw broad support and commitment from groups and agencies
build a movement from our principles
Steering Committee for CoF to take lead, sharpen the focus from today and get back to participants
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
Promote visibility transparency and openness in the public sector by making minutes of meetings open to the public
Need to establish a concrete social movement
build a movement - some disagreement on how close or loose - ranging from a political party to a looser network - needs more discussion in future
regular meetings at national and local level to drive the initiative
Ensure a follow up session for all participators in today's event, possibly outside Dublin
Make an EU link tag into Spring Alliance
Use mechanisms and processes in place to plan for CoF to bring work to next stage
Continue to have roundtable sessions and develop a report on findings.
Stick together
Establish a Civil Society Forum
An organisation with structure that individuals or orgamisation can subscribe to its objectives or affiliate to
Facilitate cross-sectoral workshops/activity among the participants so that a broader understanding and awareness of differenent sectoral issues and imperatives can influence COFs priorities appropriately
Set up national action groups e.g. policy groups, lobby groups, media
Developing Claiming Our Future into an alternative policy forum
Open up the steering group - widen membership
Develop a national structure to mobilise civil society involvement on a county or regional basis
Develop a national structure to mobilise civil society involvement on a county or regional basis
Organise another large, participative event at which people could learn from existing, alternative political, social and economic models
A claim our future forum needs to be developed to ensure participation in decision making. It should use meeting, internet and media
use a broad tagline under claiming our future such as 'An economic, social and environmental decision making process' as most people can identify with one of these groups and will hopefully encourage involvement
all decision making processes to be participatory, deliberative and inclusive, including the use of rotating roles to ensure democracy
Place for all particpants to contiue todays discussion and opportunities to continue to imput more ideas
Reach agreement on who speaks for the social movement and who is on the steering group
WE FIRST NEED CLARITY ON ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE/TRANSPARENT MEMBERSHIP IS NECESSARY/WE NEED TO PULL THE POLICIES FROM TODAY TOGETHER AND HAVE CLARITY ON WHAT IS COMING OUT OF TODAY SO AS TO WORK TOWARDS A MANIFESTO - THIS THEN NEEDS TO BE CIRCULATED. WE
Separate central and local governance; impose term limits.
Create COF structures at local, regional and national level (Alt Senate) being inclusive in participants and region (not just Dublin)
GET TODAYS PARTICIPANTS TO AGREE TO SUBMIT THEIR CONTACT DETAILS SO WE CAN WORK TOWARDS SETTING UP TOWARDS A LOCAL - NATIONAL NETWORK OF COF ACTIVISTS
Set up a database where everyone can state what they are willing to contribute including time money expertise and other resources
More of this - it worked - keep going with these types of events - maybe wider audience
Ensure the organisation has a national focus while having a nationwide structure that reaches out beyond Dublin and reaches out to a diverse range of communities, including migrants
Get local/regional/county attendees toegether - put them in contact with eachother
Use the resources for todays organisers and organisations to support this work nationally and locally NOT ONLY ONLINE
Need to bring us all together again soon enough. I would suggest a march followed by a big discussion meeting to talk about the next step. These need to happen soon before people lose their enthusiasm and get busy with life etc!
claiming our future providing focal point for people to feed their views and ideas all part of the process ofr change
civic movement with clear objectives local organisations promote arguments / facts & figures creative protets that involves local people planning
Date for another national meeting to update progress
Creative event - one day for COF accross Ireland on a specific day, to be organised at a local level. Alternative St Patrciks day Parade, or floats evry parade
1. To capture the interest here through publicity - and these are our messages from this event. 2. to build participatory deliberative democracy structure through local forums - follow the process here. 3. Creating an alternative political structure
Multiplication tables - explain, consult & ratify the proceedings and discussions held today, listen for things we might have missed targeting our family and community - carry the message to others who cannot be here today
we need another meeting to approve the manifesto
Reach agreement on working principles as a social movement
organise another event such as this to include a more diverse grouping such as young people, migrants and people with less edcuation
Replicate today's event in communities and counties by all people who attended today
Claiming our future to have a peoples parliament as result of this event this could be in the form of music festival or one day event
dEVELOP PARTICIPATION 2. rECLAIM OUR STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LOCAL LEVEL ADN WORK WITH PEOPLE. 3. mAKE SURE REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING WITH KNOWLEDGE O F POLICIES AND VISIONS FOR CLAIMING OUR FUTURE. 4 bUILD A SOCIAL MOVEMENT CONNECT
all people who attended should be added to a communication and list and shhould be communicated with regularly and asked with yhey like to formally jooin this movemenr for positive social change
Working groups to address and implement reforms (of Dail, Seanad, education, healthcare, economy etc)
Provide for a more open forum to formulate COFs priorities and outcomes to ensure we set off on the right track from the start
Arrange gatherings regularly Build consensus
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Count Me Out campaign as an example
National Strike (ICTU call it, example 70's tax marches)
on line petition to support the vlaues for change from today to be given to goverenmnt - go out and actively collect get people to sign
Get 10 peiople to visit every FF TD in country to campaign on our ideas
Co-ordinate a local lobbying campaign with TDs on policy issues agreed
A national day of civil unrest on a series or particular topic e.g. bank bailout / medical card to elderly people
getb acive locally and natioanlly in activities and protests
mobilse people to take part in a public demonstration in december -one possibility is 10th demo already planned called radical of community defiance
public expressions of support for CoF e.g. picketing politicans offices
national monster rally prior to budget as a visible force for influencing decisions
Political activity - civil disobedience, demonstrations
Increase public awareness by having an event eg. a pre-budget march
Civil disobedience
What happened to people power? COF should mobilise and get people active in saying no!
large demonstration
Political activity - civil disobedience, demonstrations, rebellion
Organise a Direct Action on budget day for example occupying farmleigh house
Mobilization and civil disobedience demanding a general election and against cuts and regressive taxes
mass mobilisation
Occupation of Farmleigh - mass mobilisation by bicycle
Organise a claiming our future national march not in protest but to show that we want change and are determined to pursue it
Street demonstrations - mass mobilisation - people are a leverage
Protest at the budget
1. A gathering - a positive gathering for change, defending what we've got. One hour around the Budget, nationwide in every town's market square. Slogan: Get up, stand up, Claim our Future! Stressing it's not a once off, to be prepared by meetings in all
Local and National Day/Week of Action in 6 months time - coming from todays outcomes
develop the policies in the context of a power struggle of interests and organise demonstrations based on this premise
localise pressure for our 'asks' by gathering outside constituency offices of TDs to raise awareness etc
direct action e.g march, creative action - get people to show disaffection by direct action
strategic, targetted public protest
street demonstration on budget day - make it very colourful
Spectacle of Defiance - use creativityand use the arts!!!!!!
Peaceful direct action and affirmation to ensure the values and policy statements identified today are delivered.
Organise a postcard campaign - members of the public would be given a postcard with the main COF policy areas which they would send to government to lobby for change
National day of protest - before the budget (or on the day of the budget)
Develop a network of community-led mobilisation groups.
organise a mas protest on budget day The poor wil be hardest hit
organise a mas protest on budget day The poor wil be hardest hit
Have an education day where we go out locally to shopping centres etc. and hand out manifesto/leaflet and be willing to talk to people
Build towardsa national civic demonstration type event but make it more of a Carnival of regeneration to get young people involved; musicians for COF
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Ensure a follow up session for all participators in today's event, possibly outside Dublin
national monster rally prior to budget as a visible force for influencing decisions
To continue to organise forums of this nature to maintain the enthusasim that is present today
Organise similar events to Dublin on a regional/local level -Also and information bus
Hold local activities in two parts. 1 organising door to door questionaires on what people want for Irish society. 2 holding public meetings to discuss and agree the way forward.
Organise a Claiming Our Future event for 15 to 25 year olds organised by and for 15 to 25 year olds
Events that are supportive of the Claimiing our future agenda being promoted and branded as Claiming our Future
Have stuff like postcards and other campaign stuff ready for people to do after protest events
National Claiming Our Future day - 6 months time all together again but similar event on in every county in Ireland agreeing set of demands and alternative dialogue
Re-run today's exercise on a regional basis across Ireleand - soon to maintain the momentum.
getb acive locally and natioanlly in activities and protests
Need celebratory event to highlight the positivity of the movement and present positive image
a one-day event to publiscise campaign
Creative event - one day for COF accross Ireland on a specific day, to be organised at a local level. Alternative St Patrciks day Parade, or floats evry parade
Date for another national meeting to update progress
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
Increase public awareness by having an event eg. a pre-budget march
Take this back to our local areas, organisations and build on this to link with creative event
large demonstration
Organise claiming our future floats for st patricks day parades around the country
we need another meeting to approve the manifesto
A Claiming your Futures Festival an equality electric picnic!
Have a peoples party or fun family day under the banner of claiming our future and have activities/speeches etc
popularise the ideas from today's event through a roadshow around the country
summer festival, promote arts and culture as valid aspect of our soicety
Provide public education sessions - economics, democracy etc
organise another event such as this to include a more diverse grouping such as young people, migrants and people with less edcuation
banner days to advertise the initiative
Claiming our future to have a peoples parliament as result of this event this could be in the form of music festival or one day event
Organise another large, participative event at which people could learn from existing, alternative political, social and economic models
Organise arts events to popularise ideas from today
Create this kind of forum at local level empowering people to engage in deliberative dialogue building to a National Day
More of this - it worked - keep going with these types of events - maybe wider audience
Need to bring us all together again soon enough. I would suggest a march followed by a big discussion meeting to talk about the next step. These need to happen soon before people lose their enthusiasm and get busy with life etc!
Mass launch (in every town square symbolc act can be enacted to represent new vision)
Have an education day where we go out locally to shopping centres etc. and hand out manifesto/leaflet and be willing to talk to people
Arrange gatherings regularly Build consensus
Build towardsa national civic demonstration type event but make it more of a Carnival of regeneration to get young people involved; musicians for COF
create opportunites to be involved in projects which allow participants to prcess and learn from what is going on - to lead to transformation
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develop a fundraising strategy for COF using facebook, twitter aswell as established modes of communication
Crowd funding from a broad social network another idea is one euro for one voice ie 1000 euro could be raised today
finance movement using the obama election model
All activities and FUNDING of COF should be open, transparent and accountable
spend the resources wisely
make badges and merchandise
Set up a database where everyone can state what they are willing to contribute including time money expertise and other resources
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Promote Claiming our Future agreed Values with like-minded organisations / individuals, e.g. 'Become a Friend' on Facebook, or link in with local organisations
localised networked campaign
Maintian national and media coverage to promote agenda
Build a network areound local facilitators
Constituency level groups to voice relevent, local change.
To continue to organise forums of this nature to maintain the enthusasim that is present today
1. Localisation stategy
provide a form of loose leadership, not based on hierarchy, to support the work of claiming our future, networked electronically
Build strcuture in communities trade unions etc inclusive of imimgrant population travellers children and young people
Ensure a follow up session for all participators in today's event, possibly outside Dublin
Organise similar events to Dublin on a regional/local level -Also and information bus
A group to come up with creative, imaginative tactics in a rapid response form
Power of 10 campaign - 10 messages from today, disseminated to ten people by each person who attended CoF today
register of volunteers from today for future work
Hold local activities in two parts. 1 organising door to door questionaires on what people want for Irish society. 2 holding public meetings to discuss and agree the way forward.
how business is done by COF - language that used, childcare bit, organising community (area and interest base)
Local/county/regional meetings to follow up with those that were here todauy and follow up with those that couldn't make it
influence media local and national especially start at local
Claim our future should look to train facilitators to communicate ideas locally
1000 people today stimulated and motivated to go back to local communities and facilitate sessions using todays model to get broader ideas and consensus. the model prior to today was good but a lot of people missed the meetings and today is their first in
Physical regional/county forums
National Claiming Our Future day - 6 months time all together again but similar event on in every county in Ireland agreeing set of demands and alternative dialogue
todays model is a useful framework for future local or regional sessions
Develop claiming our future county groups
use of Community Development models to progress the movement
Claiming Our Future road show - out and about around the country, more on the ground so more people can get on the bus
Re-run today's exercise on a regional basis across Ireleand - soon to maintain the momentum.
national structure for Claiming our future with regional committees
Co-ordinate a local lobbying campaign with TDs on policy issues agreed
Put people in touch with each other and hold regional meetings to build movement
work through existing community structures to get the message out and use well idenitified local issues to mobilise
local community/ county level COF events
Promote the policy agenda through more local events and continuing these conversations
civic movement with clear objectives local organisations promote arguments / facts & figures creative protets that involves local people planning
Communicate the message of today to local communities and local decision makers by positive clear media follow up and other forms of media
use of existing forums, eg community forums in each county. get c our f put on the agenda. use existing structures
Focus on changing the development model via (a) access to the media, (b) calling on the greens to pull out of government, (c) attracting more young people and (d) attracting more people from outside Dublin
Start in the communities bottom up with small local groups and set up central structure to co-ordinate
Creative event - one day for COF accross Ireland on a specific day, to be organised at a local level. Alternative St Patrciks day Parade, or floats evry parade
Build democractic and participative local civic assemblies/fora.
Mobolise from the lowest of levels (town, parish) to bring everyones ideas to the fore.
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
Provide voluntary leadership for citizens action teams in communities
speakers corner/ localised groups
Circulate e-mails on regional basis so we can contact interested people in our geographic area
local media= local papers and radio
Keep informed and communicate with local community
Have a follow up e.g. citizens assembly in counties
Take this back to our local areas, organisations and build on this to link with creative event
regular meetings at national and local level to drive the initiative
'Chatting our Future' continue discussions in our workplaces, communities, families where we have discussions - we need a discussion pack - to repeat things like todays discussion and feedback the results into the website , ie tables at local level, amy
hold local events to bring others with us and influence politicains- invite politicians to meetings
Media campaign. Local mobilisation access inclusion diversity and young people
Engage and link with people locally through media, clubs, local forums
Organise workplace, local and Regional Assemblies to develop plans of action
trained mobilisers for people to liaise with who want to become involved/ make local events
Building support at grassroots level - a grass roots movement is a pre requisite - Town Hall Meetings, use technology to publicise and promote. Target sectors- young people, older people, migrants etc - all ned to be included.
Empower local community activists as priority
Spread the word in your area
popularise the ideas from today's event through a roadshow around the country
1. A gathering - a positive gathering for change, defending what we've got. One hour around the Budget, nationwide in every town's market square. Slogan: Get up, stand up, Claim our Future! Stressing it's not a once off, to be prepared by meetings in all
Have this type of event throughout Ireland Starting with a high profile campaign that would engender interest and enthusiasm by using high profile personalities TV Radio leaflets etc. So people participate locally in their own communities and are all simu
Make more use of local media
braoden, widen and deepen the conversation using the website and working at a regional level
Establish local action groups to facilitate grassroots involvement in COF movement - e.g. hosting meetings/ information sessions in smaller towns and communities to facilitate grassroots participation
Organise local actions to discuss ideas and policies from today and develop actions at local level
have local organisation in all parts of the country
Replicate today's event in communities and counties by all people who attended today
we should have local meetings to reflect on the role of government and suggest citizens assembly in each town / area
Develop a national structure to mobilise civil society involvement on a county or regional basis
dEVELOP PARTICIPATION 2. rECLAIM OUR STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LOCAL LEVEL ADN WORK WITH PEOPLE. 3. mAKE SURE REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING WITH KNOWLEDGE O F POLICIES AND VISIONS FOR CLAIMING OUR FUTURE. 4 bUILD A SOCIAL MOVEMENT CONNECT
Develop new forms of bringing together new technologies and face to face relationships
Organise events similar to today around the country and in the various organisations
people from this event should be aggregated by region and local meetings could be held
Encourage volunteers to help each grouping to have conversations and get alternative agenda out there
Create COF structures at local, regional and national level (Alt Senate) being inclusive in participants and region (not just Dublin)
Get this movement into every community, form small citizen groups. Hughly improve Ireland's animal Welfare record.
Set up COF villages across the country to test COF policies and ideas
GET TODAYS PARTICIPANTS TO AGREE TO SUBMIT THEIR CONTACT DETAILS SO WE CAN WORK TOWARDS SETTING UP TOWARDS A LOCAL - NATIONAL NETWORK OF COF ACTIVISTS
Create this kind of forum at local level empowering people to engage in deliberative dialogue building to a National Day
Develop a network of community-led mobilisation groups.
Ensure the organisation has a national focus while having a nationwide structure that reaches out beyond Dublin and reaches out to a diverse range of communities, including migrants
Get local/regional/county attendees toegether - put them in contact with eachother
Use the resources for todays organisers and organisations to support this work nationally and locally NOT ONLY ONLINE
Establish COF Groups all over Ireland
think local- look global- circulate contact detais to people from similar geographic regions for local follow up
mobilise peope in communities through use of community education methods /activecitzenship education to beome aprt of movement ; use their vote strategically
We need to raise awareness about the alternative agenda at all levels - at local community level, Trade Unions, youth orgs etc
open and increase the dialogue with wider society around our values and priorities through grassroots meetings actions as well as national
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Use the website for doingd something positive
saghre info and skills with briefings and a website
We need to do the simple stuff too such as email their TDs
Gather the alternative policies and put them on the website for example articles and alternative policy documents
provide a form of loose leadership, not based on hierarchy, to support the work of claiming our future, networked electronically
Ongoing communication to people that they can cause positive change, do not rely on politions. Provide tools for this voice to engage in change.
Create You Tube channel for COF
focus on action, based on small and large organisations, using new media
Circulate e-mail of all participatants so we can organise together
develop a fundraising strategy for COF using facebook, twitter aswell as established modes of communication
Mobilize future movement, including use of media and new media ensuring diversity and proportionality. Claiming our future charter.
Develop a internal resource network in order to share the information resources of all the organisations in COF
To continue to organise forums of this nature to maintain the enthusasim that is present today
creating a system with a menue and choice of actions and tasks that people can pick and choose using all available social networking and multi media
Develop the claim our future website as a voting forum for political issues
Web forum plus database to contain contacts and skills of available participants
Ceate Forum/online cross-sectoral support Network for activism and theory, praxis and reflection
Information. Importance of developng clear information to circulate at every opportunity and use internet viral opportunities
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
giving an alternative and organised means of expressing thei opposition, of protesting and getting their voices heard, giving them a choice of how to do it
'Chatting our Future' continue discussions in our workplaces, communities, families where we have discussions - we need a discussion pack - to repeat things like todays discussion and feedback the results into the website , ie tables at local level, amy
Claimingourfuture.ie - to develop online forum to enable continued involvement and as aREAL tool for action
Building support at grassroots level - a grass roots movement is a pre requisite - Town Hall Meetings, use technology to publicise and promote. Target sectors- young people, older people, migrants etc - all ned to be included.
Let people under 25 know that they have a voice, and connect them to government issues. Use modern mediums - social media, blogs, etc. Use plain english to describe policies so people - not only young people - can access them. Use creative means for getti
Continue to have roundtable sessions and develop a report on findings.
Utilise alternative / community media outlets and create new and encourage participation in existing media collectives
Create a database of all participants adn poll and engage witjh regularly
Use the website simialr to AVAAZ as a lobbying and communication tool to elicit action amongst the particiapnts and the potential wider audience out there
Make use of social networks to raise awareness of teh movement particualy ask participants to dedicate their status etc as in breast cancer awareness
implement discussion threads on the claiming our futures website
Making options / viewpoints / accessible to all - by using on-line forums / voting by texting /
Developing Claiming Our Future into an alternative policy forum
flesh out the bones of the ideas use the website to collect ideas and how to implement them
visible emblem to show support of COF - also a way to communicate and get others involved - form aof recuitment adn dissemination
Message Board on CoF
all decision making processes to be participatory, deliberative and inclusive, including the use of rotating roles to ensure democracy
Develop new forms of bringing together new technologies and face to face relationships
Set up section on COF Website so that participants today can feed in actions that they have undertaken, e.g. holding session in a group they are involved with.
Place for all particpants to contiue todays discussion and opportunities to continue to imput more ideas
Develop the online component of the campaign - have competitions in schools, universities, work places, community organisations, trade unions etc to build momentum
Use internet site to support actions with COF organisations at local regional and national level.
Provide for a more open forum to formulate COFs priorities and outcomes to ensure we set off on the right track from the start
on line petition to support the vlaues for change from today to be given to goverenmnt - go out and actively collect get people to sign
use new technologies to communicate and ask people to sign up to 10 core messages from today
Use of technology and social media to disseminate activites and progress
Use social media to spread the word
Build democractic and participative local civic assemblies/fora.
Circulate e-mails on regional basis so we can contact interested people in our geographic area
Use ICTs, social media etc fully, to keep people informed, interacting etc
2. Dissemintate information about Claiming our future through different foras to build actions on decisions we have taken
Use mechanisms and processes in place to plan for CoF to bring work to next stage
finance movement using the obama election model
Reach out to other organisations - build a network
Everyone that attended today signs up to Claiming Our Future on Facebook and / or on www.claimingourfuture.ie
A claim our future forum needs to be developed to ensure participation in decision making. It should use meeting, internet and media
dEVELOP PARTICIPATION 2. rECLAIM OUR STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LOCAL LEVEL ADN WORK WITH PEOPLE. 3. mAKE SURE REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING WITH KNOWLEDGE O F POLICIES AND VISIONS FOR CLAIMING OUR FUTURE. 4 bUILD A SOCIAL MOVEMENT CONNECT
INFORM COMMUNITY FORUMS AND PUT THE ONUS ON THEM TO GET THE INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONAL TOLOLS OUT THERE ABOUT THE MOVEMENT
Set up a database where everyone can state what they are willing to contribute including time money expertise and other resources
Arrange gatherings regularly Build consensus
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creating a system with a menue and choice of actions and tasks that people can pick and choose using all available social networking and multi media
Need to keep the momentum from today therefore clear targets in terms of feedback and future actions and dates need to be communicated. We are the multipliers at todays event so it is vital that people do not lose interest
Ongoing communication to people that they can cause positive change, do not rely on politions. Provide tools for this voice to engage in change.
provide a form of loose leadership, not based on hierarchy, to support the work of claiming our future, networked electronically
On the website we should have some stories of people winning justice through activism to encourage us that we can succeed
actively reach and engage the irish diaspora abroad
focus on action, based on small and large organisations, using new media
develop a fundraising strategy for COF using facebook, twitter aswell as established modes of communication
Create You Tube channel for COF
Power of 10 campaign - 10 messages from today, disseminated to ten people by each person who attended CoF today
Develop the claim our future website as a voting forum for political issues
communicate our message in more user friendly, easy to understand terms to a broad audience, without dumbing down
Mobilize future movement, including use of media and new media ensuring diversity and proportionality. Claiming our future charter.
Organise a Claiming Our Future event for 15 to 25 year olds organised by and for 15 to 25 year olds
Active communication campaign - get champions for the cause, popularise ideas, targeted those less political, clear messages
Web forum plus database to contain contacts and skills of available participants
Become visable in the media and on the streets
30 Second 'vox-pop's on national media/ on-line with ordinary people speaking on "My Vision of Ireland Is.....
saghre info and skills with briefings and a website
use new technologies to communicate and ask people to sign up to 10 core messages from today
Develop communications channel to change the dominant narrative.
A primer explaining all these complex economic issues in simple language up on the website
Increased use of social media but also necessary to capture mainstream media who dont seem to have publicised today's event.
Communicate the message of today to local communities and local decision makers by positive clear media follow up and other forms of media
Use of technology and social media to disseminate activites and progress
Information. Importance of developng clear information to circulate at every opportunity and use internet viral opportunities
Use social media to spread the word
media strategy- facebook etc is the olny way of accessing certain people who are not accessing community groups etc
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
ask christy moore to wite a song and get live aid type song to inspire
2. Dissemintate information about Claiming our future through different foras to build actions on decisions we have taken
Promote Claiming our Future agreed Values with like-minded organisations / individuals, e.g. 'Become a Friend' on Facebook, or link in with local organisations
Use ICTs, social media etc fully, to keep people informed, interacting etc
Use the website for doingd something positive
Develop newsletter that people who are not computer literate can subscribe to
Develop the online component of the campaign - have competitions in schools, universities, work places, community organisations, trade unions etc to build momentum
Put up on website video presentations from social movements elsewhere so we can learn from them how to best work together
Building support at grassroots level - a grass roots movement is a pre requisite - Town Hall Meetings, use technology to publicise and promote. Target sectors- young people, older people, migrants etc - all ned to be included.
Have a proactive slick media and pr campaign to challenge the governments media spinning and use social media as part of this
Let people under 25 know that they have a voice, and connect them to government issues. Use modern mediums - social media, blogs, etc. Use plain english to describe policies so people - not only young people - can access them. Use creative means for getti
Utilise alternative / community media outlets and create new and encourage participation in existing media collectives
Develop a creative, postive media campaign involving stunts (eg flashmobbing), establish an independent media campaign, and build on the social medial campaign
Make use of social networks to raise awareness of teh movement particualy ask participants to dedicate their status etc as in breast cancer awareness
Making options / viewpoints / accessible to all - by using on-line forums / voting by texting /
flesh out the bones of the ideas use the website to collect ideas and how to implement them
use wider media to advertise, engage for example media accessed by younger people
use wider media to advertise, engage for example media accessed by younger people
Message Board on CoF
Have a 'Reach the Pissed Off People' campaign - through popular media - facebook, twitter etc to bring them into the movement - put a positive spin on it that there are ways to change this but not use policy talk language, make is accessible
Develop new forms of bringing together new technologies and face to face relationships
Set up section on COF Website so that participants today can feed in actions that they have undertaken, e.g. holding session in a group they are involved with.
Look for diverse ways to capture the public imagination-use of different media including but not exclusively social media recognising different demographies
Communicate COF policy widely through many media outlets sep internet and produce media to visualise life with COF policies
make the campaign visible in imaginative and creative ways such as viral marketing etc
creative way of using the media
LOOK TO DEVELOP AND UTILISE SOCIAL MEDIA FULLY SO AS TO PUBLICISE EVENTS ACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING DEMONSTRATIONS
finance movement using the obama election model
Everyone that attended today signs up to Claiming Our Future on Facebook and / or on www.claimingourfuture.ie
all people who attended should be added to a communication and list and shhould be communicated with regularly and asked with yhey like to formally jooin this movemenr for positive social change
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3. Find an appropiate strategy for the access and dissemination of information which empowers citizens to make more informed decisions (e.g. subventions in the fishing indusrty who gets what)
Make sure alternative voices such as Joseph Stiglitz and Fintan OToole and the likes are heard
Get outside perspectives on irelands crisis to highlight that not everybody agrees with the austerity agenda
Promote visibility transparency and openness in the public sector by making minutes of meetings open to the public
Create mechanisms for citizen involvement in policy making
new constitutional crusade on challenging the existing primacy of individual rights (e.g. property, rents, legal fees) in favour of collective rights
Establish a Civil Society Forum
start a petition for the creation of a citizens assembly
children's parliament - active citizenship as core element of schooling (7 to 10 years)
Encourage more engagement in the civil society process e.g. we should not hold local elections until local government process is reformed
If this crisis we are in is systemic, we need to openly discuss transition theories and create a space for a different type of vision
Take advantage of existing opportunities for citizens to participate in decision making.
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Some people at this table were unhappy with the listing process as they felt were too confined by it and disappointed that discussion couldnt be broader. Some issues were not voted on due to concerns about wording interpretations and meanings.
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create opportunites to be involved in projects which allow participants to prcess and learn from what is going on - to lead to transformation
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Organise a Claiming Our Future event for 15 to 25 year olds organised by and for 15 to 25 year olds
actively reach and engage the irish diaspora abroad
mobilise youth sector
build more alliances across civil societies ; encourage groups to use COF logo on their events
Outreach actions to youth and immmigrant communities
Link up with the active citizenship campaign
Build strcuture in communities trade unions etc inclusive of imimgrant population travellers children and young people
Continuing outreach - e.g. target youth. immigrant communities, non university educated etc., aware of transport
Develop greater grassroots buy in by linking with other groups and sectors. Examples young people and students newsletters also festivals including music festivals. Irish countrywomens Association MAcra na Feirme getting information into their newsletters
mobilise peope in communities through use of community education methods /activecitzenship education to beome aprt of movement ; use their vote strategically
Engaging with the education system e.g transition year, opportunities within the curriculum etc.
unite different campaigning groups, trade unions under same 10 messages of CoF
COF to provide a networking role to facilitate organisations large and small to meet share information etc
Tap into existing networks e.g. tidy towns, GAA
Put people in touch with each other and hold regional meetings to build movement
work through existing community structures to get the message out and use well idenitified local issues to mobilise
Work with structurs we have and join and support political parites that endorse our manifesto
support other initiatives sharing the values- eg November 10th community march
mobilse people to take part in a public demonstration in december -one possibility is 10th demo already planned called radical of community defiance
To continue to build alliances.
use of existing forums, eg community forums in each county. get c our f put on the agenda. use existing structures
Focus on changing the development model via (a) access to the media, (b) calling on the greens to pull out of government, (c) attracting more young people and (d) attracting more people from outside Dublin
Quotas e.g. women, disability, minorities e.g. Travellers, social class e.g. working class communities
Promote Claiming our Future agreed Values with like-minded organisations / individuals, e.g. 'Become a Friend' on Facebook, or link in with local organisations
Media campaign. Local mobilisation access inclusion diversity and young people
similiar event for youth
access groups eg youth groups and older persons groups and parent toddler groups
Organise workplace, local and Regional Assemblies to develop plans of action
Engage and link with people locally through media, clubs, local forums
Develop the online component of the campaign - have competitions in schools, universities, work places, community organisations, trade unions etc to build momentum
Reach out to people who are not in civil society organisations
Building support at grassroots level - a grass roots movement is a pre requisite - Town Hall Meetings, use technology to publicise and promote. Target sectors- young people, older people, migrants etc - all ned to be included.
Look to societies where ideas have worked - e.g. Latin America
Make an EU link tag into Spring Alliance
Let people under 25 know that they have a voice, and connect them to government issues. Use modern mediums - social media, blogs, etc. Use plain english to describe policies so people - not only young people - can access them. Use creative means for getti
a 'Green Schools' scheme to engage young people at primary school level
Link activities within our unions to wider activities of Claiming Our Future
Analyse who is not here today, who is missing and map actions to engage them eg youth, unemployed
guest speakers from C our F in Secondary schools
We need to raise awareness about the alternative agenda at all levels - at local community level, Trade Unions, youth orgs etc
Engage more with businesses and increase momentum within schools and universities.
Reach out to other organisations - build a network
organise another event such as this to include a more diverse grouping such as young people, migrants and people with less edcuation
Dev and education pack for schools
bring the ideas from today's event into out own areas of activism
Devise ways to engage the unemployed in a social movement which will reflect their interests, short term and long term
4. adjust and inform from the young people up, towards educating and cultivating thier energy to promote change
Encourage and facilitate the participation of women in all areas of public life - especially our own movement
Ensure direct and unmediated participation for people from those groups who are being systematically marginalised
Have a 'Reach the Pissed Off People' campaign - through popular media - facebook, twitter etc to bring them into the movement - put a positive spin on it that there are ways to change this but not use policy talk language, make is accessible
children's parliament - active citizenship as core element of schooling (7 to 10 years)
Start an awareness raising campaign that asserts that the WE is all of us transcending the following boundaries national gender generational religious public private rural and urban
Organise events similar to today around the country and in the various organisations
Building alliances between all working people to strengthen and reclaim the Trade Union movement as a strong social and political movement concerned with equality, human rights and the environment
Build fraternal and solidarity links with other like minded european organisations
Develop civics and ethical education that enables young people to develop problem based learning approaches, dialogue and to engage with the local community
That all schools clubs and organisations who deal with children would formulate policies to promote active participatory democracy within its structures
INFORM COMMUNITY FORUMS AND PUT THE ONUS ON THEM TO GET THE INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONAL TOLOLS OUT THERE ABOUT THE MOVEMENT
promote the idea of a coherent campaign composed of diverse elements including grassroots organisations and individual concerned citizens
Link activities within our unions to wider activities of Claiming Our Future
As part of the follow up from today we have a responsibility to invole citizens and cso's in developing a detailed tax justice policy
Facilitate cross-sectoral workshops/activity among the participants so that a broader understanding and awareness of differenent sectoral issues and imperatives can influence COFs priorities appropriately
open and increase the dialogue with wider society around our values and priorities through grassroots meetings actions as well as national
Using creative means to get our point across e.g. tidy towns, to build solidarity
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Dail reform advocate 2 elected reps per county first past post to cut cut out clientelism
Developing processes on theme of sustainble living
A primer explaining all these complex economic issues in simple language up on the website
COF to fight against the bias in society that blocks people from having high expectations for themselves. People should be encourage to aim high for themselves. Professions should be aspirations of all children not just select schools.
Link up with the active citizenship campaign
Repliate the "singing revolution" from Estonia and Finland. see www.singingrevolution.com
Demand to end bank bailout
Instill a sense of pride in our community and society
Pick a single objective, mobilise arround this specific action to achieve change and then move on to next specific action to mobilise for that change
rural and urban issues will be different
Mobilise the vote that is inactive.
transpose the Aarhus agreement into Irish law
Expose nepotism and corruption
There should be monetary fines for companies leaving Ireland. The need to sign a clause to insurance employees aren't left in the lurch.
Keep business in business (welfare to work)
Critically question the leadership of the Unions on their leadership.
Establish cooperative enterprises
Spreading the word about Grameen bank and Muhummad Yunus message about alternative social capitalism
Gather enough signatures for a petition to change the constitution for reform. This would get us walking the streets, talking to people and getting them on board.
Look to societies where ideas have worked - e.g. Latin America
Need to demonstrate mass support for an alternative to the current agenda
being arrested for non violent direct action should be a civil a offence and not a criminal one
Campaign for constitutional guarantee for universal health education and housing rights
have a single word campaign - use equality for example and insist that every (governance) decision is proofed against it.
stop the sale of our natural resources
Push for reinstatement of community development budgets
Create a campaign to take over suitable NAMA ghost estates for those on housing lists and with accomodation needs
Promote concept on interrelationship between human health and health of the environment
Prioritise investement in early education and family supports in marginalised communities
produce an alternative budget (focus of this should be Nov when the estimates come out)
Equality Education in all schools on today's values outcomes by todays participants with e.g. local Volunteer Centres
Education - instill a learning culture into people - create a Learning Society as opposed to a Big Society!
Abolish the two tier tax system
bring state salaries to 2.5 times average wages (i.e. capped at 80K) within 4 years
Continuation of GAA funding provided they open their facilities to more people
Lobby for change and hope to deduce impact of the curren budget
Community based coop structures to provide food production and distribution systems and energy production and local services
4. adjust and inform from the young people up, towards educating and cultivating thier energy to promote change
Workers to take ownership of the unions and equal pay for union organisers
If this crisis we are in is systemic, we need to openly discuss transition theories and create a space for a different type of vision
Make better use of school buildings for community groups
Use major government contracts to ensure that a set percentage of each contract is directed at organisations employing say people with disabilities and/or SMEs and/or unemployment co-ops etc.
If this crisis we are in is systemic, we need to openly discuss transition theories and create a space for a different type of vision
Important point from Session 2 a All work should be considered decent - the term is value laden suggest that it is not used. it could be seen to suggest that peoples current work is not decent. Its ok to demand decent employment conditions though.
Constitutional reform that allows civil society to 'recall the government' when it is not delivering / performing
skills clearing house
Some people at this table were unhappy with the listing process as they felt were too confined by it and disappointed that discussion couldnt be broader. Some issues were not voted on due to concerns about wording interpretations and meanings.
Abolish the two tier tax system. Introduce a third band of taxation for the higher earners; Have a well prepared for General Strick with a lot of positive action. Have everyone go on the minimum wage for one year starting now. Delegate more powers to loc
Increased regulation of fiscal policy. Transperancy.
establish local community gardens to grow food as one example of a ways to raise peoples awareness about issues
Introduce a social health (the health of our society) index benchmarks alongside economic benchmarks
look for volunteers to develop and cost policy alternatives
Campaign to abolish apathy - Posters/National bill boards/Radio -
Develop civics and ethical education that enables young people to develop problem based learning approaches, dialogue and to engage with the local community
gender quotas to increase the numbers of women in power
Get this movement into every community, form small citizen groups. Hughly improve Ireland's animal Welfare record.
Set uo a develoment bank from existing resources in Ireland
End NAMAs bailing out of banks and developers
Make it mandatory for big business to reinvest a % of profits in social / community based activities.
new constitutional crusade on challenging the existing primacy of individual rights (e.g. property, rents, legal fees) in favour of collective rights
let our banks collapse
communicate our message in more user friendly, easy to understand terms to a broad audience, without dumbing down
Active communication campaign - get champions for the cause, popularise ideas, targeted those less political, clear messages
New constitution / understanding or definition of democracy
Reclaiming land and buildings for community gardens and housing
Get outside perspectives on irelands crisis to highlight that not everybody agrees with the austerity agenda
To change the method of voting for the seanad so that civil society groups vote it in instead of the elitist group that do so know
Prioritise solutions that cost no money, a little money . a lot of money
Count Me Out campaign as an example
Quotas e.g. women, disability, minorities e.g. Travellers, social class e.g. working class communities
That each person here take personal responsibility for changing one small thing e.g being punctual so that we change our attitudes
Abolish the Senate and have less TDs
Review the electoral timeline. Put in place a review process within the term.
Use today's policy choices as a national household survey
Use of our islands to try out some ideas in microcosm
all decision making processes to be participatory, deliberative and inclusive, including the use of rotating roles to ensure democracy
That all schools clubs and organisations who deal with children would formulate policies to promote active participatory democracy within its structures
Working groups to address and implement reforms (of Dail, Seanad, education, healthcare, economy etc)
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To change the method of voting for the seanad so that civil society groups vote it in instead of the elitist group that do so know
Dail reform advocate 2 elected reps per county first past post to cut cut out clientelism
study to transform the electoral system
Support concept of cross party "war" cabinet
national watchdog
Gather enough signatures for a petition to change the constitution for reform. This would get us walking the streets, talking to people and getting them on board.
Publicly campaign for the monitoring of the activity and records of elected officials and act as an independent monitor and auditor
declaration from this gathering that there should be an election government no longer has a mandate
Create mechanisms for citizen involvement in policy making
Establish a Civil Society Forum
Idea for a plebecite - organised by Claiming Our Future - to demand an immediate general election
pressurise the immediate holding of by-elections
Abolish the Senate and have less TDs
Review the electoral timeline. Put in place a review process within the term.
start a petition for the creation of a citizens assembly
A quotad multiparty (new and existant parties)- a national government.
Constitutional reform that allows civil society to 'recall the government' when it is not delivering / performing
Encourage more engagement in the civil society process e.g. we should not hold local elections until local government process is reformed
Dedicated website including access to detailed tax expenditure by department for open public access
Working groups to address and implement reforms (of Dail, Seanad, education, healthcare, economy etc)
New constitution / understanding or definition of democracy
1. To capture the interest here through publicity - and these are our messages from this event. 2. to build participatory deliberative democracy structure through local forums - follow the process here. 3. Creating an alternative political structure
3. Find an appropiate strategy for the access and dissemination of information which empowers citizens to make more informed decisions (e.g. subventions in the fishing indusrty who gets what)
Separate central and local governance; impose term limits.
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national monster rally prior to budget as a visible force for influencing decisions
Development of a broadbased grassroots movement with a clear platform - option to become a party later
Create a citizens coalition to promote and advance the values and policy priorities that have been agreed today
project a counter-voice to the mainstream consensus
Demand to end bank bailout
Support concept of cross party "war" cabinet
Lobby politicans locally and political parties centrally
Organise either (a) a new political movement or (b) pick people in existing political parties/movements to negotiate a new programme for government
We need to do the simple stuff too such as email their TDs
Claiming our Future (COF) should remaina movement and not become a political party or be hijacked by a political party
Formal engagement with political system in different contexts re developing alternative vision and thinking
on line petition to support the vlaues for change from today to be given to goverenmnt - go out and actively collect get people to sign
Empower people on how to lobby
Investigate ways to get involved in policical system or set up political party
Get 10 peiople to visit every FF TD in country to campaign on our ideas
become a social movement to influence all political parties- not form a political party
Voter registration campaign
Co-ordinate a local lobbying campaign with TDs on policy issues agreed
Engage with political parties capable of delivering this agenda.
1. Claiming our future mainfesto on a book mark which can be used at the door to inform politicans
Work with structurs we have and join and support political parites that endorse our manifesto
Mobilise the vote that is inactive.
Try and force an election. At least threaten turning into a political movement and preferably put CoF candidates up for election.
Political influence - either create a Manifesto / Vision and specific commitments and ask candidates to sign up to it / or influence pre-election palsn of parties
public expressions of support for CoF e.g. picketing politicans offices
Focus on changing the development model via (a) access to the media, (b) calling on the greens to pull out of government, (c) attracting more young people and (d) attracting more people from outside Dublin
Remember how easy it is to make an impact with our politicians. We need to make our voices heard through lobbying
1. To capture the interest here through publicity - and these are our messages from this event. 2. to build participatory deliberative democracy structure through local forums - follow the process here. 3. Creating an alternative political structure
Dail reform advocate 2 elected reps per county first past post to cut cut out clientelism
hold local events to bring others with us and influence politicains- invite politicians to meetings
Come up with agenda for change, sign posts for local people to lobby their TD's and to influence progresive canditates in elections. Support canditates that recognise the need for participatory democracy
declaration from this gathering that there should be an election government no longer has a mandate
focussed campaign to produce pressure on political represntatives, produce a manifesto for positive change based on what has come out of today, initiative has the potential to develop into a people power movement, we have an expectiation that the leaders
We should distribute a card with some specific demands that everyone should put to politicians when they come canvassing
Visit politicians and eyeball them at clinics and through other means.
localise pressure for our 'asks' by gathering outside constituency offices of TDs to raise awareness etc
Engage in the political system - ie as an influencer
produce an alternative budget (focus of this should be Nov when the estimates come out)
4. Encourage independent candiates to come forward to take on claiming the future initiative and then support alliance building among the canidates
we should be targeting public opinion and not political parties
pressurise the immediate holding of by-elections
Claiming our future to have a peoples parliament as result of this event this could be in the form of music festival or one day event
Lobby for change and hope to deduce impact of the curren budget
support election of candidates in next election who support COF policy proposals
strategic , targetted lobbying of local TD clinics
We need to make political parties respond to our agenda for an alternative society & economy
If political parties don't take on our agenda - should consider establishing a political party
National day of protest - before the budget (or on the day of the budget)
Develop lobbying toolkit doorstop poastcards for when politicans call to the door adn to explain /advocate for the movement
Outcome of political movement / party / involvement of existing politicians with this movement (with or without you)
lobby politicians
Use email to bombard TDs and elected representatives to make sure they know that there is a big new movement happening
Election coming soon, we should set up a campaign to mobilise changes now involving all sectors e.g. community, trade unions, NGOs etc
study to transform the electoral system
Publicly campaign for the monitoring of the activity and records of elected officials and act as an independent monitor and auditor
national watchdog
start a petition for the creation of a citizens assembly
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Investigate ways to get involved in policical system or set up political party
Development of a broadbased grassroots movement with a clear platform - option to become a party later
Run a candidate in each constituency on one of the policy choices we have made
Run a candidate in each constituency on one of the policy choices we have made
Run a candidate in each constituency on one of the policy choices we have made
Run a candidate in each constituency on one of the policy choices we have made
start a new policital party 'The COF Party'
build an alternative political party to challenge the current parties
Move towards a full political movement
put up community candidates to reflect all sectors of Irish society and involved in deliberations
If political parties don't take on our agenda - should consider establishing a political party
Set up a political party along the lines that reflect what policies we have prefered here without the baggage of other political parties and that would attract others who want to work on this type of reform
4. Encourage independent candiates to come forward to take on claiming the future initiative and then support alliance building among the canidates
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Claiming our Future (COF) should remaina movement and not become a political party or be hijacked by a political party
Organise either (a) a new political movement or (b) pick people in existing political parties/movements to negotiate a new programme for government
Work with structurs we have and join and support political parites that endorse our manifesto
Need to establish a concrete social movement
become a social movement to influence all political parties- not form a political party
civic movement with clear objectives local organisations promote arguments / facts & figures creative protets that involves local people planning
Come up with agenda for change, sign posts for local people to lobby their TD's and to influence progresive canditates in elections. Support canditates that recognise the need for participatory democracy
focussed campaign to produce pressure on political represntatives, produce a manifesto for positive change based on what has come out of today, initiative has the potential to develop into a people power movement, we have an expectiation that the leaders
We have legitimacy as we are not political party with a vested interest - we have credibility in our communities, organisations etc
support election of candidates in next election who support COF policy proposals
If political parties don't take on our agenda - should consider establishing a political party
g owhere energy is rather than be pushed by monolithic political systems.
Outcome of political movement / party / involvement of existing politicians with this movement (with or without you)
Try and force an election. At least threaten turning into a political movement and preferably put CoF candidates up for election.
1. To capture the interest here through publicity - and these are our messages from this event. 2. to build participatory deliberative democracy structure through local forums - follow the process here. 3. Creating an alternative political structure
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Harness public anger and concer in a positive way. Todays use of the elephant in the room was very effective. If this were to be used in public spaces such as shopping centres it may be a very effective non-threatening way of capturing people's values
Demand spaces for public debate
Ongoing communication to people that they can cause positive change, do not rely on politions. Provide tools for this voice to engage in change.
actively reach and engage the irish diaspora abroad
claiming our future providing focal point for people to feed their views and ideas all part of the process ofr change
On the website we should have some stories of people winning justice through activism to encourage us that we can succeed
we should be targeting public opinion and not political parties
Organise similar events to Dublin on a regional/local level -Also and information bus
Power of 10 campaign - 10 messages from today, disseminated to ten people by each person who attended CoF today
Develop the claim our future website as a voting forum for political issues
communicate our message in more user friendly, easy to understand terms to a broad audience, without dumbing down
Make sure alternative voices such as Joseph Stiglitz and Fintan OToole and the likes are heard
Ensure every household in Ireland gets information on Claiming our future - by ppost (magazine with inputs, newsletter, one pager) outlining how to get involved
Instill a sense of pride in our community and society
Active communication campaign - get champions for the cause, popularise ideas, targeted those less political, clear messages
Web forum plus database to contain contacts and skills of available participants
Ensure Claiming our Future banner is present and supporting all marches ek,g, budget, students
Become visable in the media and on the streets
Events that are supportive of the Claimiing our future agenda being promoted and branded as Claiming our Future
Have stuff like postcards and other campaign stuff ready for people to do after protest events
Develop a internal resource network in order to share the information resources of all the organisations in COF
Maintain national and promote local media coverage of the agenda
30 Second 'vox-pop's on national media/ on-line with ordinary people speaking on "My Vision of Ireland Is.....
Write Emmet Emmits epitath as a way of developing our mission statement
Conduct public tv campaign to promote good citizenship, people working together to inspire communities to try to adopt some of the values spoken about today
Claiming Our Future road show - out and about around the country, more on the ground so more people can get on the bus
Maintian national and media coverage to promote agenda
project a counter-voice to the mainstream consensus
Empower people on how to lobby
saghre info and skills with briefings and a website
Develop panel of trained and mandated spokes perrsons to engage with the media and in other public opportunities
Maintian national and media coverage to promote agenda
Maintian national and media coverage to promote agenda
Need celebratory event to highlight the positivity of the movement and present positive image
Tv add campaign with empowering stories of how societies can help each other to promote equality and dignity with participation across all sectore
Develop communications channel to change the dominant narrative.
Need to develop clear and simple shared understanding - change is possible and promote policy choices. Sell rights to CYF as a game show and plant trees everywhere. Find creative ways to communicate the messsage - artists alternative meida. Use organisati
Increased use of social media but also necessary to capture mainstream media who dont seem to have publicised today's event.
Communicate the message of today to local communities and local decision makers by positive clear media follow up and other forms of media
Multiplier effect - commitment to speak positively and enthusiastically to people about today
participants today volunteering to take the work forward ie tell ten people to tell ten people
Upskill people to be confident to be able to go back to their own communities to speak about what we want to get across
a one-day event to publiscise campaign
Focus on changing the development model via (a) access to the media, (b) calling on the greens to pull out of government, (c) attracting more young people and (d) attracting more people from outside Dublin
Need to keep the momentum from today therefore clear targets in terms of feedback and future actions and dates need to be communicated. We are the multipliers at todays event so it is vital that people do not lose interest
Each of us, by sharing with one or more people, about todays experience can help to expand awareness about 'Claiming Our Future'
Hold local claimourfuture events across Ireland. Possibility of holding events at same time, with a centralized PA system to convay the MC's messages, and speaches. Could also have video screens for the live streaming from each event.
Increase public awareness by having an event eg. a pre-budget march
ask christy moore to wite a song and get live aid type song to inspire
local media= local papers and radio
2. Dissemintate information about Claiming our future through different foras to build actions on decisions we have taken
Keep informed and communicate with local community
A media campaign with a values-based focus such as human dignity
Transparacy of how our ideas are being used, and where they are being shown, and who sees them, and which ones are seriously evaluated.
engage artists and creative community to use drama art and music to communicate the what and how of our campaign
media and communications campaign
ensuring language is accessible to all and being creative to get people to tell their own stories to connect - less heavy policy langauge
use the arts to reach people
Public awareness campaigh, particularly in context of upcoming election
suvertising
Promote Claiming our Future agreed Values with like-minded organisations / individuals, e.g. 'Become a Friend' on Facebook, or link in with local organisations
1. To capture the interest here through publicity - and these are our messages from this event. 2. to build participatory deliberative democracy structure through local forums - follow the process here. 3. Creating an alternative political structure
Spread the word to everyone we know. Proper professional communication to spread the ideas.
Develop a campaign of imaginative communications for values of the campaign
Media campaign. Local mobilisation access inclusion diversity and young people
Develop newsletter that people who are not computer literate can subscribe to
develp alternative left wing media either newspaper, web or tv
influence media local and national especially start at local
Multiplication tables - explain, consult & ratify the proceedings and discussions held today, listen for things we might have missed targeting our family and community - carry the message to others who cannot be here today
Have a proactive slick media and pr campaign to challenge the governments media spinning and use social media as part of this
concrete policies from today into ideas and develop roadshoew to show that another alternative is posiible
the message must be brought to a wider audience
Utilise alternative / community media outlets and create new and encourage participation in existing media collectives
We should distribute a card with some specific demands that everyone should put to politicians when they come canvassing
Develop a creative, postive media campaign involving stunts (eg flashmobbing), establish an independent media campaign, and build on the social medial campaign
Make more use of local media
Get the issue discussed in tv and in a range of media at local and natioanl level by people affected by the issues, show the anger and the desire for change
braoden, widen and deepen the conversation using the website and working at a regional level
Use the website simialr to AVAAZ as a lobbying and communication tool to elicit action amongst the particiapnts and the potential wider audience out there
Strong Media Strategy - change the media discourse.
3. Find an appropiate strategy for the access and dissemination of information which empowers citizens to make more informed decisions (e.g. subventions in the fishing indusrty who gets what)
Publish & communicate as widely as possible actions from today's event (to media, political parties, NGOs, groups representing young people, groups representing marginalised people, friends and family)
use simple language and media to put out the alternatives to the current economic and political analysis.
make badges and merchandise
start a radio or newspaper to promote the ideas of the movement
visible emblem to show support of COF - also a way to communicate and get others involved - form a of recuitment and dissemination
Using creative means to get our point across e.g. tidy towns, to build solidarity
Start an awareness raising campaign that asserts that the WE is all of us transcending the following boundaries national gender generational religious public private rural and urban
SYMBOLS are crucial: develop a range of these eg lik the UK CUTSWATCH to bring inforamtion on the impact of local cuts adn also to provide alternative ways to address the need for 'savings'; eg Politician Watch...to provide info on the impact of decisions
Look for diverse ways to capture the public imagination-use of different media including but not exclusively social media recognising different demographies
Develop lobbying toolkit doorstop poastcards for when politicans call to the door adn to explain /advocate for the movement
Communicate COF policy widely through many media outlets sep internet and produce media to visualise life with COF policies
Speak Plain English.
all people who attended should be added to a communication and list and shhould be communicated with regularly and asked with yhey like to formally jooin this movemenr for positive social change
make the campaign visible in imaginative and creative ways such as viral marketing etc
Publish & communicate as widely as possible actions from today's event targetting (media, political parties, NGOs, groups representing young people, groups representing marginalised people, friends and family)
National Claiming Our Future day - 6 months time all together again but similar event on in every county in Ireland agreeing set of demands and alternative dialogue
media strategy- facebook etc is the olny way of accessing certain people who are not accessing community groups etc
use wider media to advertise, engage for example media accessed by younger people
Campaign to abolish apathy - Posters/National bill boards/Radio -
creative way of using the media
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Promote Claiming our Future agreed Values with like-minded organisations / individuals, e.g. 'Become a Friend' on Facebook, or link in with local organisations
Information. Importance of developng clear information to circulate at every opportunity and use internet viral opportunities
Circulate e-mails on regional basis so we can contact interested people in our geographic area
Power of 10 campaign - 10 messages from today, disseminated to ten people by each person who attended CoF today
Continuing outreach - e.g. target youth. immigrant communities, non university educated etc., aware of transport
1000 people today stimulated and motivated to go back to local communities and facilitate sessions using todays model to get broader ideas and consensus. the model prior to today was good but a lot of people missed the meetings and today is their first in
Put people in touch with each other and hold regional meetings to build movement
Multiplier effect - commitment to speak positively and enthusiastically to people about today
participants today volunteering to take the work forward ie tell ten people to tell ten people
Each of us, by sharing with one or more people, about todays experience can help to expand awareness about 'Claiming Our Future'
each individual to commit to 10 conversations (1-1) over the next 6 months to offer an opportunity / voive to those who are not connected in / or who are not 'like-minded'. Build participation, solidarity and diversity so that people are not alone.
Take this back to our local areas, organisations and build on this to link with creative event
'Chatting our Future' continue discussions in our workplaces, communities, families where we have discussions - we need a discussion pack - to repeat things like todays discussion and feedback the results into the website , ie tables at local level, amy
trained mobilisers for people to liaise with who want to become involved/ make local events
Reach out to people who are not in civil society organisations
Multiplication tables - explain, consult & ratify the proceedings and discussions held today, listen for things we might have missed targeting our family and community - carry the message to others who cannot be here today
Spread the word in your area
the message must be brought to a wider audience
popularise the ideas from today's event through a roadshow around the country
Involve new people not currently involved in organisations
Create a database of all participants adn poll and engage witjh regularly
Individuals to be targetted not just groups for COF
bring the ideas from today's event into out own areas of activism
Different sectors and communities represented today bring message out to their constituencies to braden base of support for movement
Everyone that attended today signs up to Claiming Our Future on Facebook and / or on www.claimingourfuture.ie
Encourage volunteers to help each grouping to have conversations and get alternative agenda out there
all people who attended should be added to a communication and list and shhould be communicated with regularly and asked with yhey like to formally jooin this movemenr for positive social change
Everybody to contact ten people to build awareness of and participation in Claiming our Future.
we should encourage participation from non-experts as everyone has something to contribute to what needs are in their community
make the campaign visible in imaginative and creative ways such as viral marketing etc
GET TODAYS PARTICIPANTS TO AGREE TO SUBMIT THEIR CONTACT DETAILS SO WE CAN WORK TOWARDS SETTING UP TOWARDS A LOCAL - NATIONAL NETWORK OF COF ACTIVISTS
on line petition to support the vlaues for change from today to be given to goverenmnt - go out and actively collect get people to sign
use new technologies to communicate and ask people to sign up to 10 core messages from today
Focus on changing the development model via (a) access to the media, (b) calling on the greens to pull out of government, (c) attracting more young people and (d) attracting more people from outside Dublin
look for volunteers to develop and cost policy alternatives
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trained mobilisers for people to liaise with who want to become involved/ make local events
Upskill people to be confident to be able to go back to their own communities to speak about what we want to get across
Empower people on how to lobby
Develop panel of trained and mandated spokes perrsons to engage with the media and in other public opportunities
Empower local community activists as priority
Develop toolkit for greater civic engagement
mobilise peope in communities through use of community education methods /activecitzenship education to beome aprt of movement ; use their vote strategically
Claim our future should look to train facilitators to communicate ideas locally
COF to provide a networking role to facilitate organisations large and small to meet share information etc
Provide public education sessions - economics, democracy etc
prioritise capacity building for civil society, particularly in relation to spokespeople from cross section of society rep different groups
Dev and education pack for schools
Toolkit for political action, self-reflection by civil society groups, key ideas to share
skills clearing house
That all schools clubs and organisations who deal with children would formulate policies to promote active participatory democracy within its structures
Build a network areound local facilitators
create opportunites to be involved in projects which allow participants to prcess and learn from what is going on - to lead to transformation
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