Galway IMF-EU Bailout Debate 22nd Feb

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Keelin

The Galway One World Centre, in conjunction with Claiming Our Future, Galway is hosting a free public talk and debate on the issues of the IMF-EU Bailout on Tuesday the 22nd February.

The event, which takes place upstairs in Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street from 7.30pm, will feature a panel of speakers offering local and global justice perspectives on the IMF-EU deal. Further details from [email protected]

CoF Galway will have a stand in Shop Street Galway on Saturday Feb 19th from 2pm to 5pm to talk about the Claiming our Future demands. Come along for a chat about equality and a better Ireland.

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Cork Meeting Thursday 17th

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Keelin

Cork Claiming Our Future

When: February 17th @ 7pm

Where: St Nicholas House, Simon Community, Cove Street Cork ( Street behind Quay Co-op & Government buildings)

Cork Claiming our Future will meet again this week, on February 17th and we hope you will be able to join us. Clodagh Harris of the Dept of Government in UCC will  be present to discuss the complexities of the voting system and to share the findings from Reformcard - a scorecard ranking the political parties on their reform proposals.

Making Your Vote Work – Voting strategically in the PR System

Clodagh  will take us through options for getting the most from our vote, guiding us in how best to vote to support  the  principles and values outlined in Claiming Our Future.

Ranking the Political Parties on their Reform Agenda: Last time Cork Claiming Our Future met it was generally acknowledged that a change of government was not necessarily equivalent to a change in how we are governed. Now that election campaigning  has begun in earnest, each Political Party has proposed electoral and political reform. Clodagh Harris is working as part of an academic panel who will rate the manifestos of each political party on their reform proposals. She will introduce us to Reformcard, a scorecard indicating which party’s manifestos will produce more democracy, accountability, effectiveness, legitimacy.

We hope to see you on the 17th and  would really appreciate it if you could email to say if you are attending so’s we can plan for numbers

Contact: Siobhán - [email protected]

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Meath meeting Tuesday 15th Feb

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Keelin
Local meeting in Co. Meath in advance of the general election
Tuesday 15th February 2011 at 7.30 pm
in SIPTU offices Commons Road Navan

Agenda

  • Feedback from national COF event
  • Review the priorities document and questions for candidates that has been launched by COF
  • Develop tangible actions between now and the elections e.g.
  • Politicians to sign up to the 6 policy priorities and canvassers questions document
  • Q&A re same in the local paper with written response from the candidates
  • Publicising the two documents produced at the national level in the county-how to disseminate this locally
  • Post election-what next to influence the programme for government
AOB
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Waterford Meeting Sat 19th February

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Keelin

Claiming Our Future Launch and Open Forum

You are invited to attend the inaugural meeting of

Claiming Our Future Waterford

Claiming Our Future is a civic movement (non-party political) working for an equal Ireland. All are welcome

Where: The Granville Hotel Waterford

When: Saturday 19th February, 11am to 3pm

Please come along and be part of the civic movement for REAL CHANGE in Irish Society

Contact [email protected] for futher details

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Limerick Meeting 17th Feb

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Keelin

Election Head To Head

Limerick City – The Pery Hotel is the venue for the “Politicians Face The People”

Where?

Limerick City – The Pery Hotel

When?

Thursday, February  17th 7.30pm

This event allows citizens to meet with Limerick election candidates.

Each party will be asked to what are their policies on Political Reform – Creating Jobs - The Economy – Public Services - Irish Natural Resources – The Environment

This will be followed by moderated debate with citizens and the candidates.

According to one of the organisers, Gerard O’Donoghue from Claiming our Future Limerick: “Limerick City has been devastated by the economic downturn. Two out of every three young males under twenty five are unemployed, the City Centre is dying on its feet and the Regeneration Project is failing to address Limericks social problems. This event is a change for citizens to questions the election candidates on these and other issues.”

WHAT IS CLAIMING OUR FUTURE?

This event is organised under the umbrella of Claiming Our Future. Claiming Our Future wants to unite the strength of individuals, volunteers, community organisations, and charities. It wants to co-ordinate civic events and actions that force change and reform in Ireland.

Claiming our Future was kick started in 2010 through funds from private charitable foundations, and help from individual civil society and trade union members. It is not a political party.

See Claiming Our Future Limerick facebook page.

WHAT DO WE WANT?

A Claiming Our Future event in Dublin on October 30th 2010, brought together over 1000 people, and agreed the following priorities:

• Radical reform of political institutions to make them accountable to the people

• A coherent strategy for a sustainable economy, with jobs and development of natural resources

• An ethical banking system that serves the needs of the local economy

• Greater income equality

• Universal access to quality public services

• Human rights and responsibilities as the core values of our legal and political systems, and the basis of our international relations


Media Contact: Claiming Our Future Limerick
Person Name Gerard O’Donoghue
Phone Number
E-mail [email protected]

Schedule

7-7.30 Reception/Sign in Table

Briefing youth attendees

7.30 Open forum – Outline the Claiming Our Future movement – Gerard O’Donoghue

7.40 Presentations by election candidates

8.35 Public discussion

9.45 Summing up and Next event

Chairman - Gearoid Fitzgibbon

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Dublin South East Meeting 16th Feb

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Keelin

Dublin South East constituency will be running a  public meeting with the election candidates - to talk about Equality and Political Reform. If ….

  • You live in the South Dublin East electoral area?
  • You are concerned about a more equal Ireland?
  • You would like to meet local candidates in the general election and have an opportunity to ask questions?
  • You would like to have your voice heard on key issues relating to Equality and Political reform?

If yes to the above please come along:

When? Wednesday 16th of February at 6.30pm

Where? Christ Church Rathgar, Rathgar Road, Dublin 6.

Limited Space.  Priority to those who register for this event at: [email protected]

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Cavan Meeting 16th February

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Keelin
CAVAN HUSTINGS, Visible Democracy in View
Cavan Town Hall
Feb 16th
19.30-22.00

Cavan’s Claiming Our Future wants to see what lies behind the pretty posters and scripted policies of Cavan’s political candidates in the general election this February 16th. We want to invite YOU, the public to hear, challenge and debate the many local candidates running in our constituency to better inform ourselves as to who we should vote for in what is likely to be one of the most important elections in Irish history. Included will be a short presentation by candidates, a debate between these potential representatives of YOUR interests and a Q&A session to wrap up. All are welcome this Feb 16th Hustings at Cavan Town Hall from 7.30pm to 9pm.

For further details please contact:
Daniel Downey
[email protected]
facebook: Cavan Hustings

AGENDA
Facilitator: Daniel Downey

7.30-7.45: INTRODUCTION
A brief introduction by each candidate, who they run for and what their main principals are in this election.


7.45-8.00: HUSTINGS TOPICS, Present and Discuss


1. How did this recession happen, in your own words?

Each candidate please give a brief description of how they feel the economic recession befell Ireland and explain it to the people.
Candidates challenge each other’s positions.

8.00-8.10: Open floor

8.10-8.25:   2. Bank debt vs. sovereign debt and how to pay it all?

Positions on the twin debts, sovereign and bank, who is responsibilities to pay these and how possible it is to do so? What reforms can you put forward to ensure we do not return to the ways that led us to this debt?

8.25-8.35: Open Floor

8.35-8.50: 3. Corruption and Reform

Years of boom saw years of corruption and politicians expenses are topical issues, in what way can you show the people this will change? Some call for an end to the senate, for changes in how we do business in politics. In what way are you hoping to change politics and what will this mean for the people here?

8.50-9.00: Open Floor

9.00-9.10: BREAK

9.10-9.25:  4. Job creation

In an environment where unemployment is intensely high, what measures can you put forward that will create jobs and stop job losses?

9.25-9.35 : Open Floor

9.35-9.50:  5. Cavan initiatives

What are your plans for Cavan itself and in what way can you enhance our county development?

9.50-10.00: Open Floor

Questions and answers session to allow the people to interact with their future representatives.
(no more than roughly a minute/question and no more than 5 minutes/engagement)

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Leitrim Meeting Tuesday 15th Feb

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Keelin

Claiming our Future – Leitrim

Now is the time for real change. We can’t afford to let it go.

Claiming our Future, Leitrim is hosting an event that will give the people of Leitrim and Sligo an opportunity to have their say…..down The ‘Leitrim Way’

Claiming our Future - Leitrim Group will hold a lively debate on our doorstep with - Sligo/North Leitrim prospective TDs at 7.30pm on Tuesday 15th February in the Bee Park Community Centre in Manorhamilton.

Come and meet your political representatives!

On the platform fielding questions will be John Perry (Fine Gael), Susan O’Keefe (Labour), Michael Colreavy,  (Sinn Fein)  Eamon Scanlon, ( Fianna Fail), Veronica Cawley (Ind), Declan Bree (Ind)  and others to be announced.

Claiming our Future is a national, broad-based, non-party-political movement committed to the emergence of an equal, sustainable and thriving Ireland. It was formed in response to our economic recession, to promote change at a national and local level.  Leitrim Claiming Our Future believes that we need politicians with values that will change the way things are done.  Some things that we will be asking our politicians on a local level is

  • Are you for or against privatization of our local state assets to support the national debt?
  • Where do you stand on the deregulation of existing barriers and red tape to support the growth of sustainable local social enterprises?
  • What are you doing to reverse the increase of poverty and inequality affecting our people?  What is your stance on cuts to social welfare, changes to minimum wage and the universal social tax?

The Time to make a Difference is Here– The Time is Now! Join us! Ring for info.

It’s time to turn the despair and frustration into positive and decisive action for real change. Download ‘Power at your front door’ tips here



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Mayo Meeting next Tuesday 1st Feb

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Keelin

Mayo Claiming Our Future Meeting

Date: Tuesday  February 1st 2011.

Time: 7.30 -10pm

Venue: Ard Bhride, Castlebar

Email: [email protected]

Our next meeting is being held on next Tuesday  February 1st 2011.

Following on from suggestions from our last meeting, Karen, John, Chris and Kathleen have volunteered to plan and host Tuesday’s meeting. In order to facilitate a more participative meeting they have requested that we use a different venue on this occassion. Kathleen has arranged that we can use her work place - Ard Bhride, Castlebar and also that we start at 7.30 and  wrap up before 10pm.

Directions are as follows —>The Lawn Road—> shortly after the roundabout at Duffy’s garage, entrance is on the left, the same entrance as for the nursing home Cuan Catriona. Follow the signs for Ard Bhride.

Attached, please find schedule for evening in pdf and word formats and if you click on the following link, it should give you a google map of the location:- http://goo.gl/maps/uPGF

We hope that the time and choice of location is OK but if you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know.

Time Line and Agenda for meeting (download the pdf here )

7:30 Chairperson opens meeting and explains that a smaller group were asked to facilitate this meeting with the aim of developing discussion within the group

7:35 John McDonagh introduces the small group and gives a quick run down of what is planned for the next 2 hours and what we hope to achieve

7:40 Movie begins

8:45 5 minute feedback about video

8:50 John introduces a 5 minute reflection time whilst individuals think about how they would like to claim their future, bearing in mind the discussion to follow after.

8:55 Chris and Karen split the larger group into smaller groups of 3 to discuss among themselves what their thoughts are. 6/7 minutes for discussion 4/3 minutes to finalise thoughts and write them down, the aim of which is to decide on 3 to 4 main points.

9:10 Each group calls out what they have recorded and sticks their sheet of paper to the wall near our flip chart.

9:15 A larger group discussion to be facilitated by Chris and Karen with the help of Kathleen. The group is asked to look at each others comments and thoughts and discuss what common themes there are if any. The Aim of this is to hopefully identify 3/4 key aims, goals or ways with how we as a group or even as an individual can claim our future. Hopefully this will give us guidance to continue with the project.

9.55 Bring the discussion to a close and review what we have written down.

10:00 Finish

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Limerick meeting Tuesday 25th Jan

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Keelin


Participants at the recent Citizen’s Assembly and previous Claiming Our Future Limerick meetings are invited to discuss and plan collective actions in Limerick area.

Please email [email protected] if you can attend. All are welcome, if you can’t make it, but would still like to send some suggestions, please do.

Date: Tuesday 25th January

Venue: Mandate Office at Killoran House, Catherine Street, Limerick

Time: 6.30pm.

GOOGLE MAP OF MEETING PLACE

At the Citizens’ Assembly  (held on December 8th 2010 at the Absolute Hotel),  it was decided to organise two follow up events:

1. an event to mark the Dáil vote on the “bailout”

2. an large “assembly” type event where citizens would have a chance to inform themselves, debate issues, and decide on some collective actions

The Citizen’s March was held on December 15th. With the New Year well begun, and the election fast approaching, it is time to regroup.

Beyond the electoral process, what can citizens do to make their voices heard?

How can the burning issue of deep political reform be put firmly on the agenda?

WHAT IS CLAIMING OUR FUTURE

Claiming Our Future is an umbrella group attempting to do create change in Ireland.

Claiming Our Future wants to unite the strength of individuals, volunteers, community organisations, and charities. It wants to co-ordinate civic events and actions that force change and reform in Ireland.

Claiming our Future was kick started in 2010 through funds from private charitable foundations, and help from individual civil society and trade union members. It is not a political party.

WHAT DO WE WANT?

A Claiming Our Future event in Dublin on October 30th 2010, brought together over 1000 people, and agreed the following priorities:

• Radical reform of political institutions to make them accountable to the people

• A coherent strategy for a sustainable economy, jobs and harnessing of natural resources

• An ethical banking system that serves the needs of the local economy

• Greater income equality

• Universal access to quality public services

• Human rights and responsibilities as the core values of our legal and political systems, and the basis of our international relations

There’s always an alternative.

join the facebook groups:

“New Constitution, New Republic” and “Claiming our Future Limerick”

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: .

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