Scottish Minister Derek MacKay (centre) met with Joe Moore and Josh Lerner during their visit to the Scottish Parliament – just one of the many politicians and senior officers involved in the exchange. Download the report on the USA PB exchange visit to the UK in April 2013 (PDF)
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Participatory Budgeting in the UK and internationally
2013 evaluation report for the Leith Decides PB programme
The 2013 evaluation report for the Leith Decides PB programme is now online. Loraine reports that the steering Group of Leith Community Reps is now planning the fourth programme in partnership with CEC, community police and voluntary ector workers. Download the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership report (PDF)
Richmond Fellowship Scotland: PB case study, 2013
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland has sent us the following report about their 2013 ‘Outcomes are Fun’ PB event. This is a report back about one of their four £20,000 processes, run and organised with members of their community. "The aim of the project was to give over control and creativity to vulnerable people to achieve… Read More
Miles Platting: You Decide from Adactus Housing
Adactus Housing Association has once again set aside a pot of money and would like to put residents of Miles Platting in control of how it is spent. ‘Miles Platting – You Decide’ lets residents of Miles Platting decide for themselves which projects are needed in their area. Any local community, voluntary or non-profit organisation… Read More
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue PB evaluation, November 2012
In 2012, Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue service ran a PB programme which distributed around £20,000 in three communities. The evaluation report stated: The aim of the activity was to carry out a series of PB pilots to see what the processes would offer a FRS as an engagement technique that could help improve… Read More
Video: democracy in action, from Chicago
Participatory budgeting allows ordinary people to decide how their municipal budget is spent. Many cities around the world employ this process. in 2009, Chicago’s 49th Ward was the first municipality in the US to embrace this novel experiment in direct democracy: regular citizens gathered to research and develop proposals on how to spend the Ward’s… Read More
Re-inventing democracy through Participatory Budgeting
http://vimeo.com/65169312 A new video from the USA, produced by the PB Project, introducing the concept of PB.
Participatory Budgeting really Is participatory in New York
A study of the participatory budgeting process that took place in Brooklyn’s District 39 this year revealed that it attracted traditionally disengaged or disadvantaged citizens. Read more on the Brownstoner website
Podcast from the Young Foundation: The People’s Budget – US insights
The People’s Budget – US insights as an opportunity for British action Date: 24 April 2013 Time: 13.00 – 14.00 Venue: The Young Foundation, 18 Victoria Park Square, London E2 9PF Grounded in the idea of devolving power amongst communities, participatory budgeting (PB) means directly involving local people in making decisions on the spending and priorities for a… Read More
PB exchange visit, 22-24 April 2013: US insights as an opportunity for British action
This series of public and private events was a unique opportunity for policy makers and politicians in England and Scotland to develop a deeper awareness, interest and commitment to citizen participation in mainstream budgeting, and learn about the exciting new approaches being tried in the USA. Across the world, including in the UK and the… Read More
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