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Seattle cuts police budget to embrace participatory budgeting

on 10 February, 2021 in International, News, Policing

Seattle city council will use participatory budgeting to allocate $30 million to programs that create “true public health and safety”. Residents of Seattle will get to decide over the coming months how to spend $30 million, much of which would otherwise go to the city’s police department. In response to mounting public pressure to divest… Read More

Pembroke Dock Memorial Park project wins funds to develop county’s first disability-friendly play area

on 26 January, 2021 in Neighbourhoods, News, Wales, Young People

The Friends of Pembroke Dock Memorial Park have been successful in their bid for funding from the Cleddau Community Collaboration fund. The local charity has been awarded £2,000, which will be used towards its ambitious three-phase project to install disability-inclusive equipment in the biggest park in Pembroke Dock. 12 local projects applied to the fund,… Read More

Engaging young people in policy-making: Free webinar, 25th November

on 6 November, 2020 in Events, News, Scotland, Young People

Organised by CitizenLab, this free webinar will focus on participatory budgeting and other youth engagement work in North Ayrshire Council, Scotland, as well as wider reflections on youth participation in the UK and Europe. To find out more and sign up go to: https://www.citizenlab.co/webinar More information from the CitizenLab website below Engaging young residents in… Read More

Voting in Youth focussed participatory budgeting in Tampere, Finland now underway

on 4 November, 2020 in International, News, Uncategorised, Young People

Voting in participatory budgeting in Tampere, Finland takes place between 1–30 November 2020. The citizens of Tampere can vote for how to invest EUR 450,000 (approximately £400k) for the benefit of children and young people. The project includes 120 proposals. Citizens get to choose and vote for the proposals they want to see happen in… Read More

Radio podcasts on Participatory Budgeting (and other democratic innovations)

on 4 November, 2020 in International, News, Online PB, Resources, Uncategorised

The Solonian Institute has curated three podcasts on digital innovation, with a focus on using online technologies. Wisconsin based local radio station WORT ran and hosted the series to showcase the true scale of innovative approaches that are now possible to expand the role of citizens in democratic decision-making. Produced by Solonian Institute Managing Director,… Read More

Tackling child poverty in Renfrewshire through PB

on 28 September, 2020 in News, Scotland, Young People

Child poverty initiatives implemented by Renfrewshire Council have helped boost the incomes of struggling families in Renfrewshire. Alongside a range of initiatives listed in Renfrewshire’s 2019/2020 Local Child Poverty Action Report was reference to their participatory budgeting initiative, called "Celebrating Renfrewshire – by young people, for young people." The process encourages young people (aged 12-25)… Read More

YOUth Making it Happen in Derry and Strabane

on 28 September, 2020 in News, Northern Ireland, Young People

An exciting new youth led and designed PB process has launched this autumn 2020, across the Derry and Strabane District Council Area of Northern Ireland. Over the last few months young people from across the city have been involved in shaping and designing the YOUth Making It Happen! PB process. Mayor Tierney joined some of… Read More

Contributions of Participatory Budgeting to climate change adaptation and mitigation

on 28 September, 2020 in Documents, Environment, International, News

On the basis of its 2020 thematic priorities, the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy(OIPD) requested a study on climate change adaptation and citizen participation. Prof Yves Cabannes, Urban Planner and activist specializing in urban and municipal governance, and Emeritus Professor of Development Planning (UCL / DPU) pulled the report together. The report describes PB initiatives… Read More

Participatory Budgeting responds to #BlackLivesMatter in USA

on 20 June, 2020 in International, News, Policing

Across the USA communities, energised by #blacklivesmatter, have been organising to demand that upwardly spiralling police funding should be tempered and replaced by a system of prevention and community cohesion – the things that matter to citizens. Find out how they have been turning to Participatory Budgeting to do just that. In Los Angeles 50… Read More

The hidden opportunity of the climate crisis: Participatory democracy and people powered change

on 17 February, 2020 in Blogs, Environment

In our latest guest blog Alan Budge discusses his feelings about the climate emergency, sees some rays of hope, and offers some ways forward. I am worried. The climate crisis is, to my mind, very real, and very scary. In the final analysis (hopefully not too prophetic a term) it matters more than anything else;… Read More

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