Democracy and climate: how can we get politicians to do the right thing?
The topic of the February general meeting, held on zoom, was Democracy and climate: how can we get politicians to do the right thing? We heard from Lena Swedlow, from Compass, on their view that electoral reform is a prerequisite, and from Alfie Prothero, from Hope for the Future, on their model of engaging politicians.
The meeting was recorded, so if you missed it, or were there but can’t get too much of a good thing, you can watch again on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/yOAD7ZTKNcohD4BjtgIvzB9evp5lLzZeF05-drYszLcfNvo94PdAvIatzs4Bm4j9.MRdR-kgcb64qwDlR
Lena mentioned a couple of voter engagement events being held in Buxton and Glossop on Feb 24th. Further details of those can be found here:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/high-peak-compass-voter-engagement-day?source=hpca&
And the good systems agreement, which she also mentioned, can be found here: https://www.makevotesmatter.org.uk/good-systems-agreement
The next on line training event offered by Hope for the Future is on March 13th at 6.30. Further details are available on their website here: https://www.hftf.org.uk/training
Jeremy Wight
13 Feb 2024
