#participation — Public Fediverse posts

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

To convert a traditional conference into a connection-rich conference, we need to replace lectures with connection-rich sessions

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/how-to-convert-a-traditional-conference-into-a-connection-rich-conference

#meetings #EventDesign #events #participation #connection #SessionIntegration #eventprofs

Regen Melbourne

I can’t believe I have not written about Regen Melbourne before. I have been loosely involved with them from the beginning and the crafting of their original co-created vision statement, based on Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics model. I have also had the pleasure of being part of some of their workshops, and they have also been of great help and support with my own personal regeneration project.

Over the years, Regen Melbourne’s work has steadily evolved and now coalesces around three key Earthshots. An Earthshot is a declaration of intent to solve complex social and ecological challenges. Earthshots recognise that social and ecological regeneration are inseparable. They set an ambition of possibility, coherence of a collective response, and agitation of the conditions we operate within. Earthshots are whole-of-city in scope, long-term in commitment, and open to many entry points.

Each Earthshot has six key qualities.

Wildly Ambitious

Because the scale of the challenges demand it. We are all invested in the social and ecological future of this place.

Systems-oriented

Looking at the conditions we need not just outputs. Oriented towards multi-benefits not single solutions.

Whole-of-city

No one organisation can own the scope of the Earthshot. We are interconnected, so too must our response be.

Coherence, not consensus

There is no blueprint. Forward-leaning action looks like smart collaboration, not waiting for everyone to agree.

Long-term and open

Committed to building broad support over time. An Earthshot is a platform for entry points, not a closed project.

Of and for Melbourne

These Earthshots are in service to place. They build on what makes this city thrive and centre care for our future.

The current Earthshots they are focussing on are:

Swimmable Birrarung
A thriving and swimmable Birrarung, from source to sea
300,000 Streets
A city of participatory and truly liveable streets
Nourished Neighbourhoods
A network of resilient local food economies across our city

You can find a load more about all of this on their website but what caught my eye recently was this particular article, The Power of Participation: Strengthening the civic muscle of Greater Melbourne. [LINK] The author, Joel Backwell, covers a lot of ground in this post talking about Participatory Urbanism in Melbourne, from “what we are seeing” now, to “where to from here”. For anyone living in Melbourne it’s a great snapshot of some of the wonderful projects and orgs operating on the ground and the work they are doing. The article asks the big questions about participation as well as explaining its importance. Something I have done in previous posts: HERE and HERE

“What we are interested in is how all this participation comes together, in service of Greater Melbourne. How intentional must we be in directing this participation towards influencing and shaping power? Or is it enough to just create opportunities for people to come together to discuss what matters to them and their neighbourhoods, and then let a thousand flowers bloom? Can we expect that participation, in response to societal and environmental challenges, will organically scale up to political action? Or will it require organisations like Regen Melbourne to help join the dots, bring these spheres of activity together and build new spaces and institutions for collaboration and collective decision-making at a city scale?“

I’ll wrap this up here because I hope I’ve given enough reasons to go and read the post and check out more about what Regen Melbourne is doing in general on their website here: https://regen.melbourne They have their fingers in a lot of pies, so for anyone interested in Climate Change, Social Justice, or Regeneration, you will find loads of stuff to dive into: Climate Change Exchange – Democracy Beyond the Ballot Box – Connected Corridors – School Streets

Other links

You can follow The REGEN Gazette here: https://regen.melbourne/the-gazette
The People’s Plan for Footscray https://peoplesplanfootscray.net/
McKinnon and Foundations for Tomorrow https://foundationsfortomorrow.org
Doing Co: https://doingco.org/

“Keir Starmer’s bloody legacy”

by The Canary

@thecanaryuk
@uk_politics
@UKLabour

“Former UK ambassador and journalist, Craig #Murray, took to X to highlight the main legacy of Starmer’s.

‘Keir Starmer should be remembered for his unflinching and pro-active support for Genocide in Gaza and Lebanon. Nothing else matters beside this’”

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-bloody-legacy/

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #Labour #Starmer #Resignation #Legacy #Bloodshed #Gaza #PalestinianGenocide #Complicity #Participation #Autocracy #PalestineAction #AbuseOfPower #Filton25 #Lies #Corruption #Mandelson #Epstein #LabourFriendsOfGenocide #LabourFriendsOfIsrael #Zionism #Lebanon

We tend to talk about disengagement as if it were a personal failure or a generational mood.

However, school has a bigger role to play in civic agency and political capacity than we assume.

This essay explores a concrete example of what changes when classrooms are designed differently and what that unlocks.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/the-gym-for-future-citizens-ceb?r=6l8ed8

#democracy #education #youthempowerment #school #Civiceducation #criticalThinking #politicalLiteracy #Civiceducation #activeCitizenship #participation

Three in four autistic children want to play more sport but avoidable barriers stand in their way

The couches, tables and lamps have all been pushed to the edge of the suburban Melbourne lounge room,…
#NewsBeep #News #Sports #athea #AU #Australia #autism #autismaustralia #chrisedwards #dance #hayley #hurdles #participation #research #sports
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/324554/

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#community #engagement #interactive #polls #buddypress #member #participation #online #polls #vote #interactive #instagram #website #wordpress #debate #buddyboss #opinion

#Republicans #ask #SupremeCourt to block 40,000 #Arizonans from #voting in #November.

#Congress made it easier for #Americans to #register to #vote, but those #federal #rules cannot #override “the #Arizona #Legislature’s #sovereignauthority to determine the #qualifications of #voters and #structure #participation in its #elections they said in an emergency appeal.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Arizona #Politics #RepublicanParty #VoterSupression #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-08-19/republicans-urge-supreme-court-to-block-40-000-arizonans-from-voting-for-president-in-november

First #trans #athlete at #ParalympicGames says her #participation ‘is an #important #symbol of #inclusion’

Sprinter #ValentinaPetrillo, 50, was chosen to represent #Italy in #Paraathletics at the #Paris 2024 #Paralympics and will compete in the women's #T12 #classification for #athletes with #visual #impairments.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #Representation #Culture

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/08/13/transgender-athlete-paralympics/

♦️“The Stop Corporate Capture Act ♦️is a comprehensive blueprint for #modernizing, #improving, and #strengthening the regulatory system
🔸 to better protect the public,” 🔸
said Rachel Weintraub,
executive director of the "Coalition for Sensible Safeguards."

“The bill would restore #Chevron #deference, ensuring that courts defer to agencies as long as their interpretation of an ambiguous statute is reasonable.

The bill would enhance our government’s ability to deliver results for workers, consumers, public health, and our environment.

And it would level the playing field so that ordinary people
– not just big corporations
– can weigh in on potential rules that affect them.”

More than 70 groups in the 🔸Coalition for Sensible Safeguards 🔸are calling on senators to endorse the bill introduced today by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth #Warren (D-Mass.),

👉The House version of the bill -- #HR1507, introduced by U.S. Rep. Pramila #Jayapal (D-Wash.) in March 2023, already has 74 cosponsors. 

Specifically, the bill would…
• Codify #Chevron #deference, the recently overturned legal principle that courts must defer to agencies as long as their interpretation of statutory ambiguity is reasonable;
• Require #disclosure of changes and the sources of changes made to draft rules during the White House regulatory review process;
• Bar the White House from #unreasonably #delaying essential safeguards;
• Make it a crime for corporations to submit #false #information to regulators;
• Require anyone submitting scientific or technical research to #disclose potential #conflicts of interest;
• Create an Office of the Public Advocate charged with increasing #public #participation in rulemaking, which will give communities that benefit most from new regulatory protections a much stronger voice in the process, including those that speak languages other than English; and
• Authorize agencies to quickly #reinstate rules rescinded through the Congressional Review Act.
https://sensiblesafeguards.org/press/senators-should-support-bill-to-codify-chevron-deference-modernize-rulemaking/

"Despite #repeated #requests, #BasketballAustralia would not #divulge the #criteria that formed the basis of the #decision to #ban #LexiRodgers a transgender woman from #participation on the #KilsythCobras a woman's semi-pro team."

— So there you have it, if the process was fair and based on the science, they wouldn't have hesitated to explain their decision.

"Inclusive engagement for #environmental #sustainability in small island states".
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2022.101253
With deepest appreciation to Kalim U. Shah, Ph.D. for inspiration and support.
 
#islands #islands #islandstudies #livelihoods #inclusivity #smallislands #islandstates #sustainable #participation #participatoryprocesses #development #participatorydevelopment #ConspicuousSustainability #Islandness #SustainableDevelopment #LocalKnowledge