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What does democratic innovation look like in a social housing block?
In Budapest, it's Safe at Home; with residents in K22, the city's largest social housing building, shaping its future directly with decision-makers.
🏆 Learn more about the winner of our Emerging Innovation Award: bit.ly/3Q4YmQU
Let's talk democracy.
Not the headline version, but the one built in neighbourhoods, schools and public squares.
And that's where we should look for solutions as well, where governance is immediate, and trust can be rebuilt through:
☑️ transparency
☑️ proximity
☑️ participation
☑️ shared responsibility
Where can trust in democracy be rebuilt? 🤔
Closer to home than you'd think.
At the Nets4Dem Conference, we heard from Frederik Ceulemans, Alderman, City of Brussels: "Dissatisfaction with democratic representation is growing, not only globally, but also here in our cities."
In Brussels last month, our Nets4Dem conference brought together cities, EU institutions, civil society, and researchers to explore exactly how this democratic resilience is actually built.
Learn more: bit.ly/4uz2bfr
@tepsa.bsky.social @eurocities.eu
“Europe is not immune to democratic pressures, but we have active citizens,” says Paul Zoubkov, from @democracyreporting.bsky.social. “We have committed local governments, independent civil society and institutions that continue to invest in democratic renewal.”
As the European Capital of Democracy 2027, Brussels in all its diversity and complexity, was also the perfect spot for our Nets4Dem conference organised by @eurocities.eu and @tepsa.bsky.social.
Learn more about the conference: nets4dem.eu/from-cities-...
Democratic innovation doesn’t just happen on its own, it requires:
✔ collaboration
✔ experimentation
✔ persistence
@nets4dem.eu is building the infrastructure for that change. Here's how: bit.ly/3NGhovD
The Democracy Stories Lab is live!
An open call for creators to share visual stories about what democracy could look and feel like.
4 winners get $1,000. 5 honorable mentions get $500.
Applications open July 14.
See the full call + stay updated→ www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
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And that's a wrap! 👏
📸 Let's take a look back at the final conference of the @nets4dem.eu project organised with @eurocities.eu: Local Action, European Impact. Strengthening Democratic Resilience, which took place on Tuesday 5 May in Brussels 💡
