I'm closing this account tonight as @ChangeTrust closes tomorrow. I'll continue to tweet about all sorts over @NigelMcKinney and if you follow @Paul_BCT some of our work will continue @CFNIreland so all the best
.@NewtonEmerson@ChangeTrust@involveUK nothing apparently serious about ideas for a #citizensassembly here. Very serious plans indeed but those planning & funding have never seen it or said it was to be a Stormont stand in.
Following on from our exciting announcement on Friday about funding a #citizensassembly in NI we have compiled a document on #FAQs about the topic https://t.co/ktmhQSsCKP.
An experiment in deliberative & participative democracy. A complement to & not a replacement for our legislative Assembly. A means to help resolve difficult issues not a solution to our current impasse #CitizensAssemblyNI https://t.co/ywDtEcr6uC
important to say - a #citizensassembly is a complement, not an alternative, to elected reps & institutions - aim is to engage the public to help politicians resolve deadlocked issues @MarkCarruthers7@bbctheview
The Community Foundation is delighted to support the Citizens' Assembly with funding. An initiative which has great potential to offer a voice to communities across NI! @Paul_BCT @StratagemNI @AMcCracken_ @Nigel_BCT #Innovationin2018 https://t.co/xqhDUdVEBJ
@RichardRjayco @CFNIreland @StratagemNI @AMcCracken_ @Nigel_BCT it's selected randomly i.e. by a polling company or similar and controlled for age, gender, etc so it's rep of the population - so def the general public not organisational reps - that's why it's different from anything tried before