Springtide Collective and New Dawn Community Engagement & Education will co-host Make Democracy Better on October 21 (6:30-9:00pm) at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation, 37 Nepean Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Make Democracy Better is a province-wide conversation about building a better democracy for Nova Scotia.
At a time when participation in elections is at an all time low, trust in governments is evaporating and meaningful public engagement is rare, the Springtide Collective and New Dawn are inviting Nova Scotians to join a conversation – on the ground, and online – about the democracy we want to build, with other partners across Nova Scotia.
Make Democracy Better event attendees will hear a short presentation on the state of democracy in Nova Scotia, and then be asked to join in small group conversations about where to go from here. Springtide hopes this conversation will be the beginning of a much longer and deeper conversation that leads to intentional collective action from citizens, community groups and our governments to build a more democratic, more participatory and more engaged Nova Scotia.
Admission is free and there will be complimentary fair trade tea and coffee and snacks.
For more information please visit MakeDemocracyBetter.ca or watch a video explaining the project here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXc9HuQuBE.
To find out more event information, please contact Jill McPherson at 902.577.2099 & mcpherson.jill@gmail.com or Mark Coffin at 902.237.6275 & Mark@SpringtideCollective.ca.