Democracy and Creative Citizenship

What is the potential for democracy to flourish when its citizens are deeply skilled in the acts of creativity and collaboration?

What is the potential for democracy to flourish when its citizens are deeply skilled in the acts of creativity and collaboration?

In the 2023 Reith Lectures, Professor Ben Adair, explained that authoritarianism feeds on isolating people and diminishing imaginations. If citizens cannot dream of other ways of being and do not know how to work together to bring vision to fruition, we give our power away. So, what happens if we skill ourselves up and start innovating democracy? Amongst other things, we understand that people power is exercised well beyond the polling station.

For this conversation we’re joined by Jon Alexander, author of CITIZENS, and Councillor Mike Davey, who will share their thoughts. Join us if you’re curious in how we can approach many more of our day to day activities as democratic functions.

If you want to read CITIZENS before the event (and we recommend you do!), there's a copy at Together Culture. Why not pop down to 5 Fitzroy Street and spend some time reading in our lounge?

About Together Culture

Together Culture makes space to create, and to become more creative. We are gathering a membership community united in their desire to help create a more equitable and ecological creative economy.

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