Democracy Maker Day 2018

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Part of Notwestminster, a free event for everyone who has something positive to say about local democracy and anyone who is up for the challenge of making it better.
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<H3> What is it?</H3>
We’re holding a Democracy Maker Day where anyone who is already doing (or who wants to do) something practical to improve our local democracy can work together with others in our network. 
The Maker Day is jointly hosted by <A HREF="https://democracyclub.org.uk" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Democracy Club</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.notwestminster.org.uk" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Notwestminster</A> network.
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<H3>Who is it for?</H3>
Anyone is welcome to join in: 
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Digital makers
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Local government officers
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Councillors and candidates
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Community activists
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Hyperlocals
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Open data advocates
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Researchers and students
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Voters of today and tomorrow
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 If you're interested in taking part, please register now. 
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<H2>What we'll be working on </H2>
We’ll be exploring decision-making in councils and working out what we can do to make the decisions that affect us easier to understand, and easier for everyone to have a voice in. If you know something about how decisions are made in councils, or if you’re a community activist who has tried to influence decisions where you live, or if you’re a digital maker who is interested in hearing from more of the “users” of local democracy, this event is for you. Our main challenge for the day is: What can we do to help people find out about the decisions that are made by councils, and to understand how those decisions are made? Alongside our activities about decision-making, we will also be encouraging people to get involved in some of our Democracy Club activities, including a one-hour challenge to write a guide to hustings, and other practical things you can do to help improve voting and elections.
 
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<H2>Get involved </H2>
Please come along to get more involved in the practical work of strengthening our local democracy. If you have ideas for other things you’d like to work on during the day, we’d love to hear those too. You can email us at <A HREF="mailto:notwestminster@gmail.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">notwestminster@gmail.com</A>, tweet using <A HREF="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Notwestminster?src=hash" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#notwestminster</A> or <A HREF="https://notinwestminster.wordpress.com/join-slack/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Join us on Slack</A> 
 
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<H3>What else is on at Notwestminster?</H3>
This year’s Notwestminster is a two day event, including a Democracy Maker Day and PechaKucha Night on the Friday and participant-led workshops, lightning talks and discussions on the Saturday. On both days you can get advice about making the most of digital technology, join us for a few drinks and be part of creative activities with a distinctly democratic flavour.
 
<H3><A HREF="https://notwestminster2018.eventbrite.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">Notwestminster 2018 main event</A> </H3>
<H3><A HREF="http://pknhudds21.eventbrite.co.uk" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">PechaKucha Night x Notwestminster</A> </H3>
 
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<H2>Notwestminster 2018 is sponsored by:</H2>
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<H2>With thanks to our partners:</H2>
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<H2>and thanks to our supporters:</H2>
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