The Scottish Government has proposed a Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland, but what IS a citizens’ assembly?
The University of Edinburgh and Electoral Reform Society Scotland have organised a panel discussion on Monday (July 8th) from 6pm – 8pm with speakers including:
- Joanna Cherry MP QC (SNP Justice and Home Affairs spokesperson)
- Dr Jess Garland (Electoral Reform Society)
- Dr Oliver Escobar (University of Edinburgh)
- Professor David Farrell (Research leader of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly)
- Louise Caldwell (Irish Citizens’ Assembly member)
- Lesley Riddoch (Journalist)
- David Martin (Citizens’ Assembly Convener Designate)
The event has been incredibly popular, and is oversubscribed so we will be live streaming it at https://livestream.com/DemocracyTV/ers-citizens-assembly
We are collecting suggestions for questions for the panel. You can submit your questions here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/M9WZCLN
Bookmark the link now and add the event to your calendar – don’t forget to tweet along with the stream with the hashtag #ShapingScotland
Phil Connor,
Campaigns Officer,
ERS Scotland
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