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Claiming Our Future

  • 16-10-2010 1:24am
    #1
    tuppence
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭


    Claiming our Future
    Some of you may have heard of this apolitical movement who are trying to effect change out of the ashes of what we have of an economy at the moment, and I guess trying to reprioritise what is important.

    There are local consultation events around the country that anyone and everyone can feel their voice can be heard at and one is coming up in Leitrim. Ideas from the local meetings are then brought up by representatives to a main meeting in Dublin at the end of the month.

    I thought I might flag the local forums to you as it appears to be some sort of positive constructive opportunity that is beginning to occur and may be nice to get involved in. Its seems to be a very much a grass roots movements and whatever comes of it (and I wish it success) it is nice to see that people are beginning to want to break the silence and get empowered and mobilised for change.
    Please check the local county events in
    http://www.claimingourfuture.ie/

    They also have a Facebook page at the bottom of that link so it may be worthwhile to show your support if interested.


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  • #2
    storm2811
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    Damn, I wouldn't be able to make it on the 22nd, seems good though, may be able to give the locals' a bigger voice.


  • #3
    tuppence
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,130 ✭✭✭tuppence


    storm2811 wrote: »
    Damn, I wouldn't be able to make it on the 22nd, seems good though, may be able to give the locals' a bigger voice.

    Lets hope that a good few people turn up tonight. It is an opportunity to vent their frustration and throw up a few ideas. And a chance to shape the kind of future that we want now. Otherwise we are likely to get more of the same and lets face it most of us can agree that the get rich fast philosophy of the celtic tiger didnt serve us as communities very well.

    Niall Crowley who used to head the Equality Authority is behind the national movement and he always strikes me as a man of good integrity. He resigned when they cut the funding of the org. He was on the frontline on Monday. Its on a podcast.
    http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2010/1018/thefrontline.html#


    Anyway I wish it luck.


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