Talk POSTPONED by British Humanists Association.
On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:22:20 +0200, Dr. M J Macpherson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>"More Democracy Please"
>A talk by Michael Macpherson mailto:[log in to unmask] with discussion.
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>He is the founder of I&R (Citizens' Initiative and Referendum Campaign
>for direct democracy in Britain) http://www.iniref.org/ . Medical
>doctor, conflict researcher.
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>Full title : More Democracy Please: Procedures of "direct" democracy
>should be merged into our indirect, representative system (of governance).
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>Do we as citizens need the right to trigger country-wide referenda, say
>about road charges, national health, nuclear powered electricity or
>about effective climate protection? In our towns, cities and districts
>would it not be useful to have democratic tools which can bind local
>councils in decisions about "development" planning and agriculture?
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>Time: 18:30
>Date: Tuesday 19th June 2007
>Contact: Jemma Hooper mailto:[log in to unmask]
>Location: British Humanists Association, London. See website for exact
>location
>http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentViewArticle.asp?article=1854
>More info: British Humanists
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