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Shared Future
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Committed to community empowerment, the social economy and democratic participation.

We design and deliver citizens' juries and assemblies and participatory budgeting processes.

Find out more: 🔗 sharedfuturecic.org.uk
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Join us for the National Online Launch of the Cumbria Climate Assembly: Putting People at the Heart of Climate Action!

With special guest: Delia Smith!

🗓️ 23 October 2025 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM (BST) | Online (Zoom)

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October 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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How do we all get down to the Democracy Gym, and strengthen our citizenship muscles?
#ParticipatoryBudgeting, #Sortition, #DeliberativeDemocracy, ... all the types of democratic exercise we need!
Our Day of Democracy 2025 BLOG. 👇
More than an X on a Ballot.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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We'd like to share a new project, to develop citizen action on green or climate #participatorybudgeting. Check it out be a part of it. More information on the link... If you are are interested in joining you can also fill out our short google form.
sharedfuturecic.org.uk/take-part-in...
Take part in our new Green PB Organisers Network - Shared Future
Shared Future CIC has funding from the Network For Social Change Charitable Trust (NSCCT) to establish mentoring, advice and support for a new network of Green Participatory Budgeting Organisers. Time...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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💥 Youth is having their Say 💥 Loving the video from #chooseforcheetham2025, where young people and applicants voted on £230,000 funding (yes, that's right... £230K) for youth development activities in Cheetham Hill, in Manchester through #participatorybudgeting.
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Choose for Cheetham - Children and Young People Take the Lead in Funding Decisions!
YouTube video by Young Manchester
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April 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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"Citizens juries arm us with the knowledge to make informed choices and how best to discuss climate change with others."

Shameem was a participant in our Blackburn Climate Jury, and is featured in a new report 'the fairness test' by Friends of the Earth.

👀 friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/fair...
The Fairness Test: a mandate for bold climate policy | Friends of the Earth
The transition to a low-carbon Britain must be fair – meeting ambitious carbon reduction targets and tackling social inequalities. Friends of the Earth's new report recommends what this means for key ...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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March 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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In the 3rd short of Your Pots we hear from applicants what they wanted from being part of a#regenerativeeconomy #participatorybudgeting. We'll be launching another round of funding later this year. Find out more at foodfutures.org.uk/pots-of-poss... Watch the video below 👇
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Your Pots Your Say Short 3: Participant Pitches
YouTube video by Shared Future CIC
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March 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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📣 3rd video in 3 weeks. We're on fire🔥. This one explores some of the applicants at 'Your Pots, Your Say' in Lancaster last Nov'. £50k...The community decides. #participatorybudgeting #RegenerativeEconomy. Find out more at sharedfuturecic.org.uk/your-pots-pa... watch the video👇
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Your Pots Your Say Short 2: Participant Pitches
YouTube video by Shared Future CIC
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March 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Following our recent posting of the Your Pots main video last week, here is one of the shorts! What participants felt about being involved in Your Pots Your Say... Using #ParticipatoryBudgeting, each group was bidding for up to £10,000 to develop a #regenerativeeconomy project.
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Your Pots Your Say Short 1: Participants thoughts
YouTube video by Shared Future CIC
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February 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Meet the people behind North Lancashire's #participatorybudgeting model and find out how it gets more local people involved in deciding which projects get funded.
Watch the new short film made by Lancaster Film Initiative at the last Your Pots – Your Say community voting day:
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'Your Pots – Your Say' 2024: Stories from the Pots of Possibility Voting Day
YouTube video by FoodFutures
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February 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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What role can citizens juries and assemblies play in scaling-up community action on climate change? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌍

I'll be sharing some examples from our work at @sharedfuture.bsky.social at this event hosted by the Centre for Alternative Technology!

📅 6th March 2025
🕜 9:30 - 5:00

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Zero Carbon Britain: Live Online - Scaling-up Community Action - Centre for Alternative Technology
The science says we must, the technology says we can, time to say we will! This course explores the radical changes needed to rise to the climate challenge.
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February 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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The 1st ever #citizensjury in a museum in the UK. We are excited to see how other cultural institutions build on its learnings. Zak and Sara, co-CEOs of Birmingham Museums Trust, say: “This is a significant step forward for BMT. A new chapter in the city’s museums story."
Launch of the Birmingham Museums' Trust Citizen Jury report - Shared Future
On the 30th January 2025 the residents of Birmingham who took part in this citizen’s jury presented their recommendations from the past four months to the Birmingham Museums Trust leadership team,…
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January 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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“The ideas that are coming out of it are really thrilling and exciting!”

Sara Wajid, @Birmingham Museum Co-CEO, on the experience of holding the UK’s first citizens’ jury in a museum.

We've really enjoyed helping make it happen!

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#history #citizensassembly #sortition
Rethink - Rethink... museums - BBC Sounds
What are museums for?
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January 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Inspiring conversation on ecologies of democracy, #commoning, #deliberativedemocracy and #participatorydemocracy. At Shared Future, we really like this approach, and also the realism of Sonia Bussu.
A governance commons to support the commons economy? Conversation with Dr Sonia Bussu
Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org and Stroud Commons in conversation with Sonia Bussu, Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Birmingham and project lead for INSPIRE (looking at…
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January 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Climate themed #participatorybudgeting is a no brainer 💡 Lets get everyone on board, by following the lead of the £1m green PB in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray. ☀️🌡️🌳 Find out more at:
Just Transition Participatory Budgeting Fund
Thousands of you across the North East and Moray took part in the public vote during November 2024 and had your say over where the £1million Year 3 JTPB Fund should be spent.
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January 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Is 2025 the year of #participatorybudgeting in the UK? We invite you to do our short survey. We're collecting information about who, what and why people are doing (or want to do) more to engage citizens in shaping their local services.
Complete the survey here: 👇 👇
Participatory Budgeting Survey 2025
Does this form look suspicious? Report
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January 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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We’re building a #RegenerativeEconomy in Lancaster District through #ParticipatoryBudgeting.

Read our new blog to find out more about the latest round of successfully-funded community projects.

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December 5, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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"I wanted to make a difference. I wanted my voice to be heard and my opinions to be valued"

Two members of our Preston People’s Climate Jury spoke to BBC News about why they joined and what they’ve gained from the experience!

Article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Preston climate jury to 'hold council to account'
The group of 27 local residents has published a 21-point action plan of climate recommendations.
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October 22, 2024 at 7:59 AM
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The diversity of experiences and perspectives is one of the greatest strengths of a citizens' assembly or jury, which can be a potent force for change beyond the initial recommendation writing process.

We supported former participants to push for action 👇

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Blackburn with Darwen People's Jury - Shared Future
The Lancaster Local Climate Engagement generated 'ideas for action' on transport from Pol.is, community explorers, and deliberative workshops
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October 21, 2024 at 10:13 AM
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Renowned for its beauty, the Wasdale Valley now faces significant challenges due to the number of visitors it attracts.

To decide a way forward, we invited every household in the Wasdale Valley in West Cumbria to take part in a Citizens’ Panel 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦

Report 👇

sharedfuturecic.org.uk/reports/wasd...
October 14, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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How can tourist hotspots like the Wasdale Valley adapt to growing visitor numbers while enabling locals to thrive?

A good place to start would be to ask the residents!

Earlier this year we were commissioned by ACTion with Communities in Cumbria to design and facilitate the Wasdale Citizens’ Panel.
Wasdale Valley Citizens' Panel Launch
September 26, 2024 at 7:36 AM
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We’re excited to share the report from our Local Climate Engagement programme in Lancaster! 🌍

The three-part process involved:

😃 Community researchers
🌐 Polis
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Deliberative workshops

Read the report and 'ideas for action':

sharedfuturecic.org.uk/reports/lanc...

#climate #citizensassembly
Lancaster Local Climate Engagement - Shared Future
The Lancaster Local Climate Engagement generated 'ideas for action' on transport from Pol.is, community explorers, and deliberative workshops
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September 24, 2024 at 10:03 AM