Lobbying uncovered, Democracy 2043 video, and more
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** What we're up to
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June edition
Futures
** Democracy 2043: your chance to rewatch
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Imagining a better future: that was the order of the day at our Festival of Debate event in Sheffield last month. Five mighty panelists brought their lived experience to the question of what an improved democracy could look like.
And if you weren't able to be there on the night, you can watch it all now, thanks to the magic of YouTube. Get your dose of hope for a better future here ([link removed]) .
Transparency
** What goes on behind closed doors?
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We've been chatting to journalist Lucas Amin about the stories he's uncovered using WhatDoTheyKnow — and specifically, what he's revealed about water companies and airlines lobbying against environmental restrictions.
It's all quite shocking... and without FOI, we wouldn't know about it. Read the whole story here ([link removed]) .
** No more dodgy statistics!
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Another WhatDoTheyKnow user, Joanne Bartley, told us how she got the advert on the side of a bus taken down - because FOI proved that it was false. Find out more ([link removed]) .
** Access to information in Georgia
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We were very pleased to find out that AskGov, the Georgian Alaveteli site, won a notable award last month ([link removed]) . Its cofounder Teona has also written up all that she learned ([link removed]) during a visit to the UK when she met up with mySociety and other organisations in civic tech.
Over to you
** Has CAPE helped you make a change?
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** Tell us about it!
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Our Climate Action Plans site, CAPE ([link removed]) , provides a wealth of information about how local governments are working - or aren't - to cut their carbon emissions.
We know CAPE has already proven useful for researchers, activists, campaigners, journalists and interested individuals... but what we don't know is how it's being used by YOU!
Would you take three minutes to tell us how you're using the site, and perhaps how it has helped you make a change? Tell us your story here ([link removed]) .
Climate
** Shaping a new service
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How can we support communities to organise locally around a simple and achievable home energy action?
That's the question that's informing our current development project, Neighbourhood Warmth. Catch up on our progress in our latest set of monthnotes ([link removed]) .
mySociety's key services
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Donations are part of what makes that possible, so if you're able, please consider making a contribution today.
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** What we're reading
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* GOV.UK are doing some direction-setting ([link removed]) .
* What happens if a councillor gets elected in two different constituencies? ([link removed])
* Sweden's' FOI Act (the first in the world) has been given UNESCO World Heritage status (via Google Translate ([link removed]) ).
* Australian outlet Crikey is running a series on the sorry state of Access to Information ([link removed]) down under.
* Meanwhile, at the Dataharvest event, some nice artwork ([link removed]) has come from redacted documents.
* Superhero figurines are so last year - here are the real heroes ([link removed]) .
** Dates for the diary
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* This coming Tuesday - learn how to measure and win council climate action ([link removed]) , as part of the Great Big Green Week with Climate Emergency UK.
* Catch up with our new and improved offerings for Wales, at GovCamp Cymru ([link removed]) on June 23.
* On 4-6 July, we're at the LGA conference ([link removed]) and keen to chat to councils about highways or climate - depending on your interests!
* We'll also be at Business Green Net Zero Week ([link removed]) - more on this nearer the date.
* Open Data Camp ([link removed]) hits the Midlands on 1-2 July: Wolverhampton to be precise.
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