Zoom Town Hall meetings

 

ZOOM TOWN HALL #2

The second Zoom Town Hall meeting was held in June 2020. 

We learnt from other groups and organisations about alternative approaches that have been successful. 

Guest speakers were:

Alana Johnson from Voices for Indi

Iain Walker of newDemocracy 

Jess Miller from City of Sydney 

Main points:

·   Defining the values and principles of good government is the most important thing the group can do to guide its activities, the selection of a candidate and ongoing communication between the community and the representative.

·   An independent is most effective if they concentrate on a few issues that are of concern to the constituents rather than attempting a broad policy platform

·   It is possible and effective to have a continuing dialogue between community organisation and the representative between elections

·   Deliberative processes that involve the public have worked at a range of scales to come up with policies and solutions for a wide range of difficult issues.

Watch here: https://vimeo.com/434582765?fbclid=IwAR07ciHDbb7b8M3r13RFtnBRMp5PXXOcn9n77suuO_6wYIoxWLhyue6m5hM

 

ZOOM TOWN HALL #1 

In May 2020 we held our first public town hall meeting via Zoom. 

With our guest speaker Jane Caro, we asked:

Are we being represented? How democratic are we and is there a gap between the issues of concern and how our federal representative has voted?

Main points:

·   There is a significant gap between the issues that interest and concern the community and the way our representative has voted

·   This gap is evident in the swing away from government in the 2019 election

·   North Sydney has had an independent that served the community well in the past

Watch here: https://vimeo.com/425707766