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02 Jun 2023
9:30 am
6:00 pm
About
- How is deliberative democracy practiced in the US and Europe, and how is it done in Poland at the local and central levels, what could be done differently?
- What political, legal and cultural innovations can inspire the renewal of democracy?
- What can we learn from citizens’ initiatives in Europe and the US?
- How can supranational institutions such as the EU help to regain and strengthen democratic structures and the rule of law?
Polish and international civil society activists and invited politicians will be looking for answers to the above questions.
Agenda
9:30 - 9:35
Opening Remarks
9:35 – 12:00
The role of CSOs and citizens in strengthening and protecting democratic processes: experiences from Europe and the US
Chair: Nina Witoszek
David Van Reybrouck – Founded the G1000 Citizens Summit and pioneering advocate of participatory democracy.
Sarah Monaghan – Head of communications for the “Together for Yes” campaign in the 2018referendum on abortion in Ireland
Jerry Lieberman – Co-founder of the Evolution Institute, US
Erik Solheim – former Norwegian Minister of International Development and Minister of the Environment (2005-2012)
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 15:00
Democratic innovations in Poland: Creating a codex of good practices
Chair: Karolina Lewicka
Prof. Bartłomiej Nowotarski – Constitutional lawyer and political scientist at the Wroclaw University of Economics
Radoslaw Markowski – Head of Electoral Studies Division at the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Chair at the Department of Political Science, Warsaw School of Social Psychology
Kuba Wygnański – Former Solidarity activist, World Fellow of Yale, President of Shipyard Foundation – Centre for Social Innovation and Research
Representative of EDYN: European Democracy Youth Network
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee break
15:15 – 17:30
Ways forward: How to forge a pro-democracy coalition between political parties and CSOs ? What is the EU’s role in reclaiming social dialogue and the rule of law in Poland?
Chair: Jacek Żakowski
Karolina Dreszer-Smalec – Vice-president of the National Federation of Polish NGOs (OFOP)
Paulina Kieszkowska – The Free Courts Initiative
Jakub Kocjan – Akcja Demokracja
Jakub Karyś – Leader of KOD
Leading representatives of pro-democratic parties: Rafał Trzaskowski, Adrian Zandberg, Michał Kobosko.
17:30 – 18:00
Concluding remarks/ Closing of the conference
18:00 - 20:00
Reception for guests of the Summit
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