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Event debating results of Carnegie Trust Inquiry
This was a really interesting blog post - you certainly have strong views on the importance of social media to create the required 'disturbance' of the present. Although you may have issues with the Inquiry and its findings, these are the reasons your contribution should be included to ensure the debate is fully representative and relevant.
Carnegie Trust UK and Open Democracy are hosting an event to discuss the results of the Inquiry , and in particular the marginalisation of dissent, which seems to be of great concern to many people in today's society.
The event's going to look at the role of social media, traditional media, state/international governance, poverty and civil society to identify civil society's role in enabling dissent.
Is a 'digitally enabled future of civil society' essential to this debate? Can civic turbulence enable dissent?
Here's the invitation in case you're interested, or just want to follow the conversation, and Kumi Naidoo's perspective on it:
Is dissent being marginalised?
Tues 28 July (4:30-6:30pm), London
The Carnegie UK Trust Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland and openDemocracy are hosting an event to explore the role of civil society associations in creating and supporting spaces for dissenting voices.
Panellists at the event, entitled Civil Society: Enabling Dissent, include Anthony Barnett founder of openDemocracy.net, global activist Kumi Naidoo, journalist/ blogger Sunny Hundal and campaigner Malcolm Carroll.
To book a place please e-mail Catherine at info@carnegieuk.org by 22 July 2009.
www.futuresforcivilsociety.org