Community DemocracyCommunity-led Change
We need to change politics. We have lost trust in our political process, with many politicians no longer representing constituents. Every day people should decide how we live together.
Community democracy is people and communities owning and deciding together how to manage our collective needs, from housing and food to energy and economic development. Community democracy asserts that we have the power to dream, plan and build a just and thriving future for ourselves and our children.
Gone are the days when we rock up on poll day and submit our vote for one of the major parties. We no longer want to hand our democracy over to people who are not representing us but their parties or agendas. We need communities across Australia to co-create a new way to be involved in our democracy. A way where our voices are heard and the best candidate is elected and supported by the community's collective wisdom.
We need to change how the decisions that affect us are made and implemented. We need to gain trust in our political process. Our elected representatives are no longer representing us. Every day people need to be more involved in the political process to ensure we are truly represented.