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By leading the way and giving ordinary people a stronger voice, Greater Manchester can show everyone that there’s a better way of making trusted decisions at regional and national levels.

GM Mayoral Hustings with a twist – Exclusive Invitation for Stretford Residents Local organisations including Trafford N...
25/06/2026

GM Mayoral Hustings with a twist – Exclusive Invitation for Stretford Residents
 
Local organisations including Trafford North & South Foodbanks, the GM Citizens Assembly Campaign, Our House, the We’re Right Here campaign and Creative City are coming together to host a unique event that puts residents at the heart of the conversation about Greater Manchester’s future.

Stretford residents are warmly invited to attend this special in-person event.
 
The Mayor of Greater Manchester has significant powers over transport, health and social care, policing, economic strategy, planning and development. But this mayoral by-election is also an opportunity to ask a bigger question: how can ordinary people have more influence over the decisions that affect their daily lives?
 
Before hearing directly from the mayoral candidates, residents will come together over a shared community meal and take part in a lively, facilitated discussion exploring questions such as:
• How do we want to be involved in the decisions that affect our lives? 
• What could a more participatory, people-powered democracy look like?
 
This event is designed to create space for local people to share food, fun, ideas, experiences, and engage with democracy together.
 
Join us in person:
 
Stretford residents are warmly invited to attend this special in-person event.
 
Enjoy a free community meal and take part in a fun, interactive discussion and then the candidate hustings.
 
🎟️ Free tickets are available here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/gm-mayoral-hustings-in-person-for-stretford-residents-only
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You’ll need a local postcode to attend in person. Places are limited, so please book early. We hope to see you there and to hear your ideas for a more people-powered future in Greater Manchester!

📍 Not local to Stretford? No problem! This event is being live streamed and you are invited to host a Watch-Along Party and engage with the conversation that way. Link in bio to sign up, and receive more information. Sign up to host a party here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/gm-mayoral-hustings-host-a-watch-along-party
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21/06/2026

People power vibes! Yesterday we had a vibrant afternoon of celebrating progress, imagining the future and pushing for a more people-powered democracy at our launch event.

We got together at the wonderful with our big people-power family - including .uk and many many more! Thanks to everyone who came along and helped make it a really special and uplifting occasion!

Get involved to help reimagine the future of Greater Manchester’s democracy and put ordinary people at the heart of decision-making.

🚀 What if democracy was something we built together?Join us on Saturday 20th June, 1–3pm at the People’s History Museum,...
17/06/2026

🚀 What if democracy was something we built together?

Join us on Saturday 20th June, 1–3pm at the People’s History Museum, for a free, family-friendly celebration of democracy, creativity and collective imagination.

Have fun, get inspired and demand your seat at the decision-making table!

Here’s a taste of what’s happening:
📝 Local wordsmith and community worker Kofi Gyamfi Kofi Gyamfi🇬🇭🇱🇨 will be capturing the energy, stories and ideas of the day through a poetry piece.

🧱 The brilliant team from Creative City Creative City Greater Manchester will invite people of all ages to imagine and build the future they’d like to see through an interactive Lego activity.

🤝 We’ll also be launching the People’s Charter for Greater Manchester with Katy Rubin , Co-Lead of Our House - guiding us through a game that will kick off our collective conversation about the kind of democracy our communities deserve.

No expertise required. Just bring your experiences, ideas and hopes for the future.

Together, we’ll explore what people-powered democracy can look like in practice — and start building it.

🎟️ Book your free tickets: link in GMCitizensAssembly bio 🔗

People's History Museum (PHM)🧡

You are warmly invited to join us on Saturday 20th June at the People’s History Museum 1-3pm A free, fun, family-friend...
04/06/2026

You are warmly invited to join us on Saturday 20th June at the People’s History Museum 1-3pm


A free, fun, family-friendly event with food, activities and performances!

It’s time for ordinary people like us to take our seat at the decision-making table! 🪑🪑🪑

Alongside , we will kickstart a People’s Charter for GM! Join the fun and help design a better democracy for our great city.

With music, games, creative activities and interactive discussions - together, let’s start to build the people-powered future we want to see!

Book your free ticket today! Link in bio 🔗 or use bit.ly/takeyourseatPHM

POWER TO THE PEOPLEGM CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN OPEN MEETINGDecisions are being made by out of touch career politician...
16/04/2026

POWER TO THE PEOPLE
GM CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY CAMPAIGN OPEN MEETING
Decisions are being made by out of touch career politicians.

We need a seat for ordinary people like us at the decision-making table: a Greater Manchester Citizens’ Assembly.

Join us to learn more and take action!
To join the event book a free spot by clicking the link in our bio:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/power-to-the-people-gm-citizens-assembly-campaign-open-meeting-tickets-1987391409204

6-8pm, Mon 27 April,
41 Old Birley St, Hulme,
Manchester, M15 5RF
Food and childcare provided

What if ordinary people had a real seat at the table?Join us for From Peterloo to Deliberative Assemblies — a powerful c...
02/04/2026

What if ordinary people had a real seat at the table?

Join us for From Peterloo to Deliberative Assemblies — a powerful conversation about democracy, people power and political change in Greater Manchester.

From Peterloo to today’s calls for a Citizens’ Assembly of Greater Manchester, this event looks at how ordinary people can play a bigger role in shaping the decisions that affect their lives.

With Willie Sullivan and Liv Ouwehand
📅 16 April 2026
🕡 6:30pm–8:00pm
📍 International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester
🎟 £15 / £6 students / free for members

Booking essential — https://www.manlitphil.ac.uk/events/from-peterloo-to-deliberative-assemblies/

25/03/2026

We popped the question

Recently, one of our supporters put the Greater Manchester Mayor on the spot. Liza Ward asked him directly: "Can we have a Citizens' Assembly for Greater Manchester?"

His answer? Despite making supportive noises, he ultimately gave a typical, non-committal politician's response. The whole exchange was on camera, and it proves what we already know: real change comes from the bottom up, not top down.
Trust in politics is at historic lows, and we need to upgrade our democracy ourselves. We need a system that puts ordinary people at the helm. Nurses, builders, and shopkeepers, selected like a jury, making decisions we can trust.

Join the campaign: https://www.gmcitizensassembly.org

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