BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//www.mehr-demokratie.de//MehrDemokratie Veranstaltungen//DE
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
CLASS:PUBLIC
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Berlin
LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T050750Z
TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/Berlin
X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Berlin
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZNAME:CEST
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
DTSTART:19700329T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZNAME:CET
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
DTSTART:19701025T030000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:md_events_7810
DTSTAMP:20261012T085237Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261016T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20261016T164500
TZID:Europe/Berlin
LOCATION:Deutscher Bundestag, Paul-Löbe-Haus, (West Entrance) 4.300, Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 1, 10557 Berlin
SUMMARY:Expert discussion: Being heard – strengthening the right to petition, revitalising democracy
DESCRIPTION:Political engagement is the lifeblood of democracy. Petitions are a tool for putting this engagement into practice and breathing life into democracy. The German Bundestag passed the last comprehensive reform of the right to petition in 2005. That was more than two decades ago. At that time, the instrument of public petitions was introduced: if a petition reaches a certain quorum of supporters, it is discussed in a public sitting of the Petitions Committee together with the petitioner. In this way, petitions became an attractive, publicly effective instrument for helping to shape the political process. Particularly at a time of growing distance between politics and the public, new impetus is needed for a modern, citizen-focused Petitions Committee that makes greater use of and incorporates the contributions of active citizens. In an expert discussion, the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag intends to debate how the Petitions Committee can be further developed into a forum where people’s voices are heard, and how the participation of as many people as possible in the political process can be facilitated. Discussions will take place with experts, civil society organisations, petitioners and the interested public on how to realise the potential of the Petitions Committee as a forum for participation and democratic engagement. The aim is to draw up concrete proposals for reform to strengthen and further develop the right to petition. Programme Welcome Dr Konstantin v. Notz, Member of the BundestagDeputy Chair of the Parliamentary GroupAlliance 90/The Greens Bundestag Parliamentary Group Corinna Rüffer, Member of the BundestagChair of the Petitions CommitteeAlliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group 2.00 pm Keynote Marina WeisbandParticipatory education specialist 2.20 pm Panel: The Petitions Committee as a forum for participation and democratic engagement Oliver WiedmannMehr Demokratie e.V., Head of the Berlin Federal Office Marina WeisbandParticipatory education specialist Julia ElwingPetitioner Corinna Rüffer, Member of the Bundestag Moderator: Ricarda Lang, Member of the BundestagMember of the Petitions Committee 14:35 Workshops: Developing and discussing reform proposals Linking petitions and citizens’ assemblies, and making the petitions process more citizen-friendly and accessibleInput: Oliver WiedmannMehr Demokratie e.V.Chair: Swantje Michaelsen, Member of the BundestagMember of the Petitions Committee Strengthening public petitions and integrating them with private platformsInput: Jana Uffenkamp and Jörg MitzlaffopenPetitionChair: Tina Winklmann, Member of the BundestagMember of the Petitions Committee 15:15 Presentation of the results from the forums Moderator: Corinna Rüffer, Member of the Bundestag 4.05 pm End of the event The event will take place both in person and online via video conference. If you are participating digitally, the moderator will inform you during the event how you can ask questions and get involved. Register now! ...
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.mehr-demokratie.de/mehr-bewegen/veranstaltungen/
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR