Truth & Lies - Communities Owning the Narrative
Strong, active and engaged communities are an essential pillar of healthy democracy, particularly in the digital age - a time when visionary leadership and effective policy making are urgently needed to solve intergenerational issues like climate change, cost of living and the housing crisis.
We are witnessing the profound impact of the economic, socio-cultural and environmental legacy of lies from the Nemesis Era, and the emergence of Advance in the Voice Referendum campaign and more recently, the Dunkley by-election.
We know there is more to come. Empowered and organised communities are the antidote.
Richard Denniss, Executive Director ofthe Australia Institute, and Nicolette Boele, Shadow Independent for Bradfield, discuss how dis and misinformation undermines democracy in Australia and the power organised communities can harness by owning the narrative through established networks of trust.
Links shared during the Zoom:
If you want to see a change, get involved - see how here
List of Electorate Community Groups (AKA Voices of Groups) activating around the country
Kitchen Table Conversations - details of the model developed by the Victorian Women’s Trust
Disinformation and its threat to democracy featuring Zali Steggall MP and Ed Coper - watch the recording
Find out more about Richard Denniss and Australia Institute
Find out more about Nicolette Boele and the Bradfield electorate