Date: 14 October 2025
Time: 14:00-16:00
Place: SoCentral (Sentralen, 5 Floor) – Oslo, Norway

Follow the link to sign up: https://www.addevent.com/event/lu26819255

As democracy is backsliding and losing support around the world, what should we do? Many institutions are rushing to “defend democracy.” But when most people are frustrated with the current system, we need to go beyond defending that system. To build support for democracy, we need to improve how democracy works and how we talk about democracy.

Join Josh Lerner and Greta Ríos, Co-Executive Directors of People Powered, for a deep dive into global efforts to transform democracy and the stories that we tell about it.

People Powered is a global hub for participatory democracy, dedicated to expanding people’s power to make government decisions. It brings together 300 leading organizations and practitioners to build shared resources, programs, and community for participatory democracy.

We Need New Democracy Narratives

While building a more participatory democracy, People Powered is also coordinating a new global Democracy Narratives Campaign, to shift how we communicate. Dominant narratives frame democracy narrowly around elections, and this is undermining public support

The campaign brings together more than 30 international organizations, research institutions, and funders to compile, develop, and apply compelling narratives that increase support for and engagement in democracy.

Join us to learn about these global efforts to rewrite the story of democracy, and learn how you can get involved. Also joining the conversation:

➡️ Josh Lerner and Greta Ríos, People Powered
➡️ Colombina Schaeffer, Executive Director, Ciudadania Inteligente (Chile & Latin America)
➡️ Marie Harbo Dahle, Partner, SoCentral
➡️ Tyler Dale Hauger, Senior Advisor, Karibu Foundation
➡️ Tessa Hartman, Facilitator, Pådriv

Co-hosted by People Powered, SoCentral members Karibu Foundation and Pådriv, and SoCentral