The next national Claiming Our Future event will take place on November 5 in Cork.

An Economy for Society is the theme for this event which is organised by Claiming Our Future in association with PlanBetter (part of IEN the Irish Environmental Network).  It is a one day discussion on our economic system.  Individuals and people from a wide range of civil society organisations will talk through the issues.   Attendance is free and you can register for the (e)vent and find out more information here.

Claiming Our Future events encourage the participation of all in the discussions with the aim of sharing information and debating whether the current economic system serves society and what needs to happen to change to make it more equal and environmentally sustainable. The proposals then form part of further ongoing dialogues building a movement progressing those changes.  I attended the first national event last year in Dublin and the grouping of NGO’s, Trade Union groups and Environmental organisations has continued to work locally and nationally holding the discussions and enabling exchanges of views.