You are warmly invited to a meeting on skills for democracy in the Houses of Parliament from 12.30pam to 2.30 pm on Thursday 20th October, hosted by Lord David Blunkett of Brightside.

This is a satellite event for the World Forum on Democracy from 7 – 9 November at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, which will “explore how education and democracy can nurture active citizens with critical and analytical skills, and how through fostering grassroots innovation and bottom-up democratic reform, it can help develop civic engagement and improve opportunities for all.”

This event aims to

• get an overview of the state of education for democracy in communities, schools, universities and other sectors across the UK;
• compile a short report for the Forum;
• identify priorities for strengthening skills for democracy over the coming year.