WE ARE SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, DUE TO LOGISITAL ISSUES WITH OUR VENUE, DEMOCRAFEST 2025 HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
THE MISSION CONTINUES AND WE WILL SEE YOU SOON!
PAST EVENTS
3 OCTOBER 2024
KCL POLITICS X ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS X DEMOCRAFEST
Royal Society of Arts, London, England
18 MARCH 2025
INTERGENERATIONAL PANEL WITH LONDON STUDENT NETWORK, FREE SPEECH UNION, AND KCL POLITICS
Hippodrome Casino, Leicester Square, London
19TH OCTOBER 2024
“COULD CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLIES SAVE DEMOCRACY?” DEBATE AT THE BATTLE OF IDEAS FESTIVAL
Church House, London, England
4 NOVEMBER 2024
U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PREDICTION DEBATE AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Sarah Zhang, Progressive Organiser & Colby Kelly, President of UNC-Chapel Hill Turning Point USA Chapter
22 NOVEMBER 2024
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RECAP DISCUSSION
Chapel Hill, NC, USA
20 FEBRUARY 2025
“HAS THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA HELPED BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES OR HAS IT LED TO PEOPLE BECOMING MORE POLARISED?” ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH EXETER WOMEN IN POLITICS
The Ram Bar, Exeter University, Exeter, England
DEBATING BIG IDEAS.
TENT 1: BRITAIN UNFILTEREd
TENT 2: The globe
MANUELA PERTEGHELLA MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Stratford-on-Avon, Chair of the Citizens’ Rights APPG
WILLIAM CLOUSTON, Leader of the Social Democratic Party
RICHARD TICE MP, MP for Boston and Skegness, Deputy Leader of Reform UK
LORD BANNER, KC Member of the House of Lords
TIAGO ALVES Lead Housing Justice Campaigner, Grenfell United
STEVE RACE MP, Labour MP for Exeter
MAX WILKINSON MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham and Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson
OLI MOULD, Professor of Human Geography
ROSHAN SALGADO D'ARCY, Climate Economist
VICKY PRYCE, Chief Economic Adviser and a Board Member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)
DR. SONIA ADESARA, NHS Doctor & Mental Health Campaigner
DR. DANNY CHAMBERS MP, Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester & Mental Health Spokesperson
KSANTIKARA, Leader of the North London Buddhist Center
DR. JON DANESH-JONES, NHS Mental Health Nurse, Author and Campaigner
BARONESS BERGER, Former Cabinet Labour Mental Health Spokesperson, Member of the House of Lords
GAWAIN TOWLER, Former Press Officer for UKIP, Political Strategist and Historian
KATE BROWN, Chair of the Communist Party of Britain Marxist-Leninist
RYAN SHORTHOUSE, Executive Chair of Bright Blue and Conservative Party Advisor
JO PHILLIPS, Award-Winning Journalist and Former Press Secretary for the Leader of the Liberal Democrats
FRANCESCA SALIERNO, Web3 Policy Expert
DANIEL YANEV, Digital Governance Advocate and CEO of Rhino.fi
ROZ SAVAGE MP, MP for New South Cotswolds and Ocean Rower
ISABELLA ROBERTS, Leader of the ANTIPARTY, Campaigning to Abolish Political Parties
LORD NEWBY, Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords
ROSLYN FULLER, Academic and Author of Beasts and Gods and In Defence of Democracy
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