The UK’s Star of European Unity and Peace seeks to galvanise discussion about the future of the UK within Europe. This page identifies the various campaigns involved during the last few years.
The Democratic Odyssey
Our Star has aligned with the Democratic Odyssey initiative to continue discussions regarding improving democracy in the UK and Europe. Due to limitations of resource and funding little physical involvement has been possible, but it is important to keep working within a European context to achieve those ends.
Description of the first European Peoples’ Assembly to be held in Athens in late September 2024 is described on this page: Democratic Odyssey.
2023-24 Campaign Outline
The campaign in the UK was centred around Our Star (for a description see here) to provide a visual focus for the ‘Forums for the Future’ which were to be public debates, hosted by local pro-EU groups, to consider our future.
Besides being a 5-pointed golden Star, the decoration of Our Star consists primarily of a Circle of Stars, representing Unity, Solidarity and Harmony, as they do on the Flag of Europe, although with colours (yellow & gold) reversed to represent ‘outside’ the circle, as the UK is now outside the Union.
In 2023, with increasing evidence of changes in public opinion and more active discussion of the consequences of Brexit, the time came for Our Star to rise, and shine some light on the UK’s future. Its mission was to act as a talisman to engage a wide cross-section of the UK population in a series of Citizens Panels to explore the future directions of what kind of civil society we want our future to be. The campaign was called ‘Choosing our Future’.
The content and structure of the forums, such as the various points for discussion, used what we call the ‘FutureScope’ to visualise the issues within a common framework to prompt discussion and audience assessment of the where we are now and where the UK should go in the future.
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The series of ‘Forums for the Future’ gave the public a chance to discuss what they wanted for their future, and how far it differs from the current position. Before each Forum, there was planned a Junior Forum, made up of young people to ensure their voices were heard.
Follow these links to see some of the highlights of the events and Assemblies during the Campaign:
‘Our Star’ Trek in 2024
‘Our Star’ Trek in 2023
Associates for this Campaign
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