DemocraFest

This past weekend, we attended the 2024 Battle of Ideas Festival hosted by Academy of Ideas. We had the pleasure of meeting so many new friends doing good work in the political space in the UK! Our very own Sophie Harborne (née Hammond) also spoke on a panel about whether citizens' assemblies can save democracy, co-hosted by DemocraFest. Thank you to everyone who came to say hello, it was lovely meeting you all 💚 We were so excited by the opportunity to engage with so many new voices across the political spectrum and hear your stances on the issues of today. And of course a big thank you to Academy of Ideas for having us! #BattleFest #BattleofIdeas2024

DemocraFest is the first festival of it’s kind in the political space in Britain. Our goals? Make politics fun. Engage young voters. Break the Westminster bubble. Start a movement. How do we get there? Pop up festivals across London. Debates at universities across the UK. Vox pops every week. Speaker series. Meet ups. One MASSIVE festival in London next August. Follow @democrafest on all social media platforms to be the first one to know about festival updates, ticket releases, etc. Tell your friends. See you there.

🚀 Exciting News at Democrafest! 🚀 Today we welcomed Emma Conroy and Laura L'vov-Basirov, our amazing new marketing interns, to the Democrafest family! With their creativity and energy, we are ready to take on new challenges and drive our growth with fresh ideas. With our new team members, here’s what we’re working on: ➡️ Expanding our Partnerships ➡️ Launching our Newsletter ➡️ Creating Content for Social Media ➡️ Locking in more Sponsorships We are a political organisation promoting democratic values, engaging communities, and fostering political participation, leading up to hosting Britain's first democracy festival in summer 2025. Stay tuned for more updates! 🌟 To get in touch and find out more email sophie.harbonne@democrafest.co.uk #democrafest #marketing #teamgrowth

🚀 Exciting News at Democrafest! 🚀 Today we welcomed Emma Conroy and Laura L'vov-Basirov, our amazing new marketing interns, to the Democrafest family! With their creativity and energy, we are ready to take on new challenges and drive our growth with fresh ideas. With our new team members, here’s what we’re working on: ➡️ Expanding our Partnerships ➡️ Launching our Newsletter ➡️ Creating Content for Social Media ➡️ Locking in more Sponsorships We are a political organisation promoting democratic values, engaging communities, and fostering political participation, leading up to hosting Britain's first democracy festival in summer 2025. Stay tuned for more updates! 🌟 To get in touch and find out more email sophie.harbonne@democrafest.co.uk #democrafest #marketing #teamgrowth

Popping on here for my first ever LinkedIn post to update you all on the somewhat spontaneous and unconventional professional journey I've been on lately, and to introduce a project that I believe has the potential to change the political landscape in the UK for the better. In January, I moved to London for the Honors Carolina study abroad program. For four months, I interned for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Commons, where I met some amazing people and learned how to bang out constituent casework like nobody's business. My supervisor, Sophie, and I became fast friends and spent many hours discussing our frustrations with how the political systems in both the UK and the US had left young people behind. Sophie's idea to put on Britain's first ever politics festival was explained to me over a coffee in the Portcullis House cafeteria. Three months later, I am still here, spearheading marketing and PR for the festival we're building together, from scratch. The event will feature debates between MPs from each of the major parties, podcasters, and comedians. There will be lots and lots of beer, local food, and music. Mark your calendars for 30 August 2025 in North London because you are not going to want to miss this. Also follow our socials @DemocraFest because that's where the good stuff is.

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