Our shared civic imagination is the seed bed for all that can be in our democracy, in our society, in our economy. All that we can campaign for, fight for, must begin with what we can imagine to be possible. Our civic imagination gives form to hope. It is our capacity to imagine alternatives to the cultural, social, political, or economic conditions we live in right now.
Our civic imagination helps us go from an abstract to a concrete vision for a better future, from a vague sense of a more sustainable or equal or empowering or inclusive world, to something that we have words for, and can describe the shape or feeling of. Something we can chart a course towards.
What is the Civic Imagination Network?
The Civic Imagination Network cultivates our capacity to imagine and implement alternatives to the cultural, political, and economic conditions we live in today. It stimulates a more fruitful, diverse, and open national discourse and expands the spectrum of policy options and participatory mechanisms to co-create an inclusive and sustainable future for Australia.
Launched in late 2023, and engaging with member organisations now, the Civic Imagination Network inspires citizens and connects researchers, purpose-led organisations, advocates, activists and community groups to collectively reimagine what we value, the pathways open to us, and what role we can play in a more hopeful Australia.
You can learn more about the Civic Imagination Network at civicimagination.com.au.
Want to be a part of the Network?
Interested in learning more or working together to expand our civic imagination?
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