Delegates Assembly agrees campaign Goals

On 23rd March, Thames Valley Citizens held its annual Delegates Assembly online. This followed deeper research by campaign teams formed at Leaders Forum on 10th November. 45 leaders from developing citizens alliances in Oxford and Reading, and 12 Citizens MK member institutions, gave consent for five campaign action teams to present to the Police & Crime Commissioner and Leader of MK Council on 29th April.

CampaignTarget Ask Action Team
Action on Climate Change Police & Crime Commissioner; Leader of MK Council Police to be carbon-neutral by 2030, Council to discuss carbon fee and dividendCornerstone (Rick), MK Green Alliance (Rob, Kirsty, Michael), St. Pauls (Craig), MK Quakers (?), Southwood (?)
Young People & PolicePolice & Crime Commissioner Police to set up youth panel, school police day, pilot police lunches in four primary schools (£10k)MK Academy (Molly), St. Pauls (Annie), Southwood (Kate)
Burial & Death Registration Leader of MK Council Council to provide deaths registration 7dpw and burial facilities in accordance with religious beliefs by Aug 2021MK Deanery (Linda), TGTR (Linda M), MKMA (Hamid & Salim), Reading (Shaheen & Mustafa), Council of Faiths (Arif), OU (Satheesh)
Misogyny as Hate CrimePolice & Crime Commissioner PCC to include intersectional recording of hate crime in quarterly report.Cornerstone (Maggie), MK Academy (Rue & Raphael), OU (Janice & Jane), Q:alliance (Tracie Farrell), TGTR (Alifa & Kurshida), St. Pauls (Elysia)
Digital Inclusion Leader of MK Council Explore cost/benefit and funding of free wifi in Fishermead and Lakes EstateCornerstone (Stuart), MK Deanery (Tim), Reading (Judith), BRC (Scott Pilekas)

24 leaders participated in presentations, some for the first time.

Pledges were made for turnout of 143 at Accountability Assembly 29th April (details below).

In a short evaluation immediately after the Assembly, 20 leaders scored the event 8.5 out of 10. Points lost as process of Institutions reporting their commitments to action teams and assembly turnout could have been clearer.

Recording of the Delegates Assembly (passcode: ^*@nQr04).

Register here to attend Accountability Assembly 29th April.

Turnout pledges for Accountability Assembly (turnout tips):

Oxford developing citizens alliance
Reading developing citizens alliance30
Church of Christ the Cornerstone10
MK Academy10
MK Council of Faiths5
MK Deanery10
MK Green Alliance3
MK Muslim Association20
MK Quaker Meeting10
Open University10
Southwood Primary School10
St. Frideswide’s Church10
St. Paul’s Catholic School10
Truby’s Garden Tea Room5
143

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