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I’ll do it, but only if you’ll help

Pledge “pbBirmingham”

"I will organize a workshop about participatory budgeting but only if 15 other local people will attend."

— Gilles, Participatory budgeting campaigner (contact)

Deadline to sign up by: 20th February 2012
5 people signed up, 10 more were needed

Country: United Kingdom
Place: Birmingham (view map)

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Now more than ever, when massive cuts are being made, ordinary people should be involved in deciding how our money should be spent. Trusting us to make decisions on how to spend council, police, housing and health money effectively isn’t new - Participatory Budgeting has been tested in over 150 places in the last five years all over Britain to make the best use of local public budgets.

But there are still many areas where people get little or no involvement in money decisions. Unlike “consultations”, participatory budgeting makes people feel as if they really have made a difference.

http://www.facebook.com/peoplesbudget

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Gilles, the Pledge Creator, joined by:

  • Alan
  • Caroline
  • helenbaglee
  • Shoba
  • 1 person who did not want to give their name

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