The public event is over for OpenLabourNZ but the journey has really just begun. Will post my thoughts about the event later. In the meantime, here’s sometime stats on OpenLabourNZ so far.
- 4,440 results on Google for #openlabournz
- 68 #openlabournz blog posts on Red Alert
- 399 comments on Red Alert #openlabournz blog posts
- 497 tweets on #olnz
It’s not front page news, but it does indicate a seismic shift.
Phil Goff gave a great speech and you can read it here.
Thanks to all those who participated, physically at the event and remotely through the live stream. The twitter feed was amazing.
Thanks to all those who helped put the event together and supported me through my anxious moment. It is new and different and a bit scary for us to be opening ourselves up to the public like this.
The journey may be just beginning but it will be a long road and with luck you will have gray hair like I have and I will be well dead before you gain power again.
Just one question.
Did the New Zealand taxpayer fund any of this this talkfest?
@ pmofnz, even if they did, it would have cost less than the VIP limo ride taking a certain minister to a certain bar to get on the piss with a certain major donor.
Double edged sword, but I’m happy for you.
pmofnz remind me how much the job talhfest cost us all and how many jobs have come from those “initiatives”?
Why would the government pay for a Labour Party policy conference?
I was there and thought it was very interesting. I hope that some of it gets into Labour Party policy – might encourage me to vote for them!
Well done Clare for all the work in putting together OpenLabour#1 – sorry to miss it. Phil’s thoughtful speech shows the initiative you began with Red Alert is taking hold. Good to see the diversity of interest – e.g. DPF, who was a pioneer blogger and who must wish the Nats were doing this. Particularly like the wiki on collaborative policy development – Engaging citizens directly in policy development will assist in establishing both legitimacy of and adoption of new policy implementations.
Ten years ago I ran a series of forums in Marlborough to address the province’s low wage rates. My ‘template’ was a book by American author Dr Michael Briand, entitled “Five principles for a community that works.” The first and most important principle was inclusion; people have to feel they can have a say and be heard before policies work. OpenLabour embraces and endorses that principle. Very exciting.
“Why would the government pay for a Labour Party policy conference?”
TB, the taxpayer was stiffed for the ‘Axe the Tax’ campaign bus and tour. I’d expect exactly the same rorting MO from Labour on this conference.
It may take awhile but this civilisation may, just may, be able to move past the destructive hierarchical structure to a sustainable democratic socio-economic system. In other words, we may finally get rid of capitalism.
True but not fully correct – people also need to know the reason behind the policy. The actual facts and to trust those facts which often translates to trusting the source. This is where politicians are failing and have been failing for 30+ years. People just don’t trust them any more.
Deleted. Clare. You are in moderation
Quite a night for him then
pdm
Grey hair good and perhaps a little wisdom later. Good luck with your learning.
Basics don’t always come easily.
Community first.