Activate and facilitate society

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 * Dutch: Activeren en faciliteren van de samenleving
 * Program: Activate!

Introduction


The picture on the right was shared in a discussion on Volt's Workplace (the collaborative tool of Volt). In this picture you see the society and the movement at the top. The picture suggests that the purpose of Volt is to activate and facilitate the movement and the society. According to the author of this graphic Volt should do the opposite of what the "old policy" does, which is not to listen to the citizen and propose unviable or unrealistic laws, without having previously consulted with the citizens and / or groups affected.

Volt should focus on organizing working groups (of members, non-members and interested organizations) on the different issues (diversity, social justice, immigration, economy, etc.) and, based on the conclusions obtained, adjust them to the values of Volt to incorporate them into our MoP (= mapping of policies) and to be able to define concrete political proposals, to be incorporated at local, regional, state or European level. From Volt we should forget hierarchies, positions, committees and subcommittees, local, regional or national, and European. We must have a flat, "liquid" and efficient organization, with strong leadership,

Laterally, this way of acting will allow us to make ourselves known in different and varied fields, to increase the number of affiliates and supporters of Volt, to gain a reputation as a "party that listens and attends to the needs of the citizen" and, finally, to obtain the support of experts and groups involved for its dissemination our political proposals.