Citizens’ forum organisers plan countrywide events

THE organisers of the Claiming Our Future citizens forum are planing events across the country in what they claim is an attempt to give voice to the ground swell of support for progressive social and economic policies.

On Saturday more than 1,000 participants took part in the biggest Claiming Our Future “citizens’ forum” to date in Dublin’s RDS.

In between musical performances by singer Mary Coughlan and a Ballyfermot rap group among others, participants debated and voted on an alterative policy platform.