The EDDA Research Center, in cooperation with the Icelandic Prime Minister’s Office will host an international conference entitled “Democratic Constitutional Design – The Future of Public Engagement,“ which will be held at the University of Iceland 27–29 September 2018.
The conference offers venue for exploring the most recent developments in democratic participation and public engagement in policy- and decision-making. The discussion will review past efforts in Iceland and elsewhere to base constitutional design and lawmaking on direct public input. On the final day of the conference The Constitutional Society of Iceland will invite participants to meet with Icelandic citizens, have fun and enjoy the nature of Reykjavík while discussing democratic engagement. Please bring swimming suits.
The year 2017 will be remembered as the year when women ran out of tolerance for sexual harassment and violence, and the burgeoning of the #metoo revolution. Women in Hollywood became the most visible face of the movement, paving the way with their accusations against Harvey Weinstein and other prominent figures. But Tarana Burke’s initial birthing of the idea of Me Too, and the providing of a forum for survivors to Just Be, reminds us that the movement is nothing if not intersectional.It brought the specificity of race and class, caste and sexualities, into the universality of gender harassment. The movement, as we know, rapidly became global, bringing, in its wake, support, as well as dissent, from men and women around the world.
