Next Event

Not yet scheduled!
We haven’t scheduled our next PechaKucha Night yet, but in the meantime you can watch some presentations, look at our map to see if there are any scheduled PKNs in nearby cities, or have a look at the long list of upcoming events, to see if there’s one you can attend!

The Pacer: A Warning From History
BY ED HAMMOND
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Why are the Pacer trains so terrible? And why have they been around for so long? Ed Hammond examines what we can learn from the perverse incentives and poor accountability behind the Pacer.

Wisdom Councils In Vorarlberg
BY ANDY PAICE
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Andy Paice presents on Citizens Wisdom Councils, an interesting innovation in local democracy that has been used for several years in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg.

The Democracy of Presence
BY ROSE CONDO
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Rose Condo explores the 'democracy of presence' in relation to women ... where women are and are not represented currently and where women have and have not been represented historically.

Local Government can be Open and Sustainable Government
BY ANDREAS PAVLOU
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Andreas Pavlou from Involve looks at how the local government could become more open to the public.

Levelling Up: A Guide To Career Progression In The Public Sector
BY LUCY KNIGHT
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Dungeons and Dragons … or, Meetings and Managers. Lucy Knight takes us through the parallels between tabletop RPGs and career progression.

Council mottos: the good, the mad and the utterly meaningless
BY MATT CLACK
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Matt Clack takes us on a tour of UK local councils and their attempts to sum up their identity in a motto.

Is it time to lower the voting age to 16?
BY ANDREW MYCOCK
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Dr. Andrew Mycock, Reader in Politics at the University of Huddersfield, asks the question - is it time to lower the voting age to 16?

The Greatest Movie Ever Made About Democracy
BY DAVE MCKENNA
@ VOL 21
ON FEB 16, 2018
Dave Mckenna makes a case for 12 Angry Men being recognised as the greatest movie ever made about democracy.
**CONTAINS SPOILERS!**