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Futures

#CulturaFutura: creativity and democracy

We are pleased to present the second volume of the Wilder Journal, a special edition dedicated to creative participatory methodologies, with a particular focus on Legislative Theatre as a process for the collective creation of public policy proposals. In this issue, you will find interviews with professionals, projects involving young people, and the full content of our School of Creativity and Democracy – a space that seeks to revitalise democracy in an engaging way, giving a voice to all those groups wishing to get involved.

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For a Permanent Citizens’ Council in the Congress of Deputies

Testimony by Cristian Palazzi (Platoniq Foundation) before the Committee on the Audit of Democratic Quality, the Fight against Corruption, and Institutional and Legal Reforms of the Congress of Deputies [Session No. 11 – 17 March 2026] 📄 Agenda: https://ow.ly/kn5r50YsQhr 📽️ Congress TV: https://ow.ly/gac350YsQfW

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Crowdfunding and open data on the SDGs for sustainability and public participation

As well as being a crowdfunding platform used by thousands of projects and hundreds of communities since its inception (to secure both financial contributions and other forms of voluntary support), Goteo is, in a sense, a laboratory for experimentation in citizen participation and civic technologies (much like projects such as Ushahidi or Decidim).

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Interviews

Interview with Desirée Bela-Lobedde, writer and anti-racism advocate

We spoke with Desirée Bela-Lobedde, “a writer and mother of two wonderful teenagers,” who is dedicated to promoting anti-racist education through various means: writing books, appearing in the media, and conducting training sessions—both in person for companies and institutions, and online for a broader audience.

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Cognitive biases in public deliberation

In this interview, Ernesto Ganuza, a researcher at the CSIC, describes the risks involved in joint deliberation, as well as the assumptions, preconceptions and starting points we all have when it comes to reaching mutual agreements.

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Deep dives

Welcome to Neo-Platform Unionism

✊🏽A new form of collective organisation that tackles the increasing precariousness of life in order to improve conditions for the most vulnerable groups. Find out about the journey of Barcelona’s street vendors’ collective, the Kellys, the Mensakas, the day labourers of Huelva and the tenants of the Sindicat Lloguer, who once believed it was possible to organise themselves so that their voices could be heard 🗣️ and who today defend their rights through their own platforms.

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Stories

Precious

Tiffany was in the kitchen too, heating up some milk. She looked as though she hadn’t slept a wink. She’s Nigerian, like me, and she’s a lovely person, but we don’t talk much. Her husband knows some other Nigerians here in Ancona. They’re drug dealers. I know you have to get on well with drug dealers, but it also makes you feel a bit lonely. It’s best not to trust anyone.

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Reconsider

The importance of storytelling in building transformative narratives

🗒️ Storytelling has great potential to build bridges between people, as it creates an emotional connection and establishes a common ground from which to foster collaboration between different communities. Stories connect us with social issues that often overwhelm us and, by enabling us to relate to other people’s experiences and motivations, they also help us to gain a much more comprehensive understanding of these issues.

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Projecting desirable futures

Engaging citizens in public affairs, asserting the right to participation as a fundamental right, and exploring new spaces and methodologies that enable the practice of emotional empathy are some of the challenges we face from the front lines of what we call inclusive democratic innovation.

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