[cma-l] SCOTLAND - invite to Carnegie Trust Making Good Society launch

[Jaqui Devereux]

MAKING GOOD SOCIETY

Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil
Society in the UK and Ireland
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR
Thursday 18 March 2010, 10.00-12.00am

I am writing to invite you to attend the launch of the final report of
the independent Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society
in the UK and Ireland, supported by the Carnegie UK Trust, in Edinburgh
on 18 March 2010.
The Inquiry has involved hundreds of participants from all parts of
civil society, and the Commission itself is made up of leading figures
from the voluntary sector, faith, business, trade unions and politics,
including Geoff Mulgan (Commission Chair), The Ven. Richard Atkinson,
Joyce McMillan, chief theatre critic of the Scotsman, and Philomena de
Lima of the University of the Highlands and Islands.

The final Commission report, Making Good Society, highlights the
critical importance of civil society activity (including voluntary and
community organisations, faith-based organisations, trades unions,
cooperatives and mutuals) in tackling some of the most pressing issues
of our time and advocates a radical expansion of civil society's role,
with detailed recommendations on finance and the economy; climate change
and resource scarcity; the media and reforming politics.

The launch of Making Good Society will bring together representatives
from across civil society and other sectors to hear firsthand about the
findings of the Commission report. We will also be joined by guest
speakers including Martin Sime of the Scottish Council for Voluntary
Organisations (SCVO) and Antonia Swinson (Scottish Social Enterprise
Coalition). Importantly the event will be an opportunity to discuss how
to galvanise civil society and other sectors to take forward the ideas
in the Commission report, and put civil society centre stage in the run
up to and beyond the general election.
We hope very much that you or a colleague of yours will be able to join
us at the launch on 18 March. Please note that places at this event are
limited. To book a place please email Catherine Moloney at
info at carnegieuk.org or call 0207 7856570. To find out more about the
Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society please visit
www.futuresforcivilsociety.org <http://www.futuresforcivilsociety.org/>

Yours sincerely,


George Reid
Commission Vice- Chair, Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the
UK and Ireland

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Jaqui Devereux

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