Taking place across the country, the PB Festival was two days of events, discussion and ideas around participatory budgeting in Scotland.

The Festival was made up of PB Scotland Network members like you from across the country. Members held discussions, events, or just invited others to learn about your PB experience.

The Festival was a chance to learn from what's been happening and hear from the people who have being been planning, running and voting in PB processes across Scotland.

What happened

Tuesday 23rd October 2018

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#PBFest: International and digital participatory budgeting meetup

Edinburgh; This event will offer a glimpse of some of the exciting developments for digital participatory budgeting from across the world.

Demsoc

PB: EAvolution - East Ayrshire Council

Kilmarnock: Join a discussion about how PB has evolved in East Ayrshire, where we are now and what the future of PB might look like.

East Ayrshire Council

Wednesday 24th October 2018

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#PBFest18: Webinar: PB and its potential for community empowerment and social justice

Online: Join Dr Oliver Escobar for a webinar about what needs to happen to ensure that the mainstreaming of PB simultaneously carves out space for more complex participatory and deliberative processes in local government decision-making.

Organised by What Works Scotland.

#PBFest18: A charter for PB in Scotland

Edinburgh: Join us to have your say on a charter for participatory budgeting (PB), contribute your ideas on how we keep hold of PB that empowers communities across Scotland.

Organised by PB Scotland.

#PBFest18: Democracy Matters!

Edinburgh: Come and share your ideas and experiences about how participatory budgeting (PB) can be part of creating a more local democracy in Scotland.

Organised by PB Scotland.

#PBFest18: Tales of PB - Past, Present and Future

Stirling: These workshops will offer an informal, relaxed opportunity to share your experiences of, and enthusiasm for PB.

Organised by PB Partners

Thursday 25th October 2018

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#PBFest18: Participation, Budgets and Young People - Young Scot

Online: Young Scot and YouthLink Scotland will present this 30 minute webinar around young people’s involvement in PB.

Organised by Young Scot and YouthLink.

#PBFest18: Laying the foundations...Co-production through PB in Denmark and Scotland

Online: Join PB Partners for this webinar to discuss how do we use Participatory Budgeting (PB) to inspire co-productive ways of working?

Organised by PB Partners.

#PBFest18: Tales of PB - Past, Present and Future

Dundee: These workshops will offer an informal, relaxed opportunity to share your experiences of, and enthusiasm for PB.

Organised by PB Partners.

#PBFest18: How can PB better support equality groups in Scotland?

Glasgow: Discuss how PB is progressing to include those most at risk of being marginalised in society and reflect on what is working and what we need to do to be more inclusive in the future.

Organised by PB Scotland.

FAQs

What is participatory budgeting?
PB is a way for local people to have a direct say in how public money is spent.
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Why should I get involved in the Festival?
The PB Festival will be a chance to come together to learn about what's happening around participatory budgeting. So if you're planning PB processes, you've voted in one or you've never even heard of it, you'll gain more understanding about how PB works and why it's important.

How can I get involved?

You can run an event or host a discussion.
Attend an event - we'll let you know what's happening soon.
Tell us about PB happening near you on the PB Scotland map.

Who can get run an event?
Anyone! We want to hear from everyone who has been involved in participatory budgeting or is just interested in learning more.

What will PB Scotland be doing?
We'll be running some events of our own, and bringing everything together on the PB Scotland site and using @PB_Scotland. We'll try and get a flavour of everything that's happening and feedback some of the key lessons and ideas to the rest of the network.

What can PB Scotland do for my event?
We can provide branding, social media promotion and share some top tips about how to run it. Tell us your idea and we’ll get in touch.

Who can I contact for more info?
You can get in touch with the PB Scotland team here.