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	Podcast:		MPavilion
	Episode:		MMeets—Burn it to the Ground: Re-designing the Political System with Girls
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:38:34
	Publish Date:		2020-03-20 05:24:16
	Description:		This facilitated conversation and interactive workshop asks: Why is Australia not seeing a tidal rise of young women, and women of colour, rising up in politics? This event brought together a range of perspectives, from youth activists, the Melbourne School of Government, Democracy in Colour, artists, and designers who specialise in systems re-design, to talk through some of the road blocks and what can be done to create better political systems that speak to and for women. The audience was then invited to get interactive and a little bit witchy, too! They were asked to metaphorically ‘burn it to the ground’ by placing thoughts about what doesn’t work about the current political system into a cauldron. From that starting point, participants were invited to answer the question: What next?
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