People Powered Politics
The Community Independents Project (CIP)
was born out of a commitment to putting everyday people at the centre of Australian politics. It is a collaboration to enable and support communities and Community Independents to build participatory democracy and conduct successful election campaigns.
CIP is values driven and focused beyond the electoral cycle for the greater good of society, the environment and the economy.
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Democracy is not a spectator sport
The Community Independents movement is people powered, purposeful and collaborative, united by wanting genuine community representation and propelled by the urgency of the issues that face us.
CIP supports the movement by connecting, networking, sharing resources and practical help and amplifying how and why community independents can change Australian politics for the better.
Empowered communities showed what was possible
on 21 May 2022 with the election of 6 new Community Independents and an Independent Senator. Other communities made their seat marginal, some are just at the beginning of their journey.
Where Community Independents have been elected, they are working with their community and their community is working with them, a two-way relationship that will continue to strengthen our democracy.
A new way of doing politics
Join the movement
We, people in communities, are actively reclaiming a democracy of the people, by the people, for the people.
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Imagine what we can achieve together
Doing politics differently
Community Independents:
genuinely represent their community
reflect the values and views of their electorates
have a ‘compact’ with their community that guides their actions
empower their communities through collaborating and partnering with them
have processes for their communities to actively participate in politics
are co-creating with their communities real political change in Australia.
Community Independents are not:
members of parties
representatives of sector interests or politics
single issues politicians
self appointed.
Community Independents emerge from a bottom up process initiated by the community.
There is no prescriptive process used by communities or their representatives to best put community at the centre of politics. Each electorate sets their own path and agreed values and behaviours.
Community Independents are answerable solely to their constituents and the nation.
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