Scottish Independence Congress Meeting

Aug
21

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Zoom

All affiliated Yes Groups and unaffiliated independence campaigning organisations are invited to attend.

Believe in Scotland thinks that the way ahead for the independence movement is a de facto referendum at Holyrood 2026 preceded by a new style Scottish Citizens’ Convention which would energise and enthuse both independence supporters and the indy curious in the run up to that de facto referendum.

There are many democratic, legal and technical paths to independence but they all start with the people of Scotland actually wanting it and demonstrating that independence is the settled will of the Scottish people via a mechanism that can be recognised by the international community.

We suggest that the goal of the Citizens’ Convention should be to capture the values, hopes and dreams of the Scottish people and blend them together with best practices from around the world to form a plan to create a better Scotland. Then as a movement we can challenge the politicians of all parties to say how their party and their favoured constitutional arrangement is best placed to deliver the plans of the Scottish people.

We want your input to the plan and to answer any questions you have about it and indeed if anyone has a better and workable plan we absolutely want to hear it.

The details: The National Campaign Steering Group of Believe in Scotland has proposed a new path to independence for Scotland, one that circumnavigates the unfair and completely undemocratic roadblocks set up by Westminster. A Citizens’ Convention means everyone in Scotland will have the chance to be heard and we can use this findings of this Convention to achieve an independent Scotland. It is important to note that we are not proposing a constitutional convention and BiS is not proposing that we run the convention. We think that in order for this to be successful and to bypass the constitutional logjam, it must be run by an independent impartial body. 

A brief introduction to the plan for the Citizens’ Convention can be found here

You can download the full Citizens’ Convention Proposal in PDF format here.

If you are a non-affiliated Yes group or independence campaign organisation and would like to attend, please email [email protected]. 

When

August 21, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Where

Zoom