ICR Development ProcessIn bringing together refugee and non-refugee activists, along with their organisations and networks, our aim is to establish the International Committee of Refugees (ICR) — a directly elected, democratically accountable representative assembly for internally displaced persons, refugees, and people living in exile. Comprising members who are themselves internally displaced persons, refugees, and people living in exile, the ICR will serve as a legitimate and authentic voice, representing displaced persons to local councils, sub-national and national parliaments, the European Parliament, and the UN. To realise this vision, we have embarked on what we call the ICR Development Process, which will culminate in a global refugee conference where we will collectively decide whether to pursue this idea and, if so, call international refugee elections. At the centre of this process is a growing number of self-organising working groups, which contribute to articulating our vision through research on the one hand and targeted interventions on the other. The fruits of this labour (insights, plans, and more) will be presented by these groups at the conference in the form of podium discussions, round tables, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, and similar formats. This is an open process, similar to that adopted by the ‘social forum’ movement. It is a radically decentralised and inclusive self-organising process, where no single group or individual has a monopoly over anything, and everyone is free to participate in everything. Anyone wishing to set up a working group is welcome to do so. All we ask is that participating individuals and groups endorse our foundational values of openness, equality, and diversity. A full list of participating working groups can be found here. Useful LinksDownloads
The Democracy School serves as the ICR’s accountable body for fundraising purposes. Anyone wishing to support this initiative is warmly invited to contact us via the contact form provided here. |
