Date: 3 July 2025
Time: 10.45 AM to 1 PM
Location: Bridge Community Centre Bridge Community Church, Rider Street, LS9 7BQ
Book your place: bit.ly/leeds-petitioning
The year of 2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of the UK Parliament’s e-petitioning system. Throughout the summer and autumn of 2025, a series of events and activities will take place in Westminster, sparking new ideas for developments over the next 10 years. This event in Leeds forms part of this anniversary celebration of the UK Parliament’s e-petitioning system.
TSL (Third Sector Leeds) have helped to develop this event to help more people understand the impact that grassroots groups can have on central government through petitioning.
A local third sector organisation will be speaking about the impact that their petitioning has made, and the UK Parliament petitions committee team will also be there.
Please come along if you’re interested in understanding more about how you can influence parliamentary decisions.
Aims of the day:
- Attract third sector leaders representing seldom-heard communities, who are in a good place to progress this project.
- Strengthen understanding of the UK Parliament and Government e-petitions system.
- Demonstrate the value of this system for seldom-heard communities.
- Inspire community organisations to use the system and support the communities they serve in using it.
Venue:
- Bridge Community Centre Bridge Community Church, Rider Street, LS9 7BQ
- Lunch and refreshments provided.
Who will attend?
- Representatives from across Leeds community groups and organisations, through Third Sector Leeds (TSL), with support from Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL).
- Cristina Leston Bandeira (Professor of Politics at University of Leeds).
- Members from the Petitions Committee of the UK Parliament and a petition creator.
Proposed schedule – to include interactive presentations and group work:
| 10.45-11am | Registration and refreshments |
| 11.00 -11.45am | Situating petitions within politics more generally:
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| 11.45am-12.15pm | Lunch – opportunity for networking and discussing points raised during first session |
| 12.15 -1pm | Putting it into practice:
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Please register your place to attend the event by completing the short microsoft online booking form: bit.ly/leeds-petitioning
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