On Saturday 11th June MVM activists all over the country came together to ‘Get Moving for PR.’ It was such a fantastic day, with events across the country.
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#ShineALightOnPR action day
On 11th December, Make Votes Matter supporters across the country joined in the final action day of 2021. The theme this time was “Shine a Light on PR” and our activists really stepped up to the challenge.
Read MoreMake some noise! Summer day of action hits all the right notes
From rapping to samba drumming, singing songs and making passionate speeches, activists amplified their voices to Make Noise for PR.
Read our blog about the summer day of action which took place at various locations across the UK on Saturday 31st July.
Read MoreMVM Christmas Day of Action
Saturday, 12th December marked the anniversary of the 2019 General Election; an ideal time for another Make Votes Matter Day of Action. This year, the need for collaborative politics in the UK could not be more obvious…
Read More#DemandDemocracy Day of Action 2020
Last Saturday we held our socially-distanced national day of action, Demand Democracy Day! Hundreds of activists from across the country joined in, sending an unequivocal demand for the reform of our broken voting system.
Amid the pandemic, this was a day of action like no other. We all know that now, more than ever, we need Proportional Representation - and people across the UK were determined to do something about it…
Read MorePreparing for the Day of Action
MVM volunteers and activists from in and around London got together to prepare a huge banner for our socially distanced Day of Action. Olly Baker, intern with Make Votes Matter, writes about the experience…
Read MoreDemand Democracy Day 2019
On 6th July Make Votes Matter held our second Demand Democracy Day. This national day of action had nearly 100 stalls across the country and sent out a resounding call for reform of our electoral system. A huge thank you to all our volunteers who helped make the day such a success!
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Call for Proportional Representation on Saturday 30th June. It’s time for real democracy!
Read MoreLast Saturday: a brilliant, sunny Action Day ahead of the General Election
So, the General Election will take place on 8th June. The results will be a democratic outrage. The only question is, what kind of outrage? How many millions will be shut out of Parliament? Who will be handed disproportionate power? How many of us will have had to vote for someone we didn't really want?
We will be campaigning before, during and after the General Election to make sure Proportional Representation is right at the centre of the political debate and we'll do whatever we can to make this the last election held under our broken voting system. And we've already started...
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