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Values Manifesto for Elections 2020
In the run-up to Elections 2020 the Community Platform has developed a values based manifesto and materials to promote it. The values of Community, Participation and Decency must be to the fore in Election 2020. Electing people who will deliver on these values on the 8th February will help achieve the type of inclusive society we all want to live in . You can download the Election 2020 Manifesto and a Public Leaflet with questions you can ask candidates who knock on your door. You can also the view the MyValuesMyVote video and follow the Community Platform on twitter @CommunityP_IRL .
Press Release – Budget 2020
In advance of Budget 2020, a network of 30 national organisations in the community and voluntary sector is reminding the Government that the Budget must move Ireland towards achieving its national and international commitments to ending poverty, reducing inequality and creating a more sustainable future for everyone. These commitments are made under the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights and a range of national strategies including housing, childcare, health and poverty and inequality.
Declaring our Human Rigths
The Community Platform joined with the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Alliance to mark the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The ‘Declaring our Human Rights’ event involved group and personal reflections of the meaning of the Declaration for people’s lives, song and creative expression. Everyone was reminded of the importance of continuing to demand that everyone’s human rights be respected and realised. The Platform and ESC Rights Initiative issued the this press release on the day. 
Press release – Budget 2019
On the eve of Budget 2019, a network of 28 national organisations in the community and voluntary sector is reminding the Government that the Budget must move Ireland towards achieving its national and international commitments to ending poverty, reducing inequality and creating a more sustainable future for everyone. These commitments are made under the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights and a range of national strategies including the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion.