Round table "Do residents of Volyn Oblast trust local authorities?"

May 24, 2006 The Center for Political Education and the Center for Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Nasha Sprava," with the support of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (Great Britain), are holding a roundtable in the city of Lutsk "Do residents of Volyn Oblast trust local authorities?"Residents of Volyn Oblast almost never turn to local government representatives, do not participate in the public movement, believe that they cannot influence the decisions of authorities at any level in any way, and consider participation in protest actions and demonstrations to be the most influential mechanism for influencing government decisions.

These data were obtained as a result of a sociological study conducted in early 2006 by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology with the support of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy on the eve of elections to local authorities and the parliament of Ukraine in 5 regions of Ukraine – the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Chernivtsi oblasts.

The full results of the study will be presented during the roundtable "The Level of Citizens' Trust in Local Authorities." The meeting will take place on May 24, 2006, in the premises of the Lutsk City Council at the address: 19 B. Khmelnytskyi St., Lutsk, city council session hall, 3rd floor. The roundtable begins at 14:00, registration from 13:30. Approximate duration of the event: 2 hours.

Representatives of public organizations, mass media, and local authorities are invited to participate in the roundtable. Participants from the districts of Volyn Oblast will be reimbursed for transportation expenses upon presentation of tickets.

The roundtable is organized by the Center for Political Education, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (Great Britain), and the Center for Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Nasha Sprava." Media support for the event is provided by the Press Club Network of the Ukrainian Center for Educational Reforms.

For participation inquiries, please contact Anna Borzakovska and Maryna Lupalenko, Center for Political Education (office@cpe.org.ua, (044) 204 49 85) or Vladyslav Stemkovskyi, Center for Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Nasha Sprava" (nasha_sprava@yahoo.com, 8 (067) 332 16 76).