Positioned as an “anti-WEF” think-tank, the Alliance for Responsible
Citizenship (“ARC”) held its inaugural three-day international
conference from 30 October – 1 November in London.
Perth-based independent journalist Rebekah Barnett attended as a member of The Aussie Wire’s
media team. The following is her experience of the invite-only
conference, which was attended by a who’s-who of conservative
politicians, academics, media personalities and other thought leaders,
totalling 1,500 guests from just over 70 countries.
Founded by
psychologist Jordan Peterson, think-tanker Baroness Philippa Stroud, and
former Australian Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, and with a slew
of high-profile names on its advisory board,
the ARC is big picture in orientation. Its core concerns are organised
into three main categories:
1. Family, social fabric and population
2. Affordable energy and environmental care
3. Free enterprise and good governance
The audience heard keynotes and panels discuss all these topics, all folded into the overarching theme of “better stories.”
“Decline is not inevitable. We believe there is a better story, one of optimism.” – Baroness Philippa Stroud
It
is well-understood that the stories we tell ourselves – as individuals
and as groups – powerfully determine our experience of any given
situation, and how we respond to it. The ARC seemed very focused on
getting the vision and values in place at a high level, and so the talks
and panels dwelt on narrative, values and principles more than
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