# Launch a Flatpack Democracy campaign.
Started by citizens of Frome (UK) in 2015, Flatpack Democracy is a movement helping communities to “reclaim local politics from the systems and political parties that are currently failing them” by contesting and winning local elections.
# Take action
* Learn about the movement and its strategies in the books by founder Peter Macfadyen, including Flatpack Democracy: A DIY Guide to Creating Independent Politics, and Flatpack Democracy 2.0: Power Tools for Reclaiming Local Politics._ _Both are available from the Flatpack Democracy website 
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* Launch a Flatpack Democracy initiative in your town, with this Flatpack 2021 starter guide .
# Be inspired
* Read about the Frome story in How Flatpack Democracy beat the old parties in the People’s Republic of Frome .