Citizens' Assemblies

Many governments around the world use citizens’ assemblies to make difficult and long-term decisions. In a UK-wide citizens’ assembly, people will be chosen randomly, like a jury, to represent all of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. They will spend several weekends learning about and discussing the issue, before making fair recommendations to the government. A citizens’ assembly is run by an independant specialist organisation.

About the Citizens’ Assembly Demand

Extinction Rebellion's central demand: Decide Together : We need change that is decided fairly a...

Take Action on Citizens' Assemblies

This Action Pack is packed with ideas on how to design actions focused on Citizens' Assemblies fo...

Citizens' Assembly Action Pack: Start Here

Upgrading politics is a golden thread throughout XR’s Actions Strategy because our failed politi...

Engaging with Politics

Demographic actions: MPs don’t represent us Your council offices, town hall or MP’s constituency ...

Outreach on Citizens' Assemblies

Citizens' Assembly Stall We'd love you to hold an outreach stall at a community event or XR acti...

Performance & Visual Actions

Make a mini UK - from different walks of life This action outside the Welsh parliament used shoes...

Events to improve your knowledge of Citizens' Assemblies

Discuss our central demand at your group meeting If you are part of a local or community group (X...

Got an idea for a CA action? Need help?

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Tips for talking about Citizens' Assemblies

Guidance on effective communication of CAs

Weaving Citizen's Assembly Messaging into Actions

It's easier to talk about our central demand when we're doing an action or outreach specifically ...

Avoid jargon

Use simple, positive language Do say: Selected like a jury and then sorted to reflect the popula...

Messaging Dos and Don'ts

Do's and don'ts for talking about citizens' assemblies Based on research done for a number of dem...

Challenge the normal

Most people (outside of groups like XR!) follow what they think is 'normal' behaviour. These 'soc...

Harder questions and answers

Become an expert CA communicator! You will be asked lots of questions about CAs. Here are answers...

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Basic Standards for Organising Citizens’ Assemblies

These standards are from Citizens' Assemblies - a guide to democracy that works by Marcin Gerwin....

Quotes About Citizens' Assemblies

From Ireland's Citizens’ Assembly: ‘I think this issue in Ireland could never have gotten to the ...