Community Assemblies
Community Assemblies are a structured way for a group of people to discuss issues or make decisions collectively.
What are Community Assemblies?
Community Assemblies (also known by other names) are a structured way for a group of people to d...
Why Run Community Assemblies?
It’s time to decide for ourselves, together! The current political system is failing to take th...
How to Run Community Assemblies
This manual outlines the various steps that you can take to run an assembly in your local communi...
Creating a Team
“I can’t change the world on my own, it’ll take at least three of us.” - Bill Mollison Below, we...
Budget & Funding
Example Budget Below is an example of a budget to help your planning. This is only a simple guide...
Connecting with the Community and Allies
Relevant teams: Alliance Building, Outreach and Integration Before you attempt to bring a communi...
Assembly Framing, Scope and Topic
Relevant teams: Your local group and ally organisations The exact framing and scope for the assem...
Assembly Planning
Advance Preparation Choose the venue Assemblies are usually held in public spaces like town squa...
Community Assemblies - a Quick Start guide!
Hand Signals Assemblies maintain inclusivity and ensure all voices are heard equally by using han...
Structure of a Community Assembly
There are three main phases of a community assembly, these are the input phase, the deliberation ...
Dealing with Difficult Interactions
Sometimes when you are running assemblies, or doing community work in general, you might have dif...
Training & Support
We highly recommend that in the run up to your assembly, you pull together volunteers who want to...
5 Step Escalation Plan
The Vision Imagine a plan to make sure the interests of people and nature are taken into careful ...
Case Studies
Cornwall's NVDA Assembly to Local Government Representation
Cornwall local XR group were the first to really get success in using NVDA as a tactic, running a...
Massembly 2024
Over 450 people took part in our incredible Massembly at Upgrade Democracy, to discuss the quest...
More Case Studies
Haringey Community Assembly on Climate (2min video) S. Yorkshire Climate Assemblies was a counc...
Additional Learning
Guides to Deliberative Democracy XR's Citizen's Assembly Rebel Toolkit guidance Power With A...