Community Assemblies
In a community assembly, members of the community and other interested parties such as business people and local councillors in a town or neighbourhood discuss a locally important issue. If the issue is water pollution, there are likely to be speakers from the water company, an environmental group and people affected. During an afternoon or evening, participants discuss and make recommendations which inform and put pressure on local politicians and create community connections. People and the media begin to understand deliberative processes, and that helps support our campaign for a UK wide citizens' assembly.
Why Use Community Assemblies?
It’s time to decide for ourselves, together! The current political system is failing to take th...
Resources to Run an Assembly
Local Group Pack Why run an assembly What to think about before launching your assembly What tr...
5 Step Escalation Plan
The Vision Imagine a plan to make sure the interests of people and nature are taken into careful ...
Case Studies
Community Assembly Case Studies Cornwall County Hall Assembly demonstrated how initial NVDA has...
Additional Learning
More Resources If you are seeking one to one advice on how to organise or run your assembly, one ...
General and Devolved Elections and Assemblies
Influencing Political Elections
We know that politics is broken and that many rebels refuse to engage in elections, but during hi...
Escalatory Potential in a Run Up to Elections
The Bigger Picture Community Assemblies are part of a bigger plan for Extinction Rebellion and th...
Elections Action Pack
Upgrade Democracy Time It’s time to harness the despair and feelings of betrayal, to re-establish...
Example Questions for Candidates
Example Questions for Party Candidates in Local or National Elections How have you voted on envi...
Resources From Non-XR Organisations
The links below give you an idea of other political campaigns and organisations that may be infor...
Massembly 2024
Over 450 people took part in our incredible Massembly at Upgrade Democracy, to discuss the quest...