How to organise a Community Assembly
This manual outlines the various steps that you can take to run an assembly in your local community.
• How to plan and organise your assembly
• What to think about before launching your assembly
• How to decide on an assembly question
• What training and support is available
• How to follow up an assembly
What key decisions does your community need to make?
Before kicking off your Community Assembly, consider what you want to achieve. Wondering Whether...
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...
Framing & Scope
Relevant teams: Your local group and ally organisations The exact framing and scope for the assem...
Planning & Promotion
Advance Preparation Choose the venue Assemblies are usually held in public spaces like town squa...
Structure of a Community Assembly
There are three main phases of a community assembly, these are the input phase, the deliberation ...
Training & Support
We highly recommend that in the run up to your assembly, you pull together volunteers who want to...