Extra Learning Resources About Assemblies
More Resources
To learn more about assemblies happening all round the world, the XR Local Group Support Pack contains a list of website and video links to grassroots organisations doing deliberative democracy in their way... It's truly inspirational... Here's a taster:
Podcast: Power of Community Imagination
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HynJyBD6D9WW8uFvj98od
Sortition Foundation - their proposal for a House of Citizens is supported by Extinction Rebellion
https://www.sortitionfoundation.org/replace_house_of_lords_with_house_of_citizens
Another Deliberative Democracy manual
Los Indignados Assemblies in Spain
XR Community Alliance Building Trainings (Relationships Circle on YouTube)
Case study blogs describing local deliberative democracy
Alternative models of deliberation:
Why Extinction Rebellion Demands A Citizens' Assembly On Climate And Ecological Justice explanatory video.
Zero Hour - the Climate and Ecology Bill
Ireland's children's assembly on biodiversity calls on Ireland to 'treat the Earth like family'
Video on Cheshire East People’s Panel on the Cost of Living with Positive Money: Cheshire East People's Panel on the Cost of Living.
David Attenborough has inspired the UK to create a People's Plan for Nature. Here's what you need to know (World Economic Forum)
Luxembourg 'step up' green energy and efficiency targets partly due to citizens' assembly (Euro News)
Citizen's Assemblies
XR’s Citizens’ Assembly website page with FAQs
Street Scripts on Citizen’s Assemblies
Further Training
For Facilitation Training, the Facilitation Circle holds regular, in depth trainings.
These can be adapted to different settings, including Assemblies. You can contact the Facilitation Circle at facilitation@extinctionrebellion.uk with any questions
Trust the People 8 weeks and free, twice per year from the experts in building deliberative democracy
Hope For The Future Talking to Politicians whom you may invite to your assembly