Movement Assemblies
Using the Community Assembly format to 'walk the talk' within XRUK to involve all rebels in participatory democracy.
Coming Soon!
Movement Assemblies are coming soon!
Based on the Community Assembly format the UK Assemblies want to support our movement to continue walking the talk and flexing our democracy muscles.
Martin Luther King Jr said; “I have a dream...” He didn't say; “I have a 5 point plan.”
So UK Assemblies want to share our dream with you!
Assemblies are a beautiful way to bring our collective wisdom to resolve our toughest issues.
Now, more than ever, in XR, we need to come together to work on issues within our movement and on our future direction.
We know that when people come together in trust and love we make fairer, more inclusive and transparent decisions.
Vote for your choice of assembly topic and question
To get the best from this process we're enhancing assemblies with Polis. This is an online democratic voting platform, used all over the world by governments, academics, independent media and citizens. It is described as, "A real-time system for gathering, analysing and understanding what large groups of people think in their own words."
The elegance of a tool like Polis is, it quickly gathers our thoughts and gives everyone an opportunity to vote on these ideas.
As with any new tool, we must make sure Polis does the job, has accessible and relevant information on how to use it and protects everyone's privacy with care and respect. We're working towards having XRUK Polis ready to use in coming weeks.
We’re nearly there! When ready, we'll open Polis to begin gathering your suggestions for movement assemblies.
Timeline
After the tech is sorted and the dates are planned:
- Week One: add your ideas.
- Week Two: the movement votes on your suggestions.
Polis will bring the popular ideas to the top. The most popular will be our first 'Movement Assembly' chosen by you!
UK Assemblies will support, coordinate and publicise this assembly.
Looking forward to dreaming and deliberating with you soon.
Contact the UK Assemblies team here
Polis: Movement Assemblies
Have Your Say On:
'Which Topic The Movement Needs To Discuss First'
- The above topic aims to create agreement on which movement assembly issues are of greatest concern to the movement right now.
- The results from the Polis poll will inform the movement on what are perceived to be the most important considerations for deliberation.
- You can view and vote on a range of questions and to add your own considered questions for other rebels to vote on.
- Once the poll has ended, the most popular will then become the first Movement Assembly. During that assembly participants will deliberate to really hone in on what XR’s priorities need to be.
- Getting well-informed decision making has recently been our greatest challenge as a movement to date.
Steps
Week One - Participants
- Read the Guide: Polis for Participants, so you understand the process and make the most out of taking part in the assembly.
- You have one week to vote in Polis on questions already submitted. If you feel something has been missed, you can add your own questions for others to vote on. See Guide: How to Write a Great Question for Polis
- At the end of the week, Polis will be closed to submissions.
- Stop whenever you like. You do not have to respond to all questions.
Week One - Moderators
- Repeated statements or questions will be edited out by Moderators to minimise overwhelm and frustration of participants. See Moderation info
- Personally identifiable information such as email address, telephone numbers etc, will be deleted. If the number of participants is so small that demographic data can identify a participant, this will also be deleted.
Week Two - Participants
- Voting only. Everyone can vote on additional questions added by other participants