People's Assemblies
A people’s assembly is a group decision making process usually taking around 30-45 minutes. It is to help weigh up pros and cons and make a joint decision. For instance, deciding whether to continue or change an action that is in progress.
Why Use People's Assemblies?
Assemblies, or participatory democracy processes, are structured ways for a group of people to di...
Designing questions
What to discuss ? This will depend entirely on the setting and framing of the Assembly and will o...
Decision making
This is the deliberative phase of the process where the participants discuss how they feel about ...
Direct action or occupations
Depending on the size and duration of the protest and the level of police presence, these assembl...
How to Run a People's Assembly - Step-by-Step
This is the basic framework for creating and running a People’s Assembly. This ‘Quick Start Guide...
Script for People's Assembly
Please note that this script is written in such a way as to ensure that those who are new to peop...