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Extinction Rebellion's central demand: Decide Together : We need change that is decided fairly and transparently. We need a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice. A detailed explanation of XR's Citizens' Assemblies can be found on the XRUK web...

Do's and don'ts for talking about citizens' assemblies Based on research done for a number of democracy organisations including XR. You can find more detail in Reforming the political system - A Messaging Guide Do say: "Politics" / "political system" Don't sa...

Important messaging points to get right Do say: UK-wide citizens' assembly Don't say : National citizens' assembly Only the United Kingdom government can pass laws on the scale neeeded to address the crisis. The CA must include all 4 nations - Wales, Northern...

Use simple, positive language Do say: Selected like a jury and then sorted to reflect the population Don't say: Sortition/stratified sampling Do say: A group of people that reflects the diversity of our society Don't say : Demographically representative Do ...

Become an expert CA communicator! You will be asked lots of questions about CAs. Here are answers to help you, and some sample answers for spokespeople. 1. We already have politicians that have been elected, why do we need citizens’ assemblies as well? Governm...

From Ireland's citizens’ assembly: ‘I think this issue in Ireland could never have gotten to the point we’re at today were it not for the CA. I think we would have been years getting there, if we ever got there' Kate O’Donnell (serving member of Fine Gael) "So...

Most people (outside of groups like XR!) follow what they think is "normal" behavior. These "social norms" are therefore powerful obstacles to change. Dynamic normative messages emphasise changing trends - to encourage people to become part of the new normal. ...

You can find loads more information from XRUK's Citizen's Assembly Working Group (CAWG) on the XRUK Website. Democracy Next: Checkout their Assembling an Assembly Guide for a really good explanation of how an assembly works KNOCA - Knowledge Network on Clima...

These standards are from Citizens' Assemblies - a guide to democracy that works by Marcin Gerwin 1. Random selection of participants All members of a citizens’ assembly are selected by lot. Ideally, every member of the population eligible to take part in a ci...

Upgrading politics is a golden thread throughout XR’s Actions Strategy because our failed political system is the root cause of all our climate, nature and social justice issues. So add a positive Citizens’ Assembly message at every action: Banners or placa...

We can help with banners Or send a CA expert to help you answer the more difficult questions. Or talk to your XR meeting about CAs Get in touch xr-CitizensAssembly@protonmail.com Send us photos of your action, and tell us how you got on: