https://timetoassemble.org/ https://umbrella-org.com/ # True democracy is citizen-led Communities across the country are putting up independent candidates in the general election, on manifestos created _by_ the people, _for_ the people. # How does it work? Assemble is about **_assemblies_** — big meetups with neighbours — where everyone is given the space to confront the challenges we face. Communities come together to produce a program of popular policies and pick someone to promote it. Enough of political parties and broken [[Politics]]: **let’s assemble ourselves!** --- This week Sangita talks to writer, historian and democratic innovator David Van Reybrouck, who spearheaded the first permanent citizens' assembly in the world in the tiny region of German-speaking East Belgium. His Peoples' Senate, whose participants are selected randomly by lot, is carefully stitched into the fabric of [[Government]]. So what lessons might the East Belgian model offer to countries like Britain which are suffering from 'democratic fatigue syndrome' - where politicians are widely perceived as 'out of touch' with the people? Sangita discusses the permanent citizens' assembly model with a panel of experts: Sarah Castell, Chief Executive Officer of Involve, a think tank which works to increase public participation in [[Politics]]; Justine Greening, former Secretary of State for Transport, [[Education]] and International Development under two Conservative Prime Ministers; and Simon Woolley, founder of Operation Black Vote, cross-bench peer, and Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00162tb ### Aims 1. Consistency 2. Nonviolent Disruption 3. Scalability 4. Morality ### Values 1. Trust 2. Love - M.Scott Peck 3. Courage 4. Humility 5. Creativity --- Seriousness is a disease of the modern age. This should be remembered when campaigning as don’t want it to put people off us. [Guardian short erticle, sent by Tim. Wednesday 8th May 2024](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/world-scientists-climate-failure-survey-global-temperature?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) [Everything Is Fine](https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/everything-is-fine#/) When people attack you for protesting 🪧 Ask them what they are doing to stop the crisis. Inspired by this video [why wall-E failed](https://youtu.be/0NHUWJ9Xxs8?si=DboHbW4hOoNxfD49) 🗣️🔈❗🌎❗🔈🗣️ --- [[Articles]] -