Giving everyday citizens a seat at the table to transform divides & create better futures on our biggest challenges. #citizensassemblies #participatorydemocracy
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The American Public Trust retweeted
SF faces major issues like housing, homelessness, policing & public safety - complex, divisive challenges our typical politics has struggled to adequately address.
🏛️ Could Citizens' (or People's) Assemblies be the key?✨
Come join us next week to explore with international expert @ClaudiaChwalisz
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The American Public Trust retweeted
If you've listened to me rant about people-powered politics and civic infrastructure, you'll probably like this event :) We'll be talking about Citizens' Assemblies and how they can drive actionable consensus in communities!
Join us in person in SF: eventbrite.com/e/citizens-as…
Thrilled to host @ClaudiaChwalisz of @DemocracyNext for an in-person event in SF 2/15
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Citizens' Assemblies: Advancing Democracy & Unlocking SF’s Major Challenges
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Join us and pls share!
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The American Public Trust retweeted
If you're in the Bay Area, make sure to get to this. Claudia has thought as deeply as anyone on earth about our democratic future.
Thrilled to host @ClaudiaChwalisz of @DemocracyNext for an in-person event in SF 2/15
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Citizens' Assemblies: Advancing Democracy & Unlocking SF’s Major Challenges
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Join us and pls share!
eventbrite.com/e/democracy-b…
RT @rahmin: Thrilled to host @ClaudiaChwalisz of @DemocracyNext for an in-person event in SF Wed Feb 15th:
***Democracy Beyond Elections:…
The American Public Trust retweeted
3/4 Announcing: Doing Democracy Differently
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The American Public Trust retweeted
Gold standard democratic work from our friends in 🇮🇪
All set for the final meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss - 100 members, 7 weekend meetings, 1 Field Trip, 80+ speakers….and now they’re getting ready to make ‘00’s of recommendations on how the State should respond to the Biodiversity Loss crisis #CABioLoss
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Looking forward to seeing some great folks in person tomorrow at @PluralityInst's inaugural conference!
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The American Public Trust retweeted
🗣️ Assembly member: "It has been many years since I arrived to Tolosa, and this was the first time I felt part of something”.
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🗣️Assembly member: “This process has helped me to think about the needs of the collective, the needs of others and not just my own individual needs”.
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The American Public Trust retweeted
I'm excited for this next chapter with the American Public Trust, working to bring better democratic futures to life, one state at a time across the US.
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Democracy Together is now The American Public Trust! Same mission, upgraded strategies.
More soon✨
The American Public Trust retweeted
By many measures our democracy is in crisis.
The good news: innovations are emerging that can solve the most intractable issues, transform our politics, and restore faith in democracy itself.
Citizens' Assembly are a key to that future. Here's my 101:
youtube.com/watch?v=pDmRTmnQ…
The American Public Trust retweeted
A better future for democracy is possible. Join the 200 others that have signed up to learn more about Citizens' Assemblies and what happens when the people govern.
hint: it sidesteps the division, dysfunction, and corruption of electoral politics.
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The American Public Trust retweeted
Can the people govern? Are elections and representative democracy truly the best we can do?
If you're curious about new democratic futures that can sidestep usual divisions, dysfunction, and corruption, this will be a star studded panel. I'm honored to be part of it.
What can Citizens’ Assemblies do for LA? Don’t miss this w/ @ICesnulaityte @DemNext_ @TomasDeTribu @TRIBUong @linndavis @healthydem @rahmin @CamnerLeonora Cohosted by @berggruenInst @DemocracyRandom @AbundantHousing rsvp here: berggruen.org/events/what-if… @baratunde @ClaudiaChwalisz
The American Public Trust retweeted
Just in time for #COP15 in Montreal… Citizens’ Assemblies help to push past partisanship to hear what voters really want: long-term thinking and smart solutions.
The Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss has voted overwhelmingly to recommend that there should be a constitutional referendum to amend the Constitution with a view to protecting biodiversity | Read more: bit.ly/3VxDjna