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Citizens' Assembly Capacity Building Fall School
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Slides
Day1:
Marjan:
Citizens’ Assemblies 101
Matt:
Waves of Democracy
Linn:
Democratic Lottery and Recruitment
City of Petaluma / Healthy Democracy Contract
Petaluma Invitation Mailer
Petaluma Panel Demographic Profile & Notes
Peter:
Designing Citizens’ Assemblies
(Combining The Remit and Deliberative Facilitation)
Linn’s Breakout Workshop:
Citizens’ Assemblies: Across topics, different roles, and meeting the policy cycle
Day 2
Peter:
Landing with the Administration – Government Accountability and Follow-up
Mahmud:
Innovating our Planetary Futures with Citizens: a Reflexive, Adaptable and Scalable Approach
Marjan:
Learning Agendas and Independent Assessments
Brandyn:
How to Connect the Mini Public and the Maxi Public: Raising Awareness, Education and the Selection of Topic
Morgan:
Lessons from Montrose: How can we use technology to enhance and expand participation in deliberation?
Morgan’s Breakout Workshop:
Unify’s Democracy League: How can we institutionalize deliberation into local ecosystems?
Supplemental Offerings
Democracy Innovations Workshop:
Poll Results
Aaron Landsman:
Perfect City
Video
Citizens’ Assemblies Resources
Citizens’ Assemblies’ School Resources
CA Fall School Contact Details
Citizens’ Assemblies: An Introduction to Definitions & Guidelines
Activated Citizenship: The Transformative Power of Citizens’ Assemblies
, by Marjan H. Ehsassi
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History
Overview
Who We Are
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Programs
The All-America City Award
Center for Democracy Innovation
Civic Genius
Local Policy Lab
Spread the Vote
Community Assistance
Publications & Events
National Civic Review
News
Model City Charter
Webinars, Interviews, and Speeches
Monthly E-Newsletters
Success Stories
Resources
Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map
State-Specific Civic Health Action Guides
Civic Index – 4th Edition
Promising Practices Database
All-America Conversations
All-America Conversations Toolkit
Model Executive Orders for Equity
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