News: community assembly

Hastings Assembles – Local residents decide together on communal issues

July 04, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion groups around the UK have been running 'community assemblies' for more than a year now, to give ordinary people a voice and way to work together to find solutions to local issues. 

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Different groups and organisations doing deliberative democracy: Who are they and what do they do?

June 18, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

There’s lots of different organisations and groups pushing for a new way of doing politics in the UK that involves assemblies. Here’s a bit more about them. Extinction Rebellion UK Extinction Rebellion UK’s central demand is for everyday people to make decisions on how to move forward in the climate and ecological emergency.

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Didsbury community assembly, September 2023

January 19, 2024 by Extinction Rebellion

XR groups together with other local organisations, charities and community groups in the Greater Manchester area organised the first community assembly in Didsbury to consider the state of the river Mersey.

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Local voices – The Haringey Community Assembly

December 14, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

The exciting beginnings of community building, sharing experience, finding our voices and realising our power are happening. Community assemblies have already taken place in Didsbury, Lincoln and Yorkshire to name but a few. Others are in the offing all over the country. On Saturday 25 November, London hosted its first, curated by XR…

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DIY assemblies at The Big One

September 27, 2023 by Extinction Rebellion

The results from the Big DIY assemblies at The Big One in April 2023 are in! Read the summary report, or dive deeper into the detailed outcomes of our three days of deliberation on the streets of Westminster.

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