News: deliberative democracy

Refresher for Rebellion – Why we are calling for a Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice

July 23, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

Day 1 of the 2021 ‘Impossible’ Rebellion is swiftly approaching, and the Citizens’ Assembly Working Group (CAWG), want to make sure all the rebels are up to speed with the Third Demand: A UK-wide, independently run Citizens’ Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice. Get…

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La Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat – The French Citizens’ Climate Convention

June 14, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

Much ado about… Not a lot? Such a disappointing finale after such a promising start! It seemed too good to be true that France’s President Macron undertook to submit all recommendations made by the citizens at the Convention Citoyenne pour le Climat (the Citizens’ Climate Convention), unfiltered, to either a referendum, a…

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The People vs Climate Change – A Perspective from the Citizens’ Assembly Working Group

June 10, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion

The People vs Climate Change, a new documentary currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer, follows the learning journey of a group of people selected to take part in Climate Assembly UK. The film shows the wide range of attitudes about climate change, ranging from ‘ignorance is bliss’ to ‘I’m not particularly worried’ to…

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Initial thoughts about Climate Assembly UK

March 06, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

This briefing is brought to you by the Citizens’ Assembly Working Group (CAWG) of XR UK. If you would like any further information or have questions, please contact us on xr-CitizensAssembly@protonmail.com – we are happy to help! WHAT IS CLIMATE ASSEMBLY UK? Climate Assembly UK is a citizens’…

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Basic Standards for citizens’ assemblies

May 22, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

A list of basic standards for citizens’ assemblies providing a basis to ensure the democratic character of citizens' assemblies.

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 3 – Citizens’ Assembly

April 29, 2019 by Extinction Rebellion

This episode was released following the news of our meeting with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in which we will push for a Citizens' Assembly on the climate and ecological emergency.

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