Unify Akron
A Civic Assembly brings together a representative group of residents, selected by lottery, to work through a shared challenge on housing.
Ohio
2026
A Civic Assembly brings together a representative group of residents, selected by lottery, to work through a shared challenge on housing.
Japan deployment of the Decidim participatory democracy platform; first adopted by Kakogawa, expanded to 30+ municipalities
Together, we will run a series of assemblies across Europe to understand our current digital infrastructure & governance, and reimagine, showcase & demand a Democratic Digital Commons.
With Sitra’s funding, more citizens’ panels are now being organised in Finland than ever before.
In the Fall of 2024, thirty every-day residents of Deschutes County came together to help find solutions in the region’s first-ever Civic Assembly.
by KOSO NIPPON
To have each participant see the global warming issue as a personal concern and engage in discussions to share awareness of the issue, and to connect the outcomes of the meetings to the revision of the city's basic environment plan (global warming countermeasures action plan) and to concrete measures
The permanent Citizens’ Dialogue (“Ostbelgien – Model”) is a participation project oft the Parliament of the German Speaking Community of Belgium. It counts 2 bodies: The Citizens’ Assemblies and the permanent Citizens’ Council.
Spanish nonprofit that recruits and selects participants by civic lottery for the European Citizens' Panels, trains the national network of recruiters, and campaigns to bring deliberative democracy into common sense.