Workshop on Permanent Assemblies - FIDE x KNOCA

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Imagine randomly selected citizens having a permanent seat at the decision-making table—a body that persists, rotates members, and increases citizens' voice in public institutions. As the current democratic model fragments, we are reassembling it into a more resilient system.

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Cities and regions throughout Europe—such as East Belgium, Paris, Brussels, Copenhagen and Milan—have led the way in establishing Permanent Assemblies. Building new institutions takes time and continuous refinement. That’s why we’re working closely with early adopters to help this model flourish wherever it takes root.

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"Permanent assemblies are part of the next wave of development of climate citizens’ assemblies. They respond to many of the weaknesses we have experienced with ad-hoc assemblies." KNOCA Briefing on Permanent Assemblies

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Join cities and regions preparing to implement permanent or ongoing models of citizen deliberation. In this knowledge exchange workshop in Brussels, you will meet with Permanent Assemblies pioneers and experts to develop your own practical implementation.

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Representatives from existing assemblies will be present to share their knowledge, and experts Nabila Abbas and Graham Smith will present the findings from their guidance paper “𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀' 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁?" written in partnership with FIDE last year.

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In partnership with the European Climate Foundation, FIDE and KNOCA.

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