Resources
This page provides resources that show the potential of facilitated Gatherings.
Some of these projects were initiated by governments to engage citizens in problem solving and decision making. Others were initiated by citizens at the grassroots level. We want to explore the possibility that a growing movement of grassroots Gatherings can alter the evolution of governance.
"In these spaces, citizens define the problem and rethink it; develop and experiment with feasible solutions; generate knowledge and networks; and evaluate and refine their approaches...
...Citizen spaces emerge from civil society through the actions of everyday people and are wholly independent (at least initially) from state or market support...
From the National Civic League
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A model project on
municipal citizen participation
"LOSLAND developed tailor-made participation processes in cooperation with municipalities, inspired by citizens’ assemblies and other forms of citizen participation.
... Engagement between people who think differently can result in completely new ideas that resonate with everyone...These ideas are then fed back as recommendations to politicians and administrators – the initiators of the citizens’ assemblies..
From www.losland.org
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