Can trust in politics be rebuilt? A new online citizens’ assembly model offers a real pathway forward.
Tag: citizens assembly
Climate change and democracy: can Citizens’ Assemblies get us out of this crisis?
“Climate change is a symptom of a failed set of governance,” Eddie Kowalski explains in this podcast interview about an online Citizens Assembly project.
Bringing people-power to the table
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 449 are Sonia Randhawa from Coalition of Everyone and John Shone and Alex Fearnside from FoodVillage.
Momentum for a unified climate movement
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 445 are climate activist Violet CoCo and director of the National Sustainable Living Festival Luke Taylor.
Net Zero 2030: Every person makes it count
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour no. 435 is Damien Williams, president of Zero Kingston 2030.
Climate emergency: everybody’s responsibility :-)
Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 433 are Tim Hollo, author of the new book ‘Living Democracy’, and Dr Kate Auty, community organiser in Euroa.
Community action through deep listening
In The Sustainable Hour no. 394 on 22 December 2021 we host The Consensus Institute’s pair in Cindy Eiritz and Mark Spain.
Geelong Council responds to the climate emergency
If a majority among the 11 Geelong councillors vote in favour on Tuesday, they will approve a plan to make Geelong a carbon-neutral community over the next 14 years.
Promising results from a citizens’ climate convention
Citizens’ Climate Conventions – also known as citizens’ assemblies on climate – are emerging as the new norm for legitimate and quality decision-making in many democratic forums around the world. Is the climate movement paying attention?
Deepening democracy
Deepening democracy: Our guests in ‘The Tunnel’ today are Anna Langford from Friends of the Earth Melbourne and Sonia Randhawa from the Sortition Foundation and Coalition of Everyone.