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Civic Assemblies: A Framework for Community Colleges
A practical guide on how to host your own assembly.
Inside a Kentucky City鈥檚 Unusual Experiment in Citizen-Led Governance
Hollie Russon Gilman was quoted in聽狈别虫迟颁颈迟测听about Lexington’s first civic assembly.
Storytelling Transforms Communities in Pennsylvania
PA Heart & Soul harnesses emotion to create community change.
The Cycles of Regenerative Governance in Kenya
Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob interview Shaila Agha about regenerative governance for the planet and local c...
The Heart and Soul of Storytelling in Pennsylvania
Leaders with PA Humanities explain how their Community Heart & Soul program encourages Pennsylvanians to get involved in local governance.
The 鈥淕reat Questions鈥 Leading to Community Connection in Austin, Texas
Hollie Russon Gilman and Sarah Jacob spoke with Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr. about the Great Questions Project.
Listening at Scale in California: Inside the Possibility Lab鈥檚 Collaborative Model
The Possibility Lab is working with state agencies and communities to implement more participatory engagement and frameworks.
The People鈥檚 Plan for Hughes
This week, Fort Collins voters endorsed deliberative democracy at the ballot box.
The Practice of Democracy Through Citizen Assemblies
In the wake of political violence, citizen assemblies offer a community-led path to renew democracy and reclaim public voice.