FIDE - North America
@north.america.fidemocracy.org
Federation for Innovation in Democracy - North America is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to building deliberative democracy and citizens' involvement in policy-making.
🌐 https://www.fide.eu/north-america
🌐 https://www.fide.eu/north-america
For our newsletter, FIDE asked our summer fellow (Diya Kumar) and interns (Eyob Sisay & Paige Margie) what they learned and their hopes for the future of our politics.
Also:
🏛️FIDE's session at NCOC this month
💻An upcoming webinar on CA & Institutional Reform
Read & subscribe: shorturl.at/Kyats
Also:
🏛️FIDE's session at NCOC this month
💻An upcoming webinar on CA & Institutional Reform
Read & subscribe: shorturl.at/Kyats
September 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For our newsletter, FIDE asked our summer fellow (Diya Kumar) and interns (Eyob Sisay & Paige Margie) what they learned and their hopes for the future of our politics.
Also:
🏛️FIDE's session at NCOC this month
💻An upcoming webinar on CA & Institutional Reform
Read & subscribe: shorturl.at/Kyats
Also:
🏛️FIDE's session at NCOC this month
💻An upcoming webinar on CA & Institutional Reform
Read & subscribe: shorturl.at/Kyats
Our newsletter highlights our latest Citizens' Assembly school, which convened more than 40 elected representatives, public managers, advocates, implementers, & researchers from around the US in Akron, Ohio. Momentum is building behind American CAs!
Read & subscribe here: shorturl.at/TRlK1
Read & subscribe here: shorturl.at/TRlK1
July 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Our newsletter highlights our latest Citizens' Assembly school, which convened more than 40 elected representatives, public managers, advocates, implementers, & researchers from around the US in Akron, Ohio. Momentum is building behind American CAs!
Read & subscribe here: shorturl.at/TRlK1
Read & subscribe here: shorturl.at/TRlK1
🚨 Only a few more days to register!
Join us in Akron Ohio this June 12-13 for FIDE - North America's Citizens’ Assemblies School, hosted in partnership with Unify America.
📸 Get inspired by the energy from past editions in Washington, D.C. and Arizona!
📌Registration: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Join us in Akron Ohio this June 12-13 for FIDE - North America's Citizens’ Assemblies School, hosted in partnership with Unify America.
📸 Get inspired by the energy from past editions in Washington, D.C. and Arizona!
📌Registration: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🚨 Only a few more days to register!
Join us in Akron Ohio this June 12-13 for FIDE - North America's Citizens’ Assemblies School, hosted in partnership with Unify America.
📸 Get inspired by the energy from past editions in Washington, D.C. and Arizona!
📌Registration: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Join us in Akron Ohio this June 12-13 for FIDE - North America's Citizens’ Assemblies School, hosted in partnership with Unify America.
📸 Get inspired by the energy from past editions in Washington, D.C. and Arizona!
📌Registration: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
🔬 Science & tech policy should include voices of those most impacted—not just experts. Amanda Borth shares a framework to blend community experiences with scientific advice for better, fairer decisions.
📹Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arfe...
Akron School Registration 🔜 www.fide.eu/north-americ...
📹Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arfe...
Akron School Registration 🔜 www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🔬 Science & tech policy should include voices of those most impacted—not just experts. Amanda Borth shares a framework to blend community experiences with scientific advice for better, fairer decisions.
📹Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arfe...
Akron School Registration 🔜 www.fide.eu/north-americ...
📹Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arfe...
Akron School Registration 🔜 www.fide.eu/north-americ...
💵 Launching meaningful citizens’ assemblies often hinges on a crucial factor: funding.
🪙 What lessons can we learn from how past deliberations were funded, and by whom?
Join a discussion on Funding Citizens’ Assemblies this June 5, 2025, 11am-noon Eastern Time. Register here: shorturl.at/oCRxn
🪙 What lessons can we learn from how past deliberations were funded, and by whom?
Join a discussion on Funding Citizens’ Assemblies this June 5, 2025, 11am-noon Eastern Time. Register here: shorturl.at/oCRxn
May 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
💵 Launching meaningful citizens’ assemblies often hinges on a crucial factor: funding.
🪙 What lessons can we learn from how past deliberations were funded, and by whom?
Join a discussion on Funding Citizens’ Assemblies this June 5, 2025, 11am-noon Eastern Time. Register here: shorturl.at/oCRxn
🪙 What lessons can we learn from how past deliberations were funded, and by whom?
Join a discussion on Funding Citizens’ Assemblies this June 5, 2025, 11am-noon Eastern Time. Register here: shorturl.at/oCRxn
Jilian Youngblood, Executive Director at CivicGenius, explains how assemblies can be one of the tools to bring politics closer to constituents at the local level.
🎥Watch her session: youtu.be/dLJ7Zo0uSL0?...
👉Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
🎥Watch her session: youtu.be/dLJ7Zo0uSL0?...
👉Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Jilian Youngblood, Executive Director at CivicGenius, explains how assemblies can be one of the tools to bring politics closer to constituents at the local level.
🎥Watch her session: youtu.be/dLJ7Zo0uSL0?...
👉Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
🎥Watch her session: youtu.be/dLJ7Zo0uSL0?...
👉Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
🤔Can you identify your own biases?
Harry Gottlieb reminisces over how their team at Unify America conveyed this valuable message to members of the Citizens' Assembly of Montrose.
🎥Harry’s session: shorturl.at/tcMUG
📝Register for the Akron School: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
Harry Gottlieb reminisces over how their team at Unify America conveyed this valuable message to members of the Citizens' Assembly of Montrose.
🎥Harry’s session: shorturl.at/tcMUG
📝Register for the Akron School: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
May 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🤔Can you identify your own biases?
Harry Gottlieb reminisces over how their team at Unify America conveyed this valuable message to members of the Citizens' Assembly of Montrose.
🎥Harry’s session: shorturl.at/tcMUG
📝Register for the Akron School: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
Harry Gottlieb reminisces over how their team at Unify America conveyed this valuable message to members of the Citizens' Assembly of Montrose.
🎥Harry’s session: shorturl.at/tcMUG
📝Register for the Akron School: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
❤️🩹We need more Civic Concierges
Assisting participants with their emotional and practical needs can ensure the participation of underrepresented groups.
🎥Sara’s full session: shorturl.at/M1D3t
📝Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Assisting participants with their emotional and practical needs can ensure the participation of underrepresented groups.
🎥Sara’s full session: shorturl.at/M1D3t
📝Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
❤️🩹We need more Civic Concierges
Assisting participants with their emotional and practical needs can ensure the participation of underrepresented groups.
🎥Sara’s full session: shorturl.at/M1D3t
📝Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Assisting participants with their emotional and practical needs can ensure the participation of underrepresented groups.
🎥Sara’s full session: shorturl.at/M1D3t
📝Register for the Akron School: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
🌱Cultivating a respectful public discussion
Linn Davis recalls how the Petaluma Fairgrounds Advisory Panel transformed the heated debates in the City Council.
🎥Watch his talk: rb.gy/dg0xqc
👉Registration for the Citizens’ Assembly School in Akron: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
Linn Davis recalls how the Petaluma Fairgrounds Advisory Panel transformed the heated debates in the City Council.
🎥Watch his talk: rb.gy/dg0xqc
👉Registration for the Citizens’ Assembly School in Akron: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
May 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🌱Cultivating a respectful public discussion
Linn Davis recalls how the Petaluma Fairgrounds Advisory Panel transformed the heated debates in the City Council.
🎥Watch his talk: rb.gy/dg0xqc
👉Registration for the Citizens’ Assembly School in Akron: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
Linn Davis recalls how the Petaluma Fairgrounds Advisory Panel transformed the heated debates in the City Council.
🎥Watch his talk: rb.gy/dg0xqc
👉Registration for the Citizens’ Assembly School in Akron: fide.eu/north-america/akron-school-2025
👋 Welcoming our new Program Manager!
Cole Speidel is joining our team to upscale and support our advocacy, capacity and field-building activities. He brings key expertise from strengthening democratic practices in local institutions with @ndidemocracy.bsky.social
🤝 @fide-europe.bsky.social
Cole Speidel is joining our team to upscale and support our advocacy, capacity and field-building activities. He brings key expertise from strengthening democratic practices in local institutions with @ndidemocracy.bsky.social
🤝 @fide-europe.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
👋 Welcoming our new Program Manager!
Cole Speidel is joining our team to upscale and support our advocacy, capacity and field-building activities. He brings key expertise from strengthening democratic practices in local institutions with @ndidemocracy.bsky.social
🤝 @fide-europe.bsky.social
Cole Speidel is joining our team to upscale and support our advocacy, capacity and field-building activities. He brings key expertise from strengthening democratic practices in local institutions with @ndidemocracy.bsky.social
🤝 @fide-europe.bsky.social
💼 Start prepping your elected officials
@petermacleod.bsky.social speaks from experience when emphasising the problem with forgetting to enlighten the electees.
🎬 Watch 'Creating Conditions for Policy Impact': www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wE...
🔜 Upcoming School in Akron: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
@petermacleod.bsky.social speaks from experience when emphasising the problem with forgetting to enlighten the electees.
🎬 Watch 'Creating Conditions for Policy Impact': www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wE...
🔜 Upcoming School in Akron: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
💼 Start prepping your elected officials
@petermacleod.bsky.social speaks from experience when emphasising the problem with forgetting to enlighten the electees.
🎬 Watch 'Creating Conditions for Policy Impact': www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wE...
🔜 Upcoming School in Akron: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
@petermacleod.bsky.social speaks from experience when emphasising the problem with forgetting to enlighten the electees.
🎬 Watch 'Creating Conditions for Policy Impact': www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wE...
🔜 Upcoming School in Akron: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
A two-day training in all things Citizens' Assemblies!
Join public servants, elected officials, and community leaders in improving democracy through deliberation.
📅 June 12–13
📍Akron, Ohio
🎟️ Learn more and register: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Join public servants, elected officials, and community leaders in improving democracy through deliberation.
📅 June 12–13
📍Akron, Ohio
🎟️ Learn more and register: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
May 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A two-day training in all things Citizens' Assemblies!
Join public servants, elected officials, and community leaders in improving democracy through deliberation.
📅 June 12–13
📍Akron, Ohio
🎟️ Learn more and register: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
Join public servants, elected officials, and community leaders in improving democracy through deliberation.
📅 June 12–13
📍Akron, Ohio
🎟️ Learn more and register: www.fide.eu/north-americ...
📢 SAVE THE DATE
Akron—a city that has never shied away from reinventing itself—meets democratic innovation!
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Unify America to host the upcoming Citizens’ Assembly School.
📅 June 12–13
🔜 Registration and full program details coming soon—stay tuned!
Akron—a city that has never shied away from reinventing itself—meets democratic innovation!
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Unify America to host the upcoming Citizens’ Assembly School.
📅 June 12–13
🔜 Registration and full program details coming soon—stay tuned!
April 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📢 SAVE THE DATE
Akron—a city that has never shied away from reinventing itself—meets democratic innovation!
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Unify America to host the upcoming Citizens’ Assembly School.
📅 June 12–13
🔜 Registration and full program details coming soon—stay tuned!
Akron—a city that has never shied away from reinventing itself—meets democratic innovation!
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Unify America to host the upcoming Citizens’ Assembly School.
📅 June 12–13
🔜 Registration and full program details coming soon—stay tuned!
🗣️ Break the digital barrier and join us for an in-person chat!
Meet Marjan Horst Ehsassi for the presentation of her book: Activated Citizenship: The Transformative Power of Citizens’ Assemblies.
📅 April 24, 5 pm
📍 Columbia University, New York
✍ Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
Meet Marjan Horst Ehsassi for the presentation of her book: Activated Citizenship: The Transformative Power of Citizens’ Assemblies.
📅 April 24, 5 pm
📍 Columbia University, New York
✍ Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
April 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🗣️ Break the digital barrier and join us for an in-person chat!
Meet Marjan Horst Ehsassi for the presentation of her book: Activated Citizenship: The Transformative Power of Citizens’ Assemblies.
📅 April 24, 5 pm
📍 Columbia University, New York
✍ Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
Meet Marjan Horst Ehsassi for the presentation of her book: Activated Citizenship: The Transformative Power of Citizens’ Assemblies.
📅 April 24, 5 pm
📍 Columbia University, New York
✍ Register here: events.columbia.edu/cal/event/ev...
📚 The Citizens’ Assemblies Learning Series: www.fide.eu/learning-ser...
🟢Victoria-Saanich Citizens’ Assembly: www.victoriasaanich.ca
🔵Pictures by Richard A. Johnson and MASS LBP
🟢Victoria-Saanich Citizens’ Assembly: www.victoriasaanich.ca
🔵Pictures by Richard A. Johnson and MASS LBP
April 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📚 The Citizens’ Assemblies Learning Series: www.fide.eu/learning-ser...
🟢Victoria-Saanich Citizens’ Assembly: www.victoriasaanich.ca
🔵Pictures by Richard A. Johnson and MASS LBP
🟢Victoria-Saanich Citizens’ Assembly: www.victoriasaanich.ca
🔵Pictures by Richard A. Johnson and MASS LBP
FIDE - North America has served on the Oversight Committee for VSCA.
Miles Brackenbury, Lead Evaluation Fellow, and Executive Director, Marjan Horst Ehsassi have observed and supported the process.
✍️ Stay tuned for the upcoming Learning Series case study!
Miles Brackenbury, Lead Evaluation Fellow, and Executive Director, Marjan Horst Ehsassi have observed and supported the process.
✍️ Stay tuned for the upcoming Learning Series case study!
April 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
FIDE - North America has served on the Oversight Committee for VSCA.
Miles Brackenbury, Lead Evaluation Fellow, and Executive Director, Marjan Horst Ehsassi have observed and supported the process.
✍️ Stay tuned for the upcoming Learning Series case study!
Miles Brackenbury, Lead Evaluation Fellow, and Executive Director, Marjan Horst Ehsassi have observed and supported the process.
✍️ Stay tuned for the upcoming Learning Series case study!
As members were invited to share their final words, a sense of community and empowerment shone through. Citizens praised the process and thanked facilitators along with their fellow members.
📜Each citizen was recognized with a Certificate of Public Service.
📜Each citizen was recognized with a Certificate of Public Service.
April 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
As members were invited to share their final words, a sense of community and empowerment shone through. Citizens praised the process and thanked facilitators along with their fellow members.
📜Each citizen was recognized with a Certificate of Public Service.
📜Each citizen was recognized with a Certificate of Public Service.
🧵Victoria and Saanich citizens call for municipal amalgamation.
Over the weekend, the 48 randomly selected assembly members from the two Canadian municipalities culminated 60 hours of deliberation.
Over the weekend, the 48 randomly selected assembly members from the two Canadian municipalities culminated 60 hours of deliberation.
April 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🧵Victoria and Saanich citizens call for municipal amalgamation.
Over the weekend, the 48 randomly selected assembly members from the two Canadian municipalities culminated 60 hours of deliberation.
Over the weekend, the 48 randomly selected assembly members from the two Canadian municipalities culminated 60 hours of deliberation.
🗣️⁉️ “We are getting high on our own supply... How can we be developing practical solutions for democracy if we are only engaging a minority of the perspectives in the country?"
In our March newsletter, we spoke with reform leader Daniel Stid. Read the full interview ⬇️ mailchi.mp/fide/northam...
In our March newsletter, we spoke with reform leader Daniel Stid. Read the full interview ⬇️ mailchi.mp/fide/northam...
April 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🗣️⁉️ “We are getting high on our own supply... How can we be developing practical solutions for democracy if we are only engaging a minority of the perspectives in the country?"
In our March newsletter, we spoke with reform leader Daniel Stid. Read the full interview ⬇️ mailchi.mp/fide/northam...
In our March newsletter, we spoke with reform leader Daniel Stid. Read the full interview ⬇️ mailchi.mp/fide/northam...
🚩 Apply to be our new Program Manager!
This role will be crucial to strengthening the movement around citizens' assemblies in North America.
📅 Deadline: March 23
➡️ Details: www.fide.eu/jobs
This role will be crucial to strengthening the movement around citizens' assemblies in North America.
📅 Deadline: March 23
➡️ Details: www.fide.eu/jobs
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚩 Apply to be our new Program Manager!
This role will be crucial to strengthening the movement around citizens' assemblies in North America.
📅 Deadline: March 23
➡️ Details: www.fide.eu/jobs
This role will be crucial to strengthening the movement around citizens' assemblies in North America.
📅 Deadline: March 23
➡️ Details: www.fide.eu/jobs
👀 Looking for a Program Manager!
We are seeking a dynamic professional to help us drive deliberative democracy initiatives across the region.
📅 Deadline: March 23rd
✍ Learn more & apply at: www.fide.eu/jobs
We are seeking a dynamic professional to help us drive deliberative democracy initiatives across the region.
📅 Deadline: March 23rd
✍ Learn more & apply at: www.fide.eu/jobs
March 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
👀 Looking for a Program Manager!
We are seeking a dynamic professional to help us drive deliberative democracy initiatives across the region.
📅 Deadline: March 23rd
✍ Learn more & apply at: www.fide.eu/jobs
We are seeking a dynamic professional to help us drive deliberative democracy initiatives across the region.
📅 Deadline: March 23rd
✍ Learn more & apply at: www.fide.eu/jobs
How can Citizens' Assemblies address our democratic predicament?
In conversation with @jgastil.bsky.social, Marjan Ehsassi explores what it means to activate citizenship. Dive into their fascinating conversation at the @delibdemjournal.bsky.social⤵️
www.publicdeliberation.net/activated-ci...
In conversation with @jgastil.bsky.social, Marjan Ehsassi explores what it means to activate citizenship. Dive into their fascinating conversation at the @delibdemjournal.bsky.social⤵️
www.publicdeliberation.net/activated-ci...
February 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
How can Citizens' Assemblies address our democratic predicament?
In conversation with @jgastil.bsky.social, Marjan Ehsassi explores what it means to activate citizenship. Dive into their fascinating conversation at the @delibdemjournal.bsky.social⤵️
www.publicdeliberation.net/activated-ci...
In conversation with @jgastil.bsky.social, Marjan Ehsassi explores what it means to activate citizenship. Dive into their fascinating conversation at the @delibdemjournal.bsky.social⤵️
www.publicdeliberation.net/activated-ci...
Citizens’ Assemblies: More Than Policy Change
When 38 Yukoners came together for the Yukon Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, they didn’t just deliberate on voting systems. They learned. They built trust. For many, it was the first time their voice truly mattered. 🔗 www.fide.eu/s/Case-Study...
When 38 Yukoners came together for the Yukon Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, they didn’t just deliberate on voting systems. They learned. They built trust. For many, it was the first time their voice truly mattered. 🔗 www.fide.eu/s/Case-Study...
February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Citizens’ Assemblies: More Than Policy Change
When 38 Yukoners came together for the Yukon Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, they didn’t just deliberate on voting systems. They learned. They built trust. For many, it was the first time their voice truly mattered. 🔗 www.fide.eu/s/Case-Study...
When 38 Yukoners came together for the Yukon Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform, they didn’t just deliberate on voting systems. They learned. They built trust. For many, it was the first time their voice truly mattered. 🔗 www.fide.eu/s/Case-Study...
How to preserve the integrity of deliberative processes?
@lucyjparry.bsky.social and @nicolecurato.bsky.social share insights from Australia's deliberative experience.
Join us to explore what this means for the growing North American field 👇
events.humanitix.com/deliberative...
@lucyjparry.bsky.social and @nicolecurato.bsky.social share insights from Australia's deliberative experience.
Join us to explore what this means for the growing North American field 👇
events.humanitix.com/deliberative...
February 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
How to preserve the integrity of deliberative processes?
@lucyjparry.bsky.social and @nicolecurato.bsky.social share insights from Australia's deliberative experience.
Join us to explore what this means for the growing North American field 👇
events.humanitix.com/deliberative...
@lucyjparry.bsky.social and @nicolecurato.bsky.social share insights from Australia's deliberative experience.
Join us to explore what this means for the growing North American field 👇
events.humanitix.com/deliberative...
Four billion people voted in 2024 in more than 70 elections around the world. Now what? What happens beyond the ballot box?
In our first newsletter of this year, we take a look back and touch on our plans for this year. ⤵️
mailchi.mp/fidemocracy....
In our first newsletter of this year, we take a look back and touch on our plans for this year. ⤵️
mailchi.mp/fidemocracy....
January 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Four billion people voted in 2024 in more than 70 elections around the world. Now what? What happens beyond the ballot box?
In our first newsletter of this year, we take a look back and touch on our plans for this year. ⤵️
mailchi.mp/fidemocracy....
In our first newsletter of this year, we take a look back and touch on our plans for this year. ⤵️
mailchi.mp/fidemocracy....