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People's Economy Lab urges multi‑session community assemblies as a route to durable climate policy
Summary
A lab leader from People's Economy Lab presented community assemblies as a deliberative, multi-session model to center residents’ voices in policy. Speakers and members raised funding and longevity questions and noted assemblies’ potential to turn lived-experience storytelling into policy outcomes.
A lab leader from People’s Economy Lab outlined how community assemblies can deepen local democracy and shape climate policy during the Oct. 27 Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative Executive Committee meeting.
Fadimofido, a lab leader with People’s Economy Lab, told the committee that community assemblies are “multi‑session, structured deliberation” designed to give residents time to learn about a topic, deliberate, align values and make co‑created recommendations to decision‑makers. “Governance without belonging doesn’t work,” Fadimofido said, adding that assemblies must include strong facilitation, breakout work, multi‑hour commitments and follow‑up reporting so outputs can become outcomes.
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