Inspired by Vermont’s participatory democratic town meetings, the ‘A nous le Plateau!’ citizens assembly provided an open forum for Plateau residents to discuss issues, explore solutions, and engage with municipal and federal candidates and officials ahead of elections.
CASE
À nous le Plateau! Montreal Citizen’s Assembly
September 29, 2019 | Scott Fletcher Bowlsby |
- General Issues
- Governance & Political Institutions
- Scope of Influence
- Neighbourhood
- Start Date
- End Date
- Ongoing
- No
- Purpose/Goal
- Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
- Approach
- Citizenship building
- Spectrum of Public Participation
- Inform
- Open to All or Limited to Some?
- Open to All
- General Types of Methods
- Public meetings
- Participant-led meetings
- General Types of Tools/Techniques
- Inform, educate and/or raise awareness
- Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
- Q&A Session
- Deliberative Forum
- Legality
- Yes
- Facilitators
- Yes
- Facilitator Training
- Untrained, Nonprofessional Facilitators
- Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
- Face-to-Face
- Types of Interaction Among Participants
- Ask & Answer Questions
- Information & Learning Resources
- Expert Presentations
- Decision Methods
- Not Applicable
- Communication of Insights & Outcomes
- New Media
- Type of Organizer/Manager
- Community Based Organization
- Local Government