September news: Report from Hungary, climate action and jobs
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40 global innovators selected for Climate Democracy Action program
Report from Hungary: ‘Democracy is a common action that should begin in schools’
We’re hiring a community building director and communications intern
Featured resources
What we’re reading
Upcoming events
Funding opportunities
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40 global innovators selected for Climate Democracy Action program
Locations and number of participants in the first cohort
Forty advocates and policymakers chosen from a very competitive slate of 215 applicants have been selected for the new Climate Democracy Action program. The participants, who hail from 22 countries, will receive intensive support to plan and implement climate-related participatory programs.
Report from Hungary: ‘Democracy is a common action that should begin in schools’
A high school student casts a ballot
A school participatory budgeting pilot finds that what students want from their schools is much the same, from Hungary to the U.S. This is the third post in a series focusing on one of the “pairs” in our mentorship program: an American mentor coaching a team in Hungary.
We’re hiring a community building director and communications intern!
People Powered is looking for a community building director and communications intern to help us grow the collective power of organizations and advocates supporting participatory democracy. Location is remote and both positions are paid. We welcome applications from candidates anywhere in the world.
Preparing for a climate assembly: This practical guidance for policy officials who are thinking about organizing a climate assembly was developed by 22 people with experience from 12 countries.
Montevideo Decide: This case study demonstrates how digital platforms can be used to give people power over local policymaking.
Toward more inclusive development in Kenya: This video explores participatory budgeting in Kenya, where it elevates the voices of all residents, including women, youth and marginalized groups.
Give ordinary people a say on abortion (and other contentious issues), Persuasion (by Louise Caldwell, a People Powered board member!)
Series — Inclusive budgets: giving everyone a seat at the table, Euractiv (People Powered Executive Director Josh Lerner is quoted)
Democracy and representation for emergency action, Emergency Governance Initiative
Seeing like a citizen: how being a participant in a citizens’ assembly changed everything I thought I knew about deliberative minipublics, Journal of Deliberative Democracy
Integrating citizen deliberation into climate governance: Lessons on robust design from six climate assemblies, Journal of Public Administration
Making participatory budgeting work: experiences on the front lines, Brennan Center
October 17: Civic Tech Surgery #6: Working in Hostile Environments
December 7-10: International Observatory on Participatory Democracy conference, Grenoble, France
Karibu Foundation: Sub-Sahara Africa grant for system change and collaborative movement-building (deadline: October 24)
National Endowment for Democracy: Grants to advance democratic goals and strengthen institutions (deadline: December 19)
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