Imagine a hackathon-meets-assembly💡
Ministers + Mayors + Grassroots Organizers + Youth come together to develop practical, people-powered, nature-based solutions that open urban land for food, culture, and climate resilience.
This is a working lab where we test, prototype, and play our way to tangible change!
Let’s put people’s democracy into action.
🗓️ Tuesday, November 18th
⏰ 5:45-6:45 PM
📍 Climate Live Entertainment & Culture Pavilion, Blue Zone, #COP30
Join us in the heart of the Amazon for an interactive workshop exploring how citizens can lead real change. 🌿✨
Learn what community assemblies are, hear stories from the field, and design your own assembly to bring local voices into local decisions.
📅 14 November
⏰ 10:30–12:00
📍 Extreme Hangout, COP30 Belém
🦋 Hosted by Global Citizens Assembly
Junte-se a nós na Amazônia para um workshop interativo sobre como cidadãos podem liderar mudanças reais. 🌿✨
Vamos explorar o que são assembleias comunitárias, ouvir histórias do campo e criar juntos novas formas de participação local.
📅 14 de novembro
⏰ 11:00–12:00
📍 Extreme Hangout, COP30 Belém
🦋 Organizado por Global Citizens Assembly
🌍 89% of citizens worldwide demand stronger government action on climate change.
But any change - including ambitious climate policy - can only succeed if it’s rooted in public legitimacy and collective ownership. Citizens must have a seat at the table and be co-creators of global solutions.
As the Climate COP opened on Monday in Belém, we and our partners call for a permanent Citizens’ Track that puts people at the heart of global governance. Democracy International is proud to be a member of the coalition for Global Citizens' Assemblies, making the just transition and citizens' active role a reality.
📘 Read more in the new report by the ISWE Foundation. /static/62a07d8782577371ac3b5050/t/68d1052ae904d73b0b59fee4/1758528810926/A+Citizens%27+Track+as+COP30+Legacy.pdf
📣 How can we bring citizens’ voices into local decision-making?
Join this interactive workshop to explore how community assemblies can empower citizens. Through storytelling, group planning, and hands-on design, participants will learn how to imagine, build, and launch their own assemblies.
🗓️ Monday, November 10th
🕛 6:00-7:00 PM
⭐️ Presented by Global Citizens’ Assembly, Assemblis, and Iswe Foundation
📍 Climate Live Entertainment + Culture Pavilion at the COP30 Blue Zone
🔗 If you have a Blue Zone badge, book your spot on our Luma page: luma.com/wheuh6l3
Our speaker Valeria Colunga at the UN Summit of the Future in New York discusses how Citizens Assemblies can help decision makers in unpredictable times.
If you'd like to be a part, join the coalition for the Global Citizens Assembly @gca_coalition !
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@diegocasaes at The UN Summit of the Future discussing the value of the citizens assembly at the upcoming COP30 in Brazil
If you'd like to be a part, join the coalition for the Global Citizens Assembly @gca_coalition !
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At the UN Summit of the Future we heard from Aishwarya explaining how people can get involved in the Global Citizens Assembly.
If you'd like to be a part, join the coalition for the Global Citizens Assembly @gca_coalition !
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#unga #COP30 #democracy #climatejustice
Aish Machani, Advocacy Co-Lead at ISWE spoke at the on New York Summit of the Future:
🎙️ *"For the Global Citizens Assembly to have an impact, we need all of you. Impact at COP30 is vital if we want a permanent global citizens’ assembly for people and planet."*
**What can you do?** Find out more about joining the Coalition for a Global Citizens' Assembly and how you can help shape its future. Your involvement is key to making this vision a reality.
Join the @gca_coalition mailing list to keep up to date with updates in the run up to COP30 and beyond!
If you are a journalist, contact [email protected] for press updates
#GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30 #PeopleAndPlanet #JoinTheCoalition #TakeAction #ClimateAction
At the UN Summit of the Future we also heard from Dr. Tollulah Oni, Clinical Professor of Global Public Health &Sustainable Urban Development @cambridgeuniversity
🎙️ *"We need local expression of the global—local needs driving global action, and localizing global commitments. The Assembly's power is in its network of community assemblies."*
The GCA isn't just about climate—it's about **wellbeing**. *"We now know that when we act on climate, we act on health."*
There’s a real chance for the Assembly to challenge and correct the power imbalances embedded in our systems.
*"The Assembly’s value lies not just in creating a global policy framework, but in building social cohesion, trust, and peace."*
Join the @gca_coalition mailing list to keep up to date with updates in the run up to COP30 and beyond!
#GlobalCitizensAssembly #LocalToGlobal #Wellbeing #SocialCohesion #ClimateAction #PowerBalance
At the UN Summit of the Future we heard from Rich Wilson, ISWE's CEO, on the power of self-determination and the Global Citizens' Assembly (GCA):
🎙️ *"Self-determination is an ancient idea found in all cultures, but now, with modern technology, it's more possible than ever."*
This isn’t just about putting pressure on governments. It’s about creating a platform for collective action and negotiating our future together.
In the last five years, over 200 climate assemblies have emerged globally. The GCA aims to connect these efforts into a lasting, coherent movement that goes beyond COP30.
*"Imagine live data showing what citizens truly think about climate negotiations in real time. It could transform the way we approach global challenges."*
By 2030, we hope to see 10 million people involved, creating a new model of global governance.
Join the @gca_coalition mailing list to keep up to date with updates in the run up to COP30 and beyond!
#GCA #ClimateAssemblies #GlobalGovernance #COP30
On the 23rd of September at the UN Summit of the Future, we heard from @anaatoni , Brazil's National Secretary for Climate Change
"We have a lot of expectations for COP30, but we need to hear from people on what they want - what is our common goal?" “Thinking about preparing for COP30, the first and perhaps most important thing to do is mobilising locally... “We need to listen to the people on what they want from COP30.”
Join the @gca_coalition mailing list to keep up to date with updates in the run up to COP30 and beyond!
#GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30 #CollectiveAction #PeoplePower #ClimateAction #Governance #GlobalVoices
Valeria Colunga, Executive Strategy Officer at Southern Voice, spoke at our Global Citizens’ Assembly launch event at the New York Summit of the Future:
"As geopolitical tensions have worsened, the voice of citizens has been squeezed out, making it harder for governments to hold firm on climate agreements." 🌱
"People power isn't a substitute for intergovernmental processes, but it enriches the way we do business, equipping the international system to tackle today’s complex challenges." 🙌
That’s why advocates like Valeria are excited by Brazil’s commitment to make the Assembly part of COP30 in 2025. 🇧🇷
"The Summit of the Future provides a shaky foundation, but the GCA can begin a new chapter—one that puts citizens at the heart of governance." 🗣️
This is a chance to listen to the voices bearing the greatest risks in global crises. 💬
Join the @gca_coalition mailing list to keep up to date with updates in the run up to COP30 and beyond!
#GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30 #CollectiveAction #PeoplePower #ClimateAction #Governance #GlobalVoices
