Sortition Foundation

Transform politics. Upgrade democracy now!

We want #sortition, where groups of everyday people, selected by democratic lottery, make the decisions.

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Could deliberative democracy solve many of the problems posed by social media companies and AI?
https://t.co/KYshZIR4z4

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What's Andy Burnham's legacy for democracy in Greater Manchester? How about a Citizens' Assembly, bringing together ordinary people from across the region and giving everyone a chance for seat at the table?

#UKPolitics #DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #Citizens

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Would Keir Starmer resist the corrupting influence of the Ring of Power? Watch to find out. 💍👇
Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: https://t.co/AJsQMC4BzK

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: https://t.co/rrET9F4FIK

#UKPolitics #HouseOfLords #Parody #Satire

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Recently Sortition Foundation brought together EU-level deliberative democracy practitioners for a workshop to assess the current practice of democratic lotteries and help shape the new OpenDLP platform.
Learn more about this 2-day workshop on our blog:
https://t.co/NFNbSFH2xG

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Who do you think should appoint the board that selects the BBC director general? A citizens' assembly or politicians? ⁠
https://t.co/S57vo0pnNf⁠
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#UKPolitics #BBC #Democracy⁠
Video credit @restispolitics

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Who do you trust? Politicians or ordinary people?
https://t.co/OB1ePGEkJG

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Let’s bridge community divides and tackle the issues people care about most. Join @dhnnjyn in supporting our campaign for a rolling citizens’ assembly in Greater Manchester – step 1 of a UK-wide political upgrade.

Join and donate at https://t.co/udZOGS8d5J

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Can you imagine tolerance and trust in politics? We and @AnthonyBarnett (@openDemocracy ) can!

Join the movement to replace the Lords with a House of Citizens by pledging⁠ your support today: https://t.co/udZOGS8d5J

#Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics

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https://t.co/OB1ePGEkJG

[Hugh Pope @Hugh_Pope]

If you want to feel some constructive hope – not despair at the electoral (and over-entitled) systems that produce our floundering governments – take a closer look at this important campaign from @SortitionNow!

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“America in One Room” : A few years ago a representative sample of 500+ US citizens came together to discuss politics, and many of them left that room transformed.
Join the movement to bridge divides and bring people back together https://t.co/udZOGS8d5J

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The rising tide of citizens’ assemblies shows the way for political transformation and Ekaterina agrees!

Join the movement NOW for a House of Citizens by pledging⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb

#deliberativedemocracy #democracy #CitizensAssembly #ukpolitics

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

What do #Britain and #Iran have in common?

It’s time to scrap the Lords and replace it with a permanent, rolling #citizensassembly now!

JOIN the movement to upgrade our #democracy by pledging⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS8d5J

#DeliberativeDemocracy #UKPolitics

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We agree @Hugh_Pope ! Let’s upgrade politics for the 21st century with permanent and powerful citizens��� assemblies!

Join the movement NOW by pledging⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS8d5J

#DeliberativeDemocracy #Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics

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Did you know? Scotland’s first citizens’ assembly called overwhelmingly for a House of Citizens to be created in Scotland - it's our inspiration for replacing the Lords with a House of Citizens.
Pledge⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb
https://t.co/eBRNUppNlb

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EXPLAINED in 2 minutes: How we can fix our broken politics with a #HouseOfCitizens (a permanent and powerful #CitizensAssembly).

Join the movement TODAY to upgrade our #democracy for the 21st century.⁠ Pledge⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb

https://t.co/82G5Kzf7Zc

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

If only we could *trust* those making the decisions about how we live together!⁠ Luckily there is a way: with a permanent and powerful #CitizensAssembly.

Join the movement TODAY to upgrade our #democracy for the 21st century.⁠ Pledge⁠ your support at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

Amazing to get support from @Keke_Thom as we #CrowdFund to fix our broken politics with permanent and powerful regional assemblies and replace the out-of-touch #HouseOfLords with a #HouseOfCitizens. THANKS!

Support us at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb

#Democracy #CitizensAssembly

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Thanks so much @MarineTanguyArt from @MTArtAgency for your support as we #CrowdFund to #GrowTheMovement to upgrade democracy by replacing the House of Lords with a House of Citizens.

Support us at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb

#Democracy #CitizensAssembly #UKPolitics

[Sortition Foundation @SortitionNow]

As we #crowdfund to #GrowTheMovement for permanent and powerful citizens’ assemblies, here's our Shocking Fact 9 about #UKPolitics and the #HouseOfLords. Scrap the Lords! Citizens’ Assemblies now! Support us at https://t.co/udZOGS7Fgb
#HouseOfLords #CitizensAssembly