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Another Way, by Lawrence Lessig
S5E26: Lifeboats: Jon Stever
Feb 20, 2024
An exploration of a global citizen assembly addressing climate crises through innovative methods, diverse representation, and collaborative decision-making. The podcast delves into the challenges and successes of forming a diverse assembly, developing proposals for a sustainable future, and empowering global citizens to take climate action. Reflecting on personal histories and environmental data, the conversation reimagines governance and democracy for a global future.
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- Creating a global citizens assembly in 2020 aimed to address climate crises beyond national boundaries.
- Utilizing sortition and a global location lottery ensured diverse representation in the assembly discussions.
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Initiating a Global Citizens Assembly on Climate Crisis
In the midst of the 2020 pandemic, John Stever embarked on creating a global citizens assembly dedicated to addressing the climate and ecological crises at a species level, beyond national boundaries. With idealism and support from partners globally, this groundbreaking initiative aimed to reimagine global governance by amplifying ordinary voices and incorporating collective intelligence. The interconnectedness highlighted by the pandemic provided the impetus to design a radical democratic experiment, leading to the innovative concept of a global lottery for assembly membership.
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