THE ORBITAL Tracking the emergent movement for planetary systems governance

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Sortition Foundation

The Assemblies

UK-based organisation promoting and running citizens' assemblies selected by sortition (random selection), having facilitated over 100 stratified random selections for democratic bodies.

Projects (1)

858 Project

A campaign by the Sortition Foundation to replace the UK House of Lords with a House of Citizens — 858 randomly selected members of the public who reflect the full diversity of the British population. Part of a wider push to embed sortition into formal democratic institutions.

Events (3)

Democracy R&D Conference 2025

Annual conference bringing together global experts exploring how deliberative democracy can drive systemic change. Belgium chosen as birthplace of institutionalized citizens assemblies.

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