Agora

To achieve this objective, Agora decided to stand in the regional elections in May 2019 in the Brussels-Capital Region. Thanks to the trust of 3629 Brussels voters, the movement won one seat in the Brussels Parliament. Agora is now organising a Brussels Citizens' Assembly, made up of 89 Brussels residents drawn by lot, whose proposals are then shar... ed in Parliament by the elected spokesperson. At the same time, Agora works within parliament on participative democracy in general, with the particular aim of establishing the Assembly as a more permanent institution. Through the assembly, Agora hopes to encourage the implementation of true citizen democracy. In addition to its legislative efforts, the Assembly also serves as a tool to inspire better representation, encourage debate and discussion, and increase participation, throughout the whole of society. The Brussels Citizens' Assembly (BCA) is an assembly consisting of 89 citizens drawn by lot. This sample is statistically representative of the population in terms of age, gender and level of education. This Assembly seeks to be deliberative, since the participants have different opinions, and are encouraged to share these, allowing ideas to develop and evolve. Finally, the system is participatory in the sense that every Brussels resident has a real chance to actively participate in the decision-making process. The second cycle was organised during the first semester of 2021. It was the first reactive cycle, and here the assembly formulated a position regarding the proposals dealt with in the committees of the Brussels parliament. Due to the pandemic, this cycle took place mainly on an online platform and via videoconference. The third cycle will take place from 9 October 2021 and will again be a proactive cycle. The assemblists from the first and second cycle decided that the theme for this cycle will be work and employment. Apart from the presentations and debates with the experts, the entire cycle will take place face-to-face, as far as possible Covid ...Read More