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A NEW DEMOCRATIC FUTURE IS POSSIBLE

Bringing Civic Assemblies 
to Los Angeles

Civic Assemblies draw on the city’s creativity, diversity, and participatory spirit to re-imagine democracy, putting people at the center of governance.

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Why are democracies around the
globe turning to civic assemblies?

Why Los Angeles?

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Los Angeles is a vibrant, creative metropolis whose many strengths could lead it to become a more representative, equitable, and responsive democracy.

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Yet structural barriers stand in the way of this future: Systemic Underepresentation; Regulatory Capture, Exclusionary Public Input.

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A civic assembly brings people from all walks together—Los Angeles in one room—and gives them the tools to find smart, often unexpected solutions.

Click here to learn one way PDLA is catalyzing civic assemblies in Los Angeles

Upcoming and Recent Events

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Mini Assembly

at ICA LA

December 13, 2025

10am - 5pm

Institute of Contemporary Art LA

Register by November 18th, 2025.

 

CLICK TO REGISTER

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In-Person Model Civic Assembly Exercise in Culver City

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PAST EVENT

Saturday, June 7, 1–4pm

Culver City •  BraverAngels

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What If the People Governed? How Civic Assemblies Can Change Everything

 

PAST EVENT

April 29, 7p - 8p PDT

7:00 PM 8:00 PM

"The trouble is that we keep the public on the sidelines. The greatest asset this country has, we keep benched."

Peter MacLeod, Principal, Mass LBP

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