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Landed in Rio some days ago for the @participedia.bsky.social School on Democratic Innovations with Traditional and Indigenous Communities.

We are hosting two public roundtables next week, on decolonising knowledge production, and on intersectional leadership.

Come by if you’re around!

🌎☀️ Here we go! Follow along from July 27-31 to hear all about the school's programming! Thank you to all who made this possible!

🌎☀️ ¡Allá vamos! ¡Síguenos del 27 al 31 de julio para conocer toda la programación de la escuela! ¡Gracias a todos los que lo han hecho posible!

🌎☀️ Vamos lá! Acompanhe de 27 a 31 de julho para saber tudo sobre a programação da escola! Obrigado a todos que tornaram isso possível!

📣 Reminder for TMRW’s event - join us!

“National Indigenous History Month in Canada is a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.”
#NIHM2025

Participedia A global crowdsourcing platform for researchers, activists, practitioners, and anyone interested in public participation and democratic innovations.

🔸 Click here to learn more about Participedia School: participedia.net/participedia...

🔸 And stay tuned for live updates from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 27-31!

Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America Join us for the public virtual roundtable discussion of Participedia School on Democratic Innovations in Latin America.

🔸 Click here to register for NEXT WEEK’s public virtual roundtable school kickoff: www.eventbrite.ca/e/re-imagini...

✨ For the last spotlight of #NIHM, check out our upcoming Participedia School on Democratic Innovations in Latin America!

All Indigenous people are united in their fight for collective resistance, climate justice, and land sovereignty. Let’s do our part to uplift these voices.

Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America Join us for the public virtual roundtable discussion of Participedia School on Democratic Innovations in Latin America.

🔸 Click here to register for NEXT WEEK’s public virtual roundtable school kickoff: www.eventbrite.ca/e/re-imagini...

We have an exciting announcement from our partner, @participedia.bsky.social!

Participedia is announcing the opening session of Participedia School on Democratic Innovations, “Re-Imagining Democracy in Latin America: Voices from Indigenous, Quilombola, and Traditional Communities”!

UNDP & People Powered: Civic Tech In the Age of AI — People Powered How can digital tools, particularly AI and civic tech, be harnessed to expand civic space, foster democratic resilience, and ensure that digital governance serves the collective good?

📣 Reminder for TMRW’s webinar!

Join @undp.org and @peoplepowered.org for the first session of a global webinar series on civic tech and digital innovation. 👀

📆 June 24, 2025
⏰ 9am EDT | 3pm CEST
📍 Virtual via Zoom

Click the 🔗 to register and learn more!
www.peoplepowered.org/events-conte...

🔸 Click here to check out one of their Participedia cases on the struggle of the Adivasi in India ➡️ participedia.net/case/13432

“National Indigenous History Month in Canada is a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.”
#NIHM2025

🔸 Click here to check out their Participedia case on the fight of the Smangus in Taiwan ➡️ participedia.net/case/13596

🔸 Click here to check out their iskwewuk e-wichiwitochik Participedia case ➡️ participedia.net/case/13457?l...

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✨ For our third #NIHM highlight, we are very excited to introduce Participedia’s Indigenous Rights Research Cluster! ✨

👋 Please join us in saying a big hello to the 11 members and associates, and check out the images below to learn a bit more about them, and the work they do. ☺️

@peoplepowered.org, #extituto, #ufv, @ualberta.bsky.social, #alacip, #fcrb, #anpocs, @democracyintl.bsky.social, @cienciapolitica.bsky.social, #aic, and #coady. 👏

✨ This event is brought to you in collaboration with: @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social, @ufmgbr.bsky.social, @umontreal.ca, @concordiau.bsky.social, @torontomet.bsky.social, @unirio-oficial.bsky.social, @memorialu.bsky.social, #acquilerj, #opc, #der, @internationalidea.bsky.social...

🌎 How are grassroots democratic practices reshaping political participation across Latin America?

📚 Join us in TWO WEEKS for the opening virtual keynote of #ParticipediaSchoolBrazil, as we explore this question, among many more.

Click here to register! ⬇️
www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-pu...

Last week we were delighted to welcome our long-time collaborator and dear friend @lucyjparry.bsky.social from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social ‪& @participedia.bsky.social project to our Centre & University of Canberra for a series of seminars and meetings!

Many thanks to Lucy for the inspiring time!

🚨 Event alert!

Join @unisouthampton.bsky.social's Centre for Democratic Futures for Reimagining Democratic Politics, a research symposium on democratic thought and practice. 👏

📆 July 3-4, 2025
⏰ All day
📍 Hybrid

Click the 🔗 below to register and learn more!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cdf-sympos...

Thanks for recommending When the Pine Needles Fall! 🌲

🔸 Mohawk Interruptus: Political Life across the Borders of Settler States, by Audra Simpson

"National Indigenous History Month in Canada is a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.”

#NIHM2025

🔸 Research Is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods, by Shawn Wilson
🔸 I Will Live for Both of Us: A History of Colonialism, Uranium Mining, and Inuit Resistance, by Joan Scottie, Warren Bernauer, and Jack Hicks

🔸 The Lubicon Lake Nation: Indigenous Knowledge and Power, by Dawn Martin-Hill
🔸 When the Pine Needles Fall: Indigenous Acts of Resistance, by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton
🔸 Drawing Out Law: A Spirit’s Guide, by John Borrows

📚 Book Recommendations 📚

For #NIHM2025, check out these book recommendations on democracy, law, and history, all written by Indigenous authors. We strive to do our part in uplifting Indigenous voices, knowledge, and research not only during NIHM, but always.

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Grappling with “Good Enough”: Selection and Recruitment of Citizens for a Global Citizens’ Assembly By Reema Patel and Claire Mellier, Iswe Foundation

📣 Publication alert!

Check out “Grappling with “Good Enough”: Selection and Recruitment of Citizens for a Global Citizens’ Assembly”, a piece by Reema Patel and Claire Mellier of @iswe-foundation.bsky.social, about our April 23 co-convened workshop. ⬇️

participediaproject.medium.com/grappling-wi...

Grappling with “Good Enough”: Rethinking How We Select Citizens for a Global Assembly | Iswe — Iswe Who gets to represent humanity? This article explores the tensions, trade-offs, and democratic dilemmas in selecting participants for a truly global Citizens’ Assembly.

In collaboration with @participedia.bsky.social we convened an online event that brought together over 100 participants to consider what citizen selection and recruitment could look like for the Global Citizens' Assembly for COP30 and beyond.

You can now read our summary:
iswe.org/blog/selecti...

Their work underscores the importance of turning to Indigenous political engagement to challenge and transform democratic processes that sustain white settler-colonial governance.

🔸 Click here to learn more about iskwewuk e-wichiwitochik ⬇️

www.facebook.com/groups/56461...

iskwewuk e-wichiwitochik reminds us that Indigenous-led collective action is essential to dismantling the interlocking systems of oppression that perpetuate violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.