School of Cities Lecture: Assembling Change

How can cities and citizens collaborate to solve our most complex challenges? What is the current state of civil discourse? Can we find common ground and make decisions together through facilitated deliberation? If so, which role can technology play?

Join the University of Toronto’s School of Cities on June 18th for a public discussion on these topics featuring two School of Cities Urbanists-in-Residence – Zahra Ebrahim (Monumental Projects) and Daniel Fusca (City of Toronto) – along with James MacDonald-Nelson (DemocracyNext) and Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou (MIT Center for Constructive Communication) and with moderation by Seher Shafiq.

Learn how communities worldwide are breaking through polarization to make collective decisions on the most pressing urban challenges with citizens’ assemblies, sortition, and technology playing a key role. An essential conversation for anyone interested in learning about new pathways for meaningful civic engagement and the future of democracy in our cities.