The Promise of Citizen Assemblies for Civic Health
A lecture by Marjan Ehsassi, Executive Director - FIDE North America
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Time
5-7 p.m.
Location
Wisconsin Idea Room, Pyle Center
Description
This lecture will provide an overview of the citizen assembly model of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy (“FIDE”), illustrations of FIDE’s deployment of their model across North America and the world, and findings associated with the impacts of this model.
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Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email mgwong4@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, April 14, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.