Assembly DAys

What YOU will be doing

At the online Assembly events you will:

1. Start getting a general understanding of the topic and understanding why the councils have called the Citizens' Assembly

2. Go into more depth on the topic of '15-minute Neighbourhood' - such as finding out what this means, what can be done and some of the barriers that might need to be addressed

3. Getting into the detail of what this means for Newham - what is already happening? What are the opportunities? Thinking about the future of Newham and what is needed.

4. Turning your ideas into actions

5. Refining your actions and making recommendations to the council.

What will you Produce?

1. Your initial hopes and fears

2. Your initial thoughts about what '15-minute Neighbourhood' means to you?

3. Questions for speakers and review their answers

4. Exploring what 15-minute Neighbourhoods in the Borough would look like

5. Creating a long list of ideas

6. Deciding what actions need to happen

7. Thinking about who is best to do to what

8. Thinking about who needs to be involved

9. Saying why you think these actions are important

10. Producing a final set of recommendations

11. Creating your '15-minute Neighbourhood' report - which will state all your recommendations and share all the work that the Assembly has done.

12. Provide thoughts and suggestions to Newham Council on future 'Standing' Assembly events and how this can connect with the work and participants of this Citizen Assembly.

What will happen on the day?

Times

Saturdays will have two sessions - a morning session (running from 10:00-12:30) and an afternoon session (running from 14:00-16:30). Sundays will have one session in the morning (running from 10:00-12:30)

Please make sure you join at least 15 mins before the start time so we can register you and make sure all the tech is working.

What to expect

Each assembly day will have a mixture of talks and presentations, discussions and activities. Sometimes we will be together as a whole group, other times we will be working in smaller 'breakout' groups.

A plan for each day of the Assembly will be made available before the start of each day, and can be found on the relevant page:

• Day one - is where we start, with welcomes and an introduction to the topic. We explore the question with a focus on walking and cycling

• Day two - is where we look at problems and opportunities within how everyday services are accessed

• Day three - will be a tour in person, to experience what a 15 minute neighbourhood means

• Day four - will focus on all topic areas - walking and cycling, accessing every day services, shopping and work - hearing from experts and people who will share their lived experience

• Day five - will look at future thinking, innovation and turning ideas into proposals

• Day six - will concentrate on testing and refining proposals

• Day seven - will be all about preparing and making recommendations to the Council