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== <big>Planning your Assembly</big>==

== <big>Planning your Assembly</big>==

===<big>01 Register your assembly</big>===

===<big><span style="color:#8EA9B6">01</span> Register your assembly</big>===

Register your assembly at [https://globalassembly.org/register globalassembly.org/register], so we know it's happening and can offer you support and updates.

Register your assembly at [https://globalassembly.org/register globalassembly.org/register], so we know it's happening and can offer you support and updates.

===<big>02 Choose your assembly length</big>===

===<big><span style="color:38EA9B6">02</span> Choose your assembly length</big>===

You can design your own assembly timeframe or use the template plans for 3-hour and 8-hour assemblies. See the Assembly session plans in section 6.  

You can design your own assembly timeframe or use the template plans for 3-hour and 8-hour assemblies. See the Assembly session plans in section 6.  

If you’d like to mirror the Core Assembly process and run a 10-day Community Assembly, please email us at[Mailto:community@globalassembly.org community@globalassembly.org]

If you’d like to mirror the Core Assembly process and run a 10-day Community Assembly, please email us at[Mailto:community@globalassembly.org community@globalassembly.org]

===<big>03 Decide when and where to have your assembly</big>===

===<big><span style="color:#8EA9B6">03</span> Decide when and where to have your assembly</big>===

'''Online or in person?''' Will you run your Community Assembly online, in person, or a hybrid of the two? If online, will anyone be excluded due to interrupted electricity or internet access? Be mindful that hybrid events are a little more complex, so will need extra planning.  

'''Online or in person?''' Will you run your Community Assembly online, in person, or a hybrid of the two? If online, will anyone be excluded due to interrupted electricity or internet access? Be mindful that hybrid events are a little more complex, so will need extra planning.  

'''Find out if your participants have any particular needs.''' For example, there may be disabilities you need to adapt your Assembly for.

'''Find out if your participants have any particular needs.''' For example, there may be disabilities you need to adapt your Assembly for.

===<big>04 Recruit participants</big>===

===<big><span style="color:#8EA9B6">04</span> Recruit participants</big>===

'''Ensure diversity.''' Invite participants who are diverse in age, gender and education level, and try to recruit people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Reach out to members of groups who tend to experience discrimination.   

'''Ensure diversity.''' Invite participants who are diverse in age, gender and education level, and try to recruit people from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Reach out to members of groups who tend to experience discrimination.   

'''Remind registrants your event is happening.''' We suggest doing so one week and then again one day before the event.   

'''Remind registrants your event is happening.''' We suggest doing so one week and then again one day before the event.   

===<big>05 Prepare your event well in advance</big>===

===<big><span style="color:#8EA9B6">05</span> Prepare your event well in advance</big>===

====<big>Get the learning resources</big>====

====<big>Get the learning resources</big>====

#Have fun. A sense of humour always makes things work more smoothly

#Have fun. A sense of humour always makes things work more smoothly

===<big>06 Tell people about your assembly</big>===

===<big><span style="color:#8EA9B6">06</span> Tell people about your assembly</big>===

Inspire people around the world by sharing stories about your event.

Inspire people around the world by sharing stories about your event.