Lansing Peoples Assembly

2510 North Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard,Lansing MI 48906

23 May, 2023

Description

Lansing People's Assembly is a community-driven process for deeper civic engagement in government decision-making. ​We learned the people’s assembly model from the People’s Advocacy Institute, who have successfully implemented it in Jackson, MS. We encourage you to learn more about the process in our sister city Jackson and dream with us about how the process can support transformation in Lansing. Our Priorities 1)Defund the police and invest the money in community organizations. 2)Ensure livable wages for all to meet basic needs without worry. 3)Divert funds to community programs and mental health help (preventative measures). These are the top priorities named and ranked by Lansing community members, which have guided our work together forward. The first Lansing People’s Assembly took place on July 18, 2020. Participants responded to the following questions during breakout group conversations: What does safety mean to you? When you imagine safety, what does it look and feel like? How will you know when you are safe? What do you think will be important for our city to do to achieve collective safety? What systems need to be improved? What else needs to happen? Key themes were compiled into a list of more than 80 ideas and actions for change. The community then ranked the ideas and actions that are most important to them. Click link below for survey results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1br8J02WXcYSd1K6HbizmNpj6yCWTSwnd/view