Indivisible Aurora, Illinois Alliance for Reentry & Justice, and Black Alliance for Peace with the financial support of REFORM Alliance have launched a participatory democracy hub in Aurora, IL. Currently, local legislation is driven by politically connected organizations and people. Entire communities are excluded from any input in the legislative process, which constitutes the feedback, ideation, and creation of laws. The hub attempts to change this by establishing a participatory democracy hub in Aurora, IL that will empower the community to play an active role in local democracy.
The hub participatory democracy practice includes:
Political Education (PoliEd) Events
9/24/2023, 10/1/2023, 10/15/2023, 10/22/2023 & 1/14/2024
Community events
11/2/2023 Film Screening of Beyond Walls
12/7/2023 Film Screening of No Cop Academy; and
1/27/2024 People’s Movement Assembly