Starting out

Design

by Jake Rayson/ on 05 Jul 2023

Possible Senedd backing? Contact Jane Davidson
Constraint on space 10m x 15m
Space for furnishings to move around, to accommodate diverse needs (Radical Inclusion pillar)
Lightweight robust movable seating. Can have it as amphitheatre, then move them to individual breakout groups:
Move according to the needs of everyone being able to have clear lines of vision and hearing
3 phases of the assembly
1. Intro,
2. Breakout discussions / decision prioritisation
3. Plenary - gather ideas & suggestions, then prioritise for sharing
Outputs could be quantifiable outputs, measured on graph (eg Climate Anxiety Scale)
Outputs if they are decisions and recommendations are then shared at or after the process.
Trust The People running free online Community Assembly course in September
XR Choosing Our Future With Community Assemblies
Infrastructure
- John Little approach of varied growing medium, build in complexity of habitat.
- Infrastructure needs consideration of assembly and dis-assembly and moving to another location after RHS.
Liaising with speakers eg
- Dave Goulson - Bumble Bee Conservation Trust
- Cleeve West – homeless garden creator
Need support with facilitators and to promote training to get practice in regularly in advance
The XR Gardeners will be pulling together a list of experts for local groups to draw on

Wildlife and forest garden
- Creating habitat for wildlife, by building in structural complexity (ie nooks and crannies!) into the garden infrastructure (paths, hedging, growing material, seating, pillars etc). #
- Diversity of native plants and wild flowers, to support larval stages of inverterbrates, as insects are the backbone of the ecosystem.
- Growing perennial edible crops that are resilient to climate changes, which also highlights the need for agriculture to change (ie toward agroforestry, away from energy intensive farming)
Possible topics: gardening in a climate crisis, industrialised horticulture, peat compost, native plants, perennial crops, community gardens, mass extinctions, resilient gardens, community gardens…

Hope as a working name

Had a chat with Beth, I think Hope is a better working name than Crisis.