Introducing the citizens' assembly.
An opening meeting with no workload. Participants received a shared informational basis — who convened it, what a citizens' assembly is, how the process works and what is expected of them.
What was addressed at the introduction
- 01
What a citizens' assembly is
Experience from Ireland, France and Belgium. How the process works and why it makes sense.
- 02
How the initiative arose in Prague 1
Who convened the assembly, why from below and how the council relates to it.
- 03
The Sustainable Development Strategy as a map
Petr Hejma, as the guarantor of the Sustainable Development Strategy of Prague 1, handed this public document to the initiative as an official background — not as a commission, but as a guiding framework the topic is chosen from. The initiative remains bottom‑up and independent.
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Rules, ethics and compensation
What is expected of participants, how we protect their data and how we value them.
RECORDING AND MATERIALS
What is available from the opening meeting.
A recording of the live stream from Tyršův dům. We are preparing a detailed transcript and the opening presentation for the library.
WHAT CAME NEXT
After the introduction came the choice of topic.
The first meeting was followed by a working weekend on 10–11 April 2026, where participants themselves chose the topic that the assembly would focus on.