Sortition Foundation

10/03/2026

If democracy is to work, ordinary people must have a far stronger voice in the big decisions that shape our future. One way forward would be a Citizens’ Assembly on intergenerational equity, bringing together a representative group of Australians to deliberate on how wealth, opportunity and responsibility should be shared across society.

Sortition Foundation's Co-Head of Democratic Lottery Services in Australia Dr Sonia Randhawa will be speaking at this online event on Saturday
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tax-wealth-not-work-launch-2?source=direct_link&

30/01/2026

Could deliberative democracy solve many of the problems posed by social media companies and AI?

Assemblies can bridge the gap between people being treated as voters and consumers

29/01/2026

We're hiring... Could you be Sortition Foundation's Junior Organiser in Greater Manchester?
https://www.sortitionfoundation.org/hiring_junior_organiser

27/01/2026

What's Andy Burnham's legacy for democracy in Greater Manchester? How about a Citizens' Assembly, bringing together ordinary people from across the region and giving everyone a chance at a seat at the table?

18/12/2025

The corrupting influence of the Ring of Power. Let's replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens, brought together in fellowship, like a jury. Sign the petition today: www.858.org.uk/house-of-citizens-petition

10/12/2025

At the end of November Sortition Foundation brought together EU-level deliberative democracy practitioners, recruiters, organisers of European Citizens Panels and other deliberative democracy organisations.

The workshop was to assess the current practice of democratic lotteries and collaboratively shape the OpenDLP platform, a tool being developed by the Sortition Foundation, to support recruitment and management of transnational and local Citizens’ Assemblies.

Learn more about this 2-day workshop on our blog.

Change Politics: Upgrade Democracy Now!

04/12/2025

Who do you think should appoint the board that selects the BBC director general? A citizens' assembly or politicians?
https://www.858.org.uk/bbc_poll

14/11/2025

Donate now to upgrade our broken politics: Scrap the House of Lords, Citizens' Assemblies now!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/scrap-the-lords-citizens-assemblies-now

13/11/2025

Let’s bridge community divides and tackle the issues people care about most. Join Danny in supporting our campaign for a rolling citizens’ assembly in Greater Manchester – step 1 of a UK-wide political upgrade.

Join and donate at www.858.org.uk/pledge