The Travelling Assembly

[Please note this latest version was made public on 25 May 2025, after the final meeting (Collegamento esterno) of the 2024/25 pilot Assembly]

Principle: Care is empathy, communication, equality and action. It is an act of giving and receiving between people, from people to institutions, and from institutions back to people. To care is to act to fulfill the needs of others, and it starts with listening to each other and be-listened, just like democracy starts with caring for and about each other. Too often in crisis public authorities and bureaucracies seem not to care about people, acting on the basis of utilitarian values instead of empathy. Care culture, emotional awareness, and bodily experience must be at the heart of a resilient and healthy democracy.