MASS LBP

06/09/2023

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/citizens-author-jon-alexander-in-conversation-with-chim-alao-tickets-651019335357

We're throwing open the doors of MASS HQ to host a conversation with our friend Jon Alexander. Please join us!

05/27/2019

How about this: Join MASS LBP founder Peter MacLeod at Impact Hub Ottawa on Wednesday, May 29, as he speaks with Dr. Jane Suiter about how 99 randomly selected citizens in the Irish Citizens’ Assembly found broad consensus to change the nation’s political life.

Join us in this week. RSVP today.

** Change of location: This event will now take place at Impact Hub at 123 Slater, and not the Public Policy Forum.** Join us for a special talk with Dr. Jane Suiter in conversation with MASS LBP Principal Peter MacLeod Three years ago, ninety-nine randomly selected citizens from across Ireland met....

03/26/2019

Reminder: Fellowship Applications are due this Wednesday, March 27th.

Reference letters are due on Friday, March 29th.

The Gosbee Fellowship introduces recent graduates, students, and young professionals to the work MASS does to develop smarter policies and more constructive and inclusive politics.

02/20/2019

Join us on Thursday, March 14 from 6-8pm in Toronto at Ben McNally Books to celebrate the launch of David Moscrop's new book! Learn more & register here: https://moscroptoronto.eventbrite.ca

02/14/2019

Are you a recent graduate, student, or young professional interested in public policy? Applications are now open for the Summer 2019 Gosbee Fellowship!

Learn more and apply: https://www.masslbp.com/gosbee-fellowship/

01/29/2019

Tickets are going fast! Join us Wednesday, February 6 at Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto.

Why are people more relaxed and at ease with each other in some countries than others? Why do we worry so much about what others think of us and often feel social life is a stressful performance? Why is mental illness three times as common in the USA as in Germany? Why is the American dream more of....

01/17/2019

So you want to run a Citizens' Assembly, eh?

Here is our practical process guide on how to randomly invite and then randomly select regular people to participate in national Citizens' Assemblies, local Residents' Panels, or Policy Juries. The process is fair, representative, and robust. We like to call it a Civic Lottery.

Guide Link: http://bit.ly/2syrTE8 (PDF)

01/08/2019

Tickets are going fast for this event. Get yours today!

Why are people more relaxed and at ease with each other in some countries than others? Why do we worry so much about what others think of us and often feel social life is a stressful performance? Why is mental illness three times as common in the USA as in Germany? Why is the American dream more of....

12/21/2018

Come join our team! We’re adding two new project coordinators and a writer/researcher to our team beginning February 1, 2019. Deadline to apply is Jan 13, 2019.

We’re seeking great candidates who have the qualities and skills necessary to help us build our practice and raise our game as we work to strengthen public sector strategy, citizen engagement and democratic governance. At MASS, our goal is to see that more people have a hand in shaping the policie...

12/06/2018

Reminder: The Gosbee Fellowship application deadline is coming up on December 12.