International Network of Sortition Advocates presents

Posted on January 24, 2026 by richwbrown

Towards a Peoples’ Assembly for Europe

Progress & Future

Democratic Odyssey believes that creating a permanent, transnational and traveling Peoples’ Assembly for Europe can future-proof decision-making and amplify collective intelligence. A pilot assembly began in Athens in September 2024 and concluded in Vienna in May 2025 completing the first cycle of the Democratic Odyssey.

Join Ondrej Gavura, an Austrian sortition advocate and one of the members of the Vienna assembly, as he presents an overview of the project and next steps for Democratic Odyssey. Ondrej will also include an explanation of the Venetian voting process and how it could be used to select future seats on the board of the European Peoples’ Council.

About the Speaker: Ondrej Gavura is a telecommunications engineer who became an advocate for democratic reform after observing Austrian society being split apart over the national presidential elections in 2016. He is currently a board member of the European People’s Council that evolved from the Democratic Odyssey. He is a finance officer at G!LT, the society to promote open democracy; one of the founders on the DACH Ballottino group for sortition based politics; and part of the coordination group of the International Network of Sortition Advocates.

Date: Sunday, 1 February 2026

Monday, 2 February – Australia & Asia

Time: 17:00 – 18:00 London

18:00-19:00 Europe/Copenhagen • 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM US Eastern • 9:00-10 AM US Pacific

Location: Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/fgi-atiq-doq

INSA is a volunteer organisation aimed at connecting pro-sortition academics, advocates, and activists around the world, to share resources & tactics and advance the theoretical understanding and practice of sortition.