Assembly People

They are a group formed by every person attending the Assembly, the dynamisation teams and members of the commissions and working groups. They are the raison d’être of the Assembly; its origin and its most important purpose. We all are responsible for the dynamisation and construction within the assembly.

Their function: they listen to the different speakers; they participate actively in the debate through speaking turns; they can raise individual proposals or subjective appraisals during the “Other Issues” point of the agenda (which normally takes place at the last part of the assembly) once they have asked for it to the speech/reply turn givers.

Equipo- Turno De Palabra

De dos a cuatro personas (en función del número de personas asamblearias) situadas entre las Personas Asamblearias junto a los pasillos de paso. Es recomendable que porten algún distintivo para poder ser localizadas con rapidez. Suelen portar un cartel con “TURNO DE PALABRA” escrito que suelen levantar para hacerlo visible, sobre todo al finalizar cada intervención. Son las encargadas de anotar las solicitudes de Turno de Palabra de todas aquellas que así lo soliciten.

Para evitar desordenes y agilizar el proceso preguntan a la persona compañera que se dirige a ellos: (+Turno de Palabra)

1. ¿Es en relación a lo que estamos hablando? (se recuerda el tema concreto que se está tratando) 2. ¿Es una réplica directa a lo que se ha dicho?

3. ¿A favor o en contra?

Con esa información, la compañera indicará si pasa a Coordinación de Turno de Palabra o (si no está relacionado directamente con el tema que se está tratando) tomará nota de su nombre para llamarlo a la palabra en el turno de “Varios” (no se abre turno de palabra de réplica) e informará de otros espacios de debate y reflexión (speaker-corners, grupos de trabajo…).

Se precisa un perfil conciliador, positivo, neutro y paciente. También recogerá la solicitud del relevo de la persona moderadora de turno. En la medida de lo posible, dar prioridad en el turno de palabra a las personas que no han intervenido. Un desliz habitual, es no anunciar con tiempo cada cierre de turno de palabra dentro de cada tema a tratar. Es conveniente limitarlo con sentido común para no alargar indefinidamente cada cuestión.

Speech/Reply Turn Givers Team

From two to four people (it depends on the number of assembly people) seated amongst the Assembly People and next to the pathways. It is recommended that they carry some distinctive in order to be easily identified. They normally carry a banner with the words “Speaking Time” which they normally raise to make it more visible, especially at the end of each intervention. They are responsible to note down all “Speaking Time” requests.

In order to avoid disorders and to speed up the process, Speech Turn Givers ask to the person who requests attention:

(+Speaking Time)

1. Is this related to the topic we are debating? (Reminding them the particular topic under debate)

2. Is this a direct reply to what has been said?

3. For or against?

With this information, the turn giver will point out whether she/he passes this reply to the “Speaking Time” Coordination Team or (if the reply it is not in directly related to the topic) she/he notes down the name of the person to be included in the “Other Issues” round of interventions (which has no reply round). In this case, she/he will inform the Assembly person about other available platforms for debate and reflection (speaker-corners, working groups...).

This team requires a conciliatory, positive, neutral and patient profile. They are also in charge of facilitating the relief of the moderators. As far as possible, this team should give priority to people who have not had the chance to speak yet. A common failure of Turn Givers is to announce the closure of speaking time for each topic without giving enough time for reaction. It is advisable to manage times with common sense in order to avoid unlimited speaking times.