What will happen to this project would be that it will be sent around to multiple candidates and citizens across Chicago. The reason is quite simple; it will be used to entice people into a People's Assembly. A "People's Assembly" is where a group of citizens come together in order to talk about certain issues that have been affecting the community for certain periods of time. These ideas come up as either the safety or freedom of certain individuals within the limits of the community. For GCE's People's Assembly, we will be focusing mainly on the idea that students should be allowed within Chicago's political battlefield and have their perspective shown. These being certain policies that relate to education, poverty, and much more. What the students of GCE had tried to due was to create certain roles for each-other within the People’s assembly. Whether it be advertiser, organizer, and many more. Of course, in order to make this assembly work, there are certain criteria needed for it to be functional. The main three are: A. To ask candidates and anticipate their responses for certain policies they either stand with, are neutral, and go against; B. To have an estimate of how many people will be coming and what types of candidates are showing up in order to satisfy both sides; C. To create a voice for the audience so that they could be heard and receive answers. For prompt A, students must ask candidates certain policies they either stand for or are against. Not only that, but students must also research pre-existing policies that the candidates have already verbally stated. The reason for this is simple. You cannot question an individual candidate on a statement they already made, for they will already be mentally prepared. Not only that, but could possibly use the same answers, which will satisfies nobody. In order to make these question valid, on must obverse the candidates past work, and try to make a connection to a policy that the candidate has not answered. They must also try to bring the candidate off guard beforehand, so that the response from the candidate can look genuine and coming from personal beliefs. For prompt B, students must estimate how many people will be attending. This is tricky, as one must promise on both sides on who will attending without gaining any confirmation. For student to candidates, students must promise individuals how many citizens will come. For student to audience, students must advertise and go individually to audience members to only promise whose candidate will come, and what questions will be asked. Each one having its own difficulty being the needed people and using rhetoric to due so. Not only that, but must also accommodate for people needs such as food, location, and process for questions. For prompt C, students must find a way for audience members to be heard. There should be a created system for audience members to meet with students and discuss certain questions that the candidates wouldn’t suspect. This could make a student’s life easier when dealing with prompt A. However, there always is the risk of choosing certain questions for time, and giving of
a feeling of betrayment to a certain group. Giving of the idea of being bias. One must be careful during this procedure. Overall, it is somewhat of a complex procedure to achieve. What my project is trying to due is to invite the audience into siding with my candidate and his stance. Though a bit off edged, it still seems to take its point across while also being clear in it’s message. It will also help with trying to make any person come out of their seats and join the assembly.]