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The opening session will orient Assembly members to their civic role and responsibilities, establish the framework for deliberations, and provide foundational information on public safety, surveillance technologies, privacy, civil liberties, and public trust.

The City of Cambridge has selected 40 residents to serve on the City’s first-ever Civic Assembly following a public lottery held on October 5. The selected panel includes residents across a balanced mix of gender, age, neighborhood, race and ethnicity, housing status, education levels, and experience with gun violence.

The City of Cambridge will hold a special public lottery event on Monday, October 5 at 5 p.m. in Cambridge City Hall’s Sullivan Chamber to select the 40 residents who will serve on Cambridge’s first-ever Civic Assembly -- an innovative new community engagement process that will help shape the future of public safety and surveillance technology in Cambridge. The lottery selection will be open to the general public.

Beginning the week of September 7, approximately 15,000 randomly selected Cambridge households will receive mailed invitations entitled “Your Voice, Your Cambridge” and have an opportunity to serve on the City’s first-ever Civic Assembly.