We have been accompanying the PXU for 4 months in the implementation of their participatory budgets. This third use case in the United States (after New York and Chicago) highlights the "Defund the Police" movement a movement in the United States that fights against police violence by redistributing the budget of law enforcement agencies towards projects of general interest. to projects of general interest.

In collaboration with Pipeline to Powerwe support the PBP and PXU teams in learning how to use Decidim, in thinking about the mobilization mechanisms in the configuration of the whole project through the participation function provided by the Decidim tool. the Decidim tool. 

Currently, each committee (parent, student and faculty representatives) is holding an initial discussion about school safety needs. This phase of needs assessment will be followed by a phase of followed by a phase of ideation and further development of these ideas, and finally by voting.

This partnership work will lead to a launch of the the idea collection phase in the coming weeks. We are delighted to welcome the PXU to the Decidim community.

We have acquired an efficient structure and method based on the experience we have gained through the organisation ofa dozen participatory budgets with the help of Decidim tools. This project with the PXU and the PBP allowed us to renew mobilization practices and to adapt Decidim to a new context.