NextDemocracy — SF AI & Democracy Unconference

United to Protect, Strengthen, and Revitalize Our Democracy

Non-partisan political movement focused on core aspects of protecting our democracy and the critical issues that matter to the vast majority of Americans.
NextDemocracy — SF AI & Democracy Unconference

United to Protect, Strengthen, and Revitalize Our Democracy

Non-partisan political movement focused on core aspects of protecting our democracy and the critical issues that matter to the vast majority of Americans.

We the people, take action.

What would your dream community, country, and democracy be like?
What if that wasn’t so far off?

Our democracy in the US is far from perfect, and at the same time it has provided us with so so much. While there’s plenty of talk about how it’s broken, there’s less talk about what we can do about it, and what we actually want it to become.

No matter what you care about — affordability, climate/regeneration, housing, jobs, peace & justice, healthcare, education, individual rights and freedom, or otherwise — all of that and more flows through us protecting, strengthening, and revitalizing our democracy.

We’re building a broad, non-partisan movement connecting people, organizations, and communities across the country who believe that a healthy democracy is the foundation for everything else we care about.

Come join this dynamic movement for discussions, co-creation, and collective action — as we design strategies to avert the likely trajectory of collapse and instead co-create the communities, the country, the democracy, and the world that we dream of living in.

We can do this. Now is the time to act. Join us.

We are the city council members we’ve been waiting for.

News & Updates

SF AI & Democracy Unconference — April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026 · San Francisco

SF AI & Democracy Unconference — A Big Thank You!

What a day. Around 80 people joined us at Frontier Tower throughout the day — connecting, sensemaking, and building together through vibrant discussions, lightning talks, and participant-led unconference sessions. Big thanks to all the speakers, partners, volunteers, and of course everyone who showed up and made it what it was. We’re still compiling notes and key takeaways and will share more soon. Sign up for the newsletter below to get those updates first.

See the archive page here; full recap coming soon →

Our Unconference Partners

Let’s build America’s Next Democracy together.
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East Bay Civic Hub Frontier Tower Nice Industries Civic Enlightenment Project CalDEC Collaboration Arts Community Dialogue Partners Good Neighbor Lab Unconference SF Public Press Bloom.pm Manny's Social Impact SF Trellis One Fair Wage Indivisible SF Better Together America Co-Caring Mediators Foundation I Am Interchange

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“Whatever you care about most – climate, housing, healthcare, education, economic justice – there’s one thing all of those have in common. Every single one of them requires us to work together. And right now, that’s exactly what’s at risk. Democracy is the solution, and we need to build and sustain that, together.”

Todd Erickson
Todd Erickson
Principal, Collaboration Arts · Partner, Community Dialogue Partners · Founding Member, East Bay Civic Hub

“There are hundreds of amazing civic initiatives around the country. People want a thriving society with high levels of trust locally and nationally. Join us at Build our Next Democracy, and let’s figure out how to do this at scale.”

Joan Blades
Joan Blades

“This isn’t a time for shouting from the sidelines. There’s no time for that. If you care about the future of humanity, get involved in building it. Join us at Next Democracy and at Frontier Tower, and let’s build that human-centered future together.”

Devinder
Devinder
AI for Human Progress

“We as citizens have so much more ability to influence our shared destiny than most of us appreciate. We need to remind ourselves that we are the overseers of our democracy, that we need to reassert ourselves in that role. Join us at the Next Democracy Unconference as we connect, learn, set plans to do that.”

David Munir Nabti
David Munir Nabti
Co-founder, NextDemocracy.us and Bloom.pm

The Democracy Unconference is cyclical, and coming to a town near you.

There's no time to waste, we have important work to do, and one-off events (or annual events) won't get it done.

We're planning to do more Democracy Unconferences, Hackathons, Accelerators, Citizen Assemblies, Citizen-Led Candidate Debates, and otherwise both in the SF Bay Area, online, and with partners elsewhere in the US. If you're interested in joining or collaborating, please fill out the General Interest Form and we'll follow up with you.

Other Initiatives

To revitalize American democracy for all of us, current and future generations. If you're interested in learning more or collaborating on these issues, please fill out the General Interest Form, or sign up for the newsletter to get updates.

Democracy Hackathon

Democracy Hackathon & Accelerator/Incubator

Providing mentorship, community support, and visibility to organizations working to preserve and strengthen democracy. Sign up as a mentor, or apply for support via the General Interest Form.

Democracy Weeks

Democracy Week(s)

Fostering a renewed sense of civic engagement and civic joy.

Citizen Assemblies

Citizen Assemblies & Citizen-Led Candidate Debates

Bringing together citizens, civic organizations, and public servants to strengthen community ties, refine our requests to the government, and boost public sector accountability to citizen's needs.

Lu.ma/democracy — a shared calendar for democracy events nationwide

Improving visibility for all things democracy related, nationwide. Feel free to add your events there, and let's support the great things that people across the country, and across the political spectrum, are doing to protect and strengthen our democracy.

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