Community Assembly of Leeds
Serving, supporting and protecting our local community
About Us
The Community Assembly of Leeds is located a city in West Yorkshire, England and is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the second most populous district in the British Isles and is built around the River Aire. The city was a small manorial borough in the 13th century and a market town in the 16th century. It expanded by becoming a major production and trading centre (mainly with wool) in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The name derives from the old Brittonic Lātēnses (via Late Brittonic Lādēses), composed of the Celtic root lāt - 'violent, boiling' and the borrowed Latin plural derivational suffix - ēnses meaning 'people of the fast-flowing river'.
Leeds developed as a mill town during the Industrial Revolution alongside other surrounding villages and towns in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was also known for its flax industry, iron foundries, engineering and printing, as well as shopping, with several surviving Victorian era arcades, such as Kirkgate Market. City status was awarded in 1893, and a populous urban centre formed in the following century which absorbed surrounding villages and overtook the population of nearby York.
Community Assemblies are made up of residents concerned about a lack of democratic process at a local and national level, dedicated to preserving and asserting our inalienable rights and obligations to ourselves, the Earth and future.
Founding Facilitators
- John Mackie
- Christine Chalklin
- Mark Abbot
Founding Facilitators of enlisted Community Assemblies in the Group Directory are also affiliate members of the Community Assembly of the British Isles.
Location
Address
Leeds, West Yorkshire, British Isles
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We are a Private Members' Association of enlisted Members, Community Assembly Facilitators and Special Advisors who form local assemblies across the British Isles under Natural Law, working together with Emissaries, Facilitators and Members of our worldwide parallel network, Assemblies of the World.