General assembly

A general assembly is a form of horizontal decision making developed in Spain by the Indignados, the 2011–2012 Spanish protests. and set forth in How to Cook a Peaceful Revolution. The New York City General Assembly (NYCGA) was the governing body of Occupy Wall Street. General assemblies were generally adopted by the Occupy movement. A general assembly is a contrasting form to the conventional political rally where leaders of local, or national, political organizations give speeches about the causes they are organized around.