Common Sense California is supporting the Keystone Center and the Centers for Disease Prevention (CDP) on their efforts to engage Californians on Federal vaccine policy for the H1N1 virus. Keystone is facilitating a series of day-long dialogues around the country with the next occurring on Saturday, August 15 at the Sacramento Convention Center.
All are invited [...]
In the midst of the current swirl around the health care “town hall meetings”, some organizations are attempting to facilitate actual dialogues around the subject. The University of Georgia’s Russell Forum for Civic Life has announced that it will be convening not only a discussion on health care policy, but also training for moderators in [...]
(from Josh Lerner on the Participatory Budgeting Facebook page)
Participatory Budgeting (PB) in Chicago’s 49th Ward continues to move ahead. We’ve set up a Steering Committee of over 30 community organizations, which has been designing the PB process for the past few months. We’re now finishing up the rulebook, which will include guidelines for the neighborhood [...]