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 [...]
The co-Chair of CSC’s City/Regional Task Force, Ed Everett, conducted a 1.5-hour video conference training for ICMA on the relationship between community building and civic engagement. The nationwide session involved some of Ed’s work in community building with the “Leadership through Civic Engagement” training CSC developed for city and civic officials.
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The Deliberative Democracy Consortium and the Democracy Imperative are hosting a national conference at the University of New Hampshire entitled “No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners” from July 8-11, 2009. The primary goal of No Better Time is to examine developments in civic engagement and citizen participation and to consider future [...]