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Amy Lee and Etana Jacobi will Present at the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation 2016 National Conference

Oct 11, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Amy Lee and Etana Jacobi, from the Kettering Foundation, will be making a presentation titled A Public Voice: Capturing Our Collective Insights on Police and Community Relations at the October 14-16, 2016 National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) conference in Framingham, Massachusetts. The following is a description of their presentation.

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Deborah Wilcox and Jacquelyn McCray to Present Workshops at 2016 National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD)

Oct 11, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Deborah A. Wilcox, Ph.D. and Jacquelyn McCray, Ph.D. will be presenting two workshops at the upcoming National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) conference, October 14-16, 2016, in the Boston area. The workshops are titled, Building Communities of Wellness by Dismantling Structural Oppression, and Using Deliberative Dialgues to Promote Inclusive Communities by Bridging the Racial Divide.

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Applications Now Being Accepted for Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund Grants

Oct 04, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Applications are now being accepted (deadline is December 31, 2016) from individuals who are interested in being considered to receive a Taylor L. Willingham Legacy Fund grant. Grants are provided to individuals to enable them to develop an understanding of deliberative democracy and launch one or more deliberative dialogues in their communities and organizations in order to advance NIFI's overall mission, which is to promote public deliberation about national issues.

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New Issue Guide - "How Should We Reduce Obesity in America?"

Sep 28, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

This 23-page issue guide, titled How Should We Reduce Obesity in America? is available to order as a downloadable pdf or as a hard copy. Accompanying materials include a moderator response form (free download), a post-forum questionnaire (free download), and a companion video that can be previewed and/or purchased to watch (stream) online or to download. The issue guide presents three options for deliberation.

The following is excerpted from the issue guide:

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From Peggy Sparks - A Two-Day Deliberative Pedagogy Workshop Held at Miles College, Fairfield, Alabama

Sep 25, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

A two-day Deliberative Pedagogy workshop was held September 21st and 22nd, 2016 at Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. The workshop, titled Deliberative Pedagogy: Transforming Teaching and Learning...Elevating Student Achievement, featured interactive and dynamic processes aimed at increasing student engagement and improving content literacy skills.

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Fun, Engaging Videos about Issues and Civic Engagement - "We The Voters" project

Sep 23, 2016 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The We The Voters project website contains issue and topic-specific short, fun videos; lessons plans (in partnership with PBS); advice about hosting an event or debate; and much more. The videos may be useful for classroom teachers and professors, but people of all ages will enjoy and learn from these dynamic, informative videos.

Watch this trailer about the We the Voters project and videos:

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