Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h8SJBUV15575; Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:11:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 15:11:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <016401c385f3$d13dc7e0$582fa5d1@air.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1238] News from the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 5912 Lines: 123 Hi, All: The following is cross-posted from the list of the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) * * * * * * * * Hello, everyone! Before I highlight what's new in the Community section, I want to call your attention to three important announcements: 1. There are still a few spaces left for Animating Democracy's National Exchange on Art and Civic Dialogue, which will be held October 9-12 in Flint, Michigan. This gathering will advance efforts in arts-based civic dialogue, civic engagement, and community building through a lively mix of activities: in-depth case sessions, presentations by artists, topical sessions, and dialogues stimulated by special artistic presentations. For registration info, go to www.artsusa.org/AnimatingDemocracy. 2. If you are anywhere near Denver, Colorado on September 30, you may want to consider attending an exciting gathering called "Creating a Culture of Conversation: Reflections on the Methodology of Dialogue." The Coexistence Initiative and Regis University's Institute on the Common Good are bringing together D&D facilitators, moderators, and conveners to reflect on the practice of dialogue and explore ways in which a culture of conversation can be created. For more information or to register, contact Paul Alexander (303-458-4336, PAlexand@regis.edu) or Angela Khaminwa (212-303-9445, khaminwa@coexistence.net). 3. The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is currently collecting evaluation tools and information about evaluation practices used by a variety of dialogue and deliberation organizations and programs. NCDD and the Deliberative Democracy Consortium are in the beginning stages of a collaborative project that we hope will lead to the creation of a new evaluation tool or series of tools which can be utilized for a wide variety of deliberative forums. Our first stage is to cast a wide info-gathering net in order to gain an understanding of the various forms evaluation is currently taking in our field. Please send samples of or information about the tools and processes that you have used to evaluate D&D programs (via email if possible) to me - Sandy Heierbacher, NCDD Convenor, at sandy@thataway.org or P.O. Box 402, Brattleboro, VT 05302. New to the main Community page (www.thataway.org/dialogue/com/com_intro.htm): Highlights: Denver Conference Focuses on Creating a Culture of Conversation Not to Late to Register for National Exchange on Art & Civic Dialogue! NCDD Collecting Evaluation Tools from Across the D&D Community Online Survey to Determine Interest in No. California D&D Gathering Pew Charitable Trusts Seeks Public Affairs Officer Online Survey About the Use of Collaborative Technology Joint Center Suspends NABRE Activities Academics Invited to Join "Three-D Teaching and Learning" in Feb. "18to35" Unveils 2003 Innovators Program PCP Expands in San Diego E-Democracy Fosters Online Public Commons ACLU's College Freedom Tour Begins Youth Study Circle Program Gaining Popularity in Baton Rouge, La. Harwood Institute Looking for Project Manager Dialogue Maker's Series Provides Unique Space for Learning Demos Seeks Program Assistant for Democracy Program Youth Summit Features Harwood Institute Workshop Resources: Tips from Study Circles on How to Involve Youth in D&D Programs RaceTalks.org Offers Resources for Multiracial Dialogue Groups New Report about Forums on Terrorism Released New Fall 2003 Mix It Up Handbook Available Video on Deliberative Democracy Viewable Online Invitation to Test New Online Deliberation Tool Some of the new Calendar listings (www.thataway.org/dialogue/com/com_cal.htm): - September - November - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - The Dialogue Maker's Series - September 30 - Denver, CO - Creating a Culture of Conversation: Reflections on the Methodology of Dialogue - October 10 - Austin, TX (and Nov. 10 in Seattle) - Conversation Café host training - October 11-14 - Boulder, Colorado - Giving Youth the Greatest Gift: Building Healthy Climates at Home and at School (with Marshall Rosenberg) - October 20-24 - Saratoga Springs, NY (and January 19-23 in Alexandria, VA) - IAP2 Certificate Course in Public Participation - October 20-26 - Across the U.S. - "Take Back Your Time Week" (with Conversation Café discussions) - November 5-7 - Milwaukee, WI - New Paths to Peace: Integrated Approaches to Building Sustainable Peace and Development - November 5-9 - Seattle, WA - NAME Conference "From Rhetoric to Reality: Student Achievement in Multicultural Societies" - November 18 - Across the Country - Mix It Up at Lunch Day 2003 - December 4-6 - San Diego, CA - The Power of Dialogue: Constructive Conversations on Divisive Issues (and several other upcoming Public Conversations Project workshops in Boston and Washington, DC) - February 5-7, 2004 - Tallahassee, FL - Annual Institute on College Student Values (and reconvening of the Democracy Project's "Discussion, Dialogue, and Deliberation: Three-D Teaching and Learning" working group) - May 20, 2004 - New York City, NY - Seeds of Peace Annual Gala As always, we hope you find this information useful. If you have announcements for thataway.org's Community section - or other types of listings for our over 100-page site - please send them in the same format as similar announcements on the site. Good luck with all you do! Warm regards, Sandy Heierbacher Convenor, The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) Director, The Dialogue to Action Initiative www.thataway.org 802-254-7341 sandy@thataway.org Thataway.org connects and informs leaders in the dialogue and deliberation community. Dialogue and deliberation help people bridge gaps, make better decisions, take collective action and become more active citizens. Dialogues are powerful personal experiences that lead to careful deliberation and collaborative action or policy recommendations.
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