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		<title>Finding a Seat for Social Justice at the Table of Dialogue and Deliberation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 4-page article, Finding a Seat for Social Justice at the Table of Dialogue and Deliberation (2014),&#160;was written by David Schoem and&#160;published in the&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 10: Iss. 1. In the article, Schoem discusses the relationships that many dialogue and deliberation organizations have toward social justice. Many D&#38;D organizations have a tendency to shy away from social justice in an effort to maintain neutrality. Schoem puts forth three arguments that &#8220;the field needs to 1) work intentionally for social justice and serving the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11381">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Next Generation of Our Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 6-page article, The Next Generation of Our Work&#160;(2014), by NCDD&#8217;s own Co-Founder, Sandy Heierbacher,&#160;was&#160;published in the&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 10: Iss. 1. In the article, Heierbacher shares her unique view of the rapidly growing dialogue and deliberation field and lifts up the shifts in the field that shape the next generation of D&#38;D work. Changes are happening in regard to: &#8211; collaboration with government &#8211; openness to online tools for engagement &#8211; consistently rapid growth &#8211; increased energy devoted to collaborative efforts &#8211; [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11352">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kettering’s Archives Hold a Quarter-Mile of History (Connections 2015)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10779</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The four page article, Kettering&#8217;s Archives Hold a Quarter-Mile of History, by Maura Casey was&#160;published Fall 2015 in Kettering Foundation&#8216;s annual newsletter, &#8220;Connections 2015 &#8211; Our History: Journeys in KF Research&#8221;. Casey describes the treasure trove of information that can be found within the Kettering Foundation archives. The archives contain decades of documentation, dating as far back at the 1920s, which give detailed information on how citizens have interacted around a variety of issues. &#160;Read an excerpt of the article below and find Connections 2015 [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10779">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Transformative Conversations</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9842</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2015 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NCDD Community]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This 184-page book,&#160;Transformative Conversations,&#160;by Dr. Ada Gonzalez offers guidance on how to improve communication and strengthen dialogue skills. You can find more info on the book site here or go directly to&#160;Amazon. From Transformative Conversations The book Transformative Conversations is a resource to any leader, coach, or facilitator who is working to improve their leadership. This is far from the first book written that deals with the dynamics of dialogue and effective communication. This book weaves wisdom from many sources into a useful flow that [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9842">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Transpartisan Listserv</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8770</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Transpartisan Listserv was launched in March 2014 by the National Coalition for Dialogue &#38; Deliberation, Mediators Foundation, and over a dozen co-founders who are leaders in political bridge building work. The purpose of this moderated listserv is to introduce potential colleagues to one another, to expand our knowledge of transpartisan theory and practice, and to showcase ongoing activity in the transpartisan field. Our goal&#160;is to provide a simple, safe communication channel where individuals and organizations that are active in this boundary-crossing work can connect [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8770">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Public Participation Legal</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8682</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the laws that govern public participation in the U.S. are over thirty years old. They do not match the expectations and capacities of citizens today, they pre-date the Internet, and they do not reflect the lessons learned in the last two decades about how citizens and governments can work together. Increasingly, public administrators and public engagement practitioners are hindered by the fact that it&#8217;s unclear if many of the best practices in participation are even allowed by the law. Making Public Participation Legal, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8682">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8534</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 22:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chronic unemployment, deindustrialized cities, and mass incarceration are among the grievous social problems that will not yield unless American citizens address them. Peter Levine&#8217;s&#160;We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For&#160;(2013) is a primer for anyone motivated to help revive our fragile civic life and restore citizens&#8217; public role. After offering a novel theory of active citizenship, a diagnosis of its decline, and a searing critique of our political institutions, Levine &#8212; one of America&#8217;s most influential civic engagement theorists &#8212; argues that American [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8534">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Song of a Citizen Video Essays &amp; Interviews with D&amp;D Leaders</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8188</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[NCDD Community]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Song Of A Citizen&#160;has produced a second series of dialogue and deliberation-related videos. The first was a series of Video Op-Eds with esteemed political philosophers, academics, and leaders of major deliberative democracy organizations (see the NCDD resource listing here). Those were filmed at various locations around the country between 2008 to 2010. The more recent series features Q&#38;A interviews with key practitioners and other experts in the dialogue and deliberation community, filmed at the NCDD Conference in October 2012. Most of them are on the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8188">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Coping With the Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay for What We Need? (NIF Issue Guide)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8258</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Fluke]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the National Issues Forums Institute&#8217;s issue guides, Coping With the Cost of Health Care: How Do We Pay for What We Need? outlines this public issue and several choices or approaches to addressing the issue. National Issues Forums do not advocate a specific solution or point of view, but provide citizens the opportunity to consider a broad range of choices, weigh the pros and cons of those options, and meet with each other in a public dialogue to identify the concerns they hold ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8258">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy Pays</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/7861</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.K.-based Democratic Society&#160;produced a white paper in association with Public-i Ltd., on how democratic engagement can help local government save money in a time of cuts. Executive summary: This is a time of fiscal pressure and service cuts. Councils are restructuring services and looking to cut back on non-essential areas of spending. Is democratic engagement one of those areas? Aside from the moral argument for democratic engagement, there is evidence that investment in strong democratic participation is important if reformed local government approaches are ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/7861">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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