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		<title>Deliberation: Touching Lives across National Boundaries (Connections 2016)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The six-page article, &#8220;Deliberation: Touching Lives across National Boundaries&#8221; by Maura Casey was&#160;published in&#160;Kettering Foundation&#8216;s 2016 edition of their annual newsletter,&#160;Connections &#8211; Kettering&#8217;s Multinational Research. In the second article of the newsletter, Casey discusses the 2016 convening of the Multinational Symposium, held by Kettering, in which participants shared the various approaches occurring in their countries to better engage youth in democratic processes. Below is an excerpt from the article and Connections 2016 is available for free PDF download on Kettering&#8217;s site&#160;here. From the article&#8230; In [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12152">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens in a Global Society (Connections 2016)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eight-page article, &#8220;Citizens in a Global Society&#8221;&#160;by David Mathews was&#160;published in&#160;Kettering Foundation&#8216;s 2016 edition of their annual newsletter,&#160;Connections&#160;&#8211; Kettering&#8217;s Multinational Research. This is the initial article in the newsletter that introduces the theme for the whole publication which centers around Kettering&#8217;s multi-national work.&#160;&#160;Below is an excerpt from the article and Connections 2016 is available for free PDF download on Kettering&#8217;s site&#160;here. From the article&#8230; The foundation&#8217;s multinational research falls into two broad categories or groups. In the first category, the foundation collaborates with nongovernmental [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12141">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities? (NIFI Issue Advisory)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12059</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 4-page issue advisory,&#160;How Should We Prevent Mass Shootings in Our Communities?&#160;was published September 2016 from&#160;National Issues Forums Institute&#160;and&#160;Kettering Foundation.&#160;The issue guide offers participants three options to use during deliberation on how to address the tragic realities of mass shootings that are occurring in our communities.&#160;The issue advisory is available to download for free on NIFI&#8217;s site&#160;here. From NIFI&#8230; The tragic attacks in Orlando, Florida, San Bernardino, California, and other places have raised concerns among many people across the nation. Other violent episodes, such as [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12059">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Should We Do About The Opioid Epidemic? (NIFI Issue Advisory)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11965</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Issues Forum Institute released the six-page Issue Advisory,&#160;What Should We Do About The Opioid Epidemic?, published October 2017. The issue advisory presents three options to use during deliberation on how society can address the rising opioid epidemic that has swept the U.S. The issue advisory is available for free download on NIFI&#8217;s site here, as well as, a post-forum questionnaire. From NIFI&#8230; Drug abuse, a problem the United States has faced for decades, has taken a sharp and lethal turn with the rise [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11965">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Choices: What Should We Do About America’s Energy Future? (NIFI Issue Guide)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11851</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 22:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue guide placemat, What Should We Do About America&#8217;s Energy Future?, was published on&#160;National Issues Forums Institute&#160;site in Summer 2017. This issue guide gives three options for participants to deliberate around the issue of how America&#8217;s energy consumption is sustainable. In addition to the issue guide placemat, there is also a post-forum questionnaire available to download on NIFI&#8217;s site here. From the guide&#8230; Meeting the United States&#8217; substantial appetite for energy raises a complex network of economic, environmental, and political issues. There are national-security [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11851">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Should We Reduce Obesity in America? (NIFI Issue Guide)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11656</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue guide, How Should We Reduce Obesity in America?, was published on&#160;National Issues Forums Institute&#160;site in Spring 2017. This issue guide gives three options for participants to deliberate around the issue of obesity in the US. In addition to the issue guide, there is a moderator&#8217;s guide and a post-forum questionnaire, all available to download on NIFI&#8217;s site here. From the guide&#8230; Obesity is a health problem that is growing rapidly in the United States and other parts of the world. In this country, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11656">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>End of Life: What Should We Do for Those Who Are Dying? (NIFI Issue Guide)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11604</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 23-page issue guide, End of Life: What Should We Do for Those Who Are Dying?,&#160;written by National Issues Forums Institute&#160;and published on their site on November&#160;2016. This issue guide provides three options for deliberation for participants to explore end-of-life decisions, as people are able to live longer and options for &#8220;right to die&#8221; become possibilities; what is best for those who are dying? In addition to the issue guide, there is a moderator&#8217;s guide and a post-forum questionnaire, all available to download on NIFI&#8217;s [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11604">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where Have All the Voters Gone?</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11302</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 14:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 6-page discussion guide,&#160;Where Have All the Voters Gone?,&#160;was created by the&#160;Maricopa Community Colleges Center for Civic Participation and&#160;Arizona State University Pastor Center for Politics &#38; Public Service. It was updated in July 2016 and was adapted from National Issues Forums Institute. This discussion guide provides four approaches to use in deliberation on why voter turnout is currently low and has dramatically gone down since the 1960s, especially among communities of color. With each approach, the guide offers examples and suggestions; and concerns, trade-offs, and [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11302">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens at Work: An Interim Report [KF A Public Voice 2016]</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11034</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 24-page interim report, Citizens at Work, was released by Kettering Foundation at their annual event, A Public Voice 2016 in May 2016. The interim report describes Kettering&#8217;s two series of deliberative forums held between 2015-2016. The two series revolved around the issue guides,&#160;Health Care: How Can We Reduce Costs and Still Get the Care We Need?&#160;and&#160;Making Ends Meet: How Should We Spread Prosperity and Improve Opportunity?, which were&#160;prepared by Kettering and used for National Issues Forums. Below is more info from Kettering on the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11034">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Choices: How Should We Meet the Challenges of a Warming Planet? (NIFI Issue Guide)</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10959</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 25-page issue guide, Climate Choices: How Should We Meet the Challenges of a Warming Planet?, was published April 2016&#160;from National Issues Forums Institute and Kettering Foundation, in collaboration with,&#160;North American Association for Environmental Education.&#160;Climate change is undeniable, this issue guide offers participants three options to use during deliberation on how to address our warming world.&#160;The issue guide is available to download for free on NIFI&#8217;s site here,&#160;where you can also find:&#160;the moderator&#8217;s guide, an options chart, and a post-forum questionnaire. From NIFI&#8230; The Environment [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10959">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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