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		<title>What’s Next, Alabama?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s Next, Alabama? is an issue guide created by the David Mathews Center for Civic Life in 2017 for Alabama Issues Forums 2017 &#8211; 2020. The issue guide provides a brief overview of economic issues facing Alabama and outlines three approaches in addressing economic infrastructure over the course of three forums. The David Mathews Center&#8212;a non-profit, non-partisan, non-advocacy organization&#8212;does not advocate a particular approach or solution to economic issues, but rather seeks to provide a framework for citizens to carefully examine multiple approaches, weigh costs [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11885">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AllSides</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11480</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2016 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From AllSides&#8230; Unlike regular news services, AllSides exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant. At AllSides, we believe the way society gets its news and information affects the world around us. And lately it hasn&#8217;t been going well. News, social media and even search results have dramatically changed in the last several years, becoming so narrowly filtered, biased and personalized that we are becoming less informed and less tolerant of [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11480">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth [RJOY]</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11232</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2005, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth [RJOY] was co-created by Fania Davis and members of the Oakland community and government. RJOY works to implement programs within schools, the community and juvenile justice system; beginning with a pilot program at West Oakland middle school in 2007.&#160;In the places where restorative justice has been implemented, there has been a noticeable decrease in youth violence, crimes and recidivism; and an increase in victim satisfaction and reconciliation of affected parties. Restorative justice provides an alternative to our current [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11232">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth Telling Project</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11194</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Truth Telling Project is a&#160;grassroots, community-based truth telling process that is designed to share the stories of Black people in the US and their experiences with police violence; and to address the legacies of racism in the US against Black people. The Truth Telling Project arose after the murder of Michael Brown and the lack of indictment of the police officer in his murder. It is a collaborative effort&#160;between &#8220;the Peace and Justice Studies Association, The Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11194">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teens Dream</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10943</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Co Lab Network is a virtual &#8220;do tank&#8221; designed to empower cost effective inter-generational engagement with the goal of incubating initiatives out of carefully designed informal gatherings such as living room salons, utilizing facilitated design thinking. Our goal is to help people get out of their silos and work across networks more effectively, utilizing a virtual organization with diverse expertise. The &#8220;Co Lab&#8221; helps people identify &#8220;doable problem sets&#8221; of specific challenges and curates invitees of diverse perspective and backgrounds to foster intentional, [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10943">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ConverSketch: Graphic Recording and Facilitation</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10065</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ConverSketch&#160;provides high quality multi-media explainer videos for businesses and organizations to succinctly share their story or a product. These popular videos use hand-drawn illustrations and narrative to connect you with the right audience and encourage them to learn more about your story. Using graphic recording helps the group synthesize information, facilitates collaboration, creative thinking, sustained motivation for action, and brings energy to the group. Complex systems are visualized and the conversation is organized so that the group can free their minds from keeping track of [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10065">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happiness Alliance and the Gross National Happiness Index</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9058</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Happiness Alliance, home of The Happiness Initiative and Gross National Happiness (GNH) Index, is a deeply grassroots organization. &#160;Their mission is to improve the well-being of society by reducing emphasis on economic growth and focusing on the domains that lead to life satisfaction, resilience and sustainability.&#160;Their purpose is to provide tools, resources and knowledge to foster grassroots activism for a new economic paradigm.&#160;The Happiness Alliance is a volunteer driven organization. The Happiness Initiative Gain the knowledge and resources to conduct a happiness initiative in [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9058">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Challenges to Democracy Public Dialogue Series and Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandy Heierbacher]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The&#160;Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation&#160;at Harvard University&#8217;s John F. Kennedy School of Government advances excellence and innovation in governance and public policy through research, education, and public discussion. One of its three major programs is the Program on Democratic Governance, which researches those practices that resolve urgent social problems in developed and developing societies. In honor of its 10th anniversary, the Ash Center launched a public dialogue series named&#160;Challenges to Democracy. Through a series of events with scholars, policymakers, journalists, and artists, the [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8655">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2008, USAonRace.com has been dedicated to increasing understanding about race, ethnicity and sponsoring the National Collegiate Dialogue on Race Relations and other community forums. USAonRace.com solely covers, on a daily basis, race-related news and events across the United States and around the world. USAonRace.com provides a place to go to learn and enter into a dialogue about race, racial tension, racism and discrimination that continue to impact contemporary society. NCDD members who are interested in accessing the latest information on news, events and forums [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8186">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NoVo Foundation</title>
		<link>http://ncdd.org/rc/item/7900</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Breese]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NoVo Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing a transformation in global society, moving from a culture of domination to one of equality and partnership. It supports the development of capacities in people&#8212;individually and collectively&#8212;to help create a caring and balanced world. NoVo envisions a world that operates on the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, and civic participation, thereby reversing the old paradigm predicated on hierarchy, violence, and the subordination of girls and women. The foundation places a high priority on a compassionate view of the world ... <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/7900">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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