By Stacie Molnar-Main, Resilience.org
In addition to fostering communication and thinking skills, deliberation can lead to changes in how young people engage as learners and citizens.
By Joni Doherty, Mindy LaBreck, Resilience.org
All of the participating teachers agreed that their understanding of citizenship changed from one that emphasized following rules and helping others to one that fostered student engagement in making decisions together about shared problems in the classroom community and beyond.
By Rosa Zubizarreta, Resilience.org
Citizens’ Councils can also be part of a broader range of processes used within a given region to support a larger “deliberative system.”
By Tom Atlee, Resilience.org
Despite their differences, the intense time pressure, and being continuously filmed by a crew from Canadian TV (for an hour-long public affairs program) these ordinary citizens by the end of their third day had all signed a detailed, co-created, visionary agreement charting a course to greater mutual understanding by all Canadians.
By Susan Clark, Resilience.org
The good news is that when place-based wisdom informs local solutions, the solutions are all the more sustainable.
By Joni Doherty, Resilience.org
In Teaching History for the Common Good, Keith C. Barton and Linda S. Levstik recognize that the past can be used “in a variety of ways, and for a variety of purposes.” One of these is to use history’s “potential to prepare students for participation in a pluralist democracy.”
By Jessica Traylor, Resilience.org
Through deliberative pedagogy, students are prepared to participate in solving problems important to them and their communities.
By Hollie Cost, Resilience.org
The literal heart of Dixie (the U.S. Deep South) is the very last place one might expect to see a community rallying around the idea of acceptance and inclusivity—especially if the community is a small town in Alabama declaring itself a safe, nurturing, and inviting space for LGBTQ+ individuals.
By Tom Prugh, Gaianism
Deliberative democracy (DD) shares some key features with Gaianism and is intrinsically compatible with it, to the point that Gaians might think about taking an interest in practicing and promoting DD.
By Daniel Kemmis, Resilience.org
We all have a sense (though often only a fairly vague sense) that free speech is somehow crucial to democracy. But why should that be the case?
By Matt Leighninger, Resilience.org
In Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy, Tina Nabatchi and I defined civic infrastructure as “the laws, processes, institutions, and associations that support regular opportunities for people to connect with each other, solve problems, make decisions, and celebrate community.”
By Sarah Read, Resilience.org
Even as an ordinary citizen you can begin engaging and facilitating change by starting with dialogue right where you are, and building from there.