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A Report and Issue Guide - "Understanding and Eradicating Rape Culture: Creating a 'Culture of Consent' on the University of Kentucky's Campus"

Jun 22, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Understanding and Eradicating Rape Culture: Creating a "Culture of Consent" on the University of Kentucky's Campus, is a 36-page report about the creation of an issue guide (included in the report appendix), and the findings from five forums in which University of Kentucky students deliberated about three possible options presented in the issue guide.

Now in Paperback - "Democracy in the Making"

Jun 22, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The book, Democracy in the Making, by Arthur S. Meyers, is now available in paperback.

The publisher, Rowman & Littlefield describes Democracy in the Making:

Join a Workshop (Dayton, Ohio) to Learn about Moderating for Online Deliberation

Jun 11, 2015 By National Issues... 1 Comments

We need some way to be able to take National Issues Forums online.

NIF moderators and conveners have been telling us this for years.

Well, we heard you.

"Bridging and Bonding" - From the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an Issue Guide about Creating Engaged Communities in a Time of Rapid Change

Jun 09, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The 16-page issue guide, titled Bridging and Bonding: How Can We Create Engaged Communities in a Time of Rapid Change? was created by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in collaboration with the Kettering Foundation and Franklin Pierce University.

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Watch the Video - "Deliberation in the Classroom"

Jun 09, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

This 19-minute YouTube video features students in Wisconsin and Alabama as they participate in deliberative forums using materials from the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI). In Birmingham, Alabama, teacher, Zakiya Jenkins, with assistance from Peggy Sparks, of Sparks Consulting, reflects on eighth-grade student deliberations about Youth and Violence.

New Book - "Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy" by Tina Nabatchi and Matt Leighninger

Jun 04, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Now available from the publisher, Wiley, or on Amazon, Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy, is a new book by Tina Nabatchi, and Matt Leighninger.

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Read - The 2015 Alabama Civic Health Index (David Mathews Center for Civic Life)

Jun 02, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The 2015 Alabama Civic Health Index is now available to read online. The Index is a report about the status of three key indicators in a region or state; political action, social connectedness, and public work. The indicators are defined as follows:

Political action - composed of voting, discussing politics with family and friends, contacting public officials, expressing a public opinion online, and buying or boycotting products

Available to Help Citizens Talk about Healthcare Costs - "Health Care: How Can We Reduce Costs and Still Get the Care We Need?"

Apr 20, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Costs versus services, access and personal choices – these issues are at the heart of the national healthcare debate. The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) works to stimulate discussion on issues of national importance and just released its latest issue guide: Health Care – How Can We Reduce Costs and Still Get the Care We Need?

Three Issue Guides about Water Use in Kansas, Oklahoma, and California

Apr 20, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

In recent years, several organizations have framed and produced issue guides about water scarcity in the western part of the United States. Here, for download, are three issue guides that have been shared by these organizations.

Keep the Tap Flowing: How Should Kansans Manage a Declining Water Resource?

Attend an In-Person Workshop about Using the New Online Deliberation Tool, "Common Ground for Action"

Apr 13, 2015 By National Issues... 0 Comments

We need some way to be able to take National Issues Forums online.

NIF moderators and conveners have been telling us this for years.

Well, we heard you.

NIFI and Kettering Foundation have been collaborating with a working group of NIF members for over two years on an online version of the NIF forums we all know and love. It’s called Common Ground for Action, and it’s now available to all NIF moderators to use anytime.

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