(The following invitation is from Bill Corbett, National Issues Forums of Northern Virginia)

Join the Online Forum

You are invited to National Issues Forums of Northern Virginia's (NIFNVA) next online National Issues Forum, a small, moderated, chat-based deliberation on a critical issue facing America.

(From Sue McCormack's blog):

Wherever you are. Whenever you're ready. Whoever you're with. It's time to Text, Talk, Act.

 Text "START" to 89800, and join the conversation.

 We are busting through the silence and talking about mental health.  How do you take care of yours?  What will you do when a friend needs help with theirs?

(From Sandy Heierbacher, sandy@ncdd.org)

NCDD 2014:  Democracy for the Next Generation

The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is coming to the DC area this October 17-19 (Fri through Sun) at the Hyatt Regency Reston. The conference will bring together 400+ of the most active and influential people involved in public engagement and group process work across the U.S. and Canada.

(The following news is from Gregg Kaufman, Gregg.kaufman@gcsu.edu at Georgia College.)

A standing room only crowd of nearly 150 students, faculty, staff, and community citizens attended a teach-in that addressed the events in Ferguson, MO and the related issues of race, class, and inequity in American society. Panelists representing a variety of academic disciplines and campus safety spoke, after which audience members asked questions.