You are invited to join an Online Engagement Showcase on September 29, 2020 from 1-3 p.m., EST (11-1 MST) on Zoom & Qiqo chat. This will be an interactive event that will introduce several online tools designed to provide opportunities for innovation synchronous interaction. Some of the tools that will be featured are Axis Workshops, Common Ground for Action, Ethelo, GroupMap, QiqoChat and more.

With the launch of the With the People initiative on Constitution Day September 17, 2020, partners (on a growing list) are making plans to engage campuses and communities in deliberative discussions about some important national issues.

Here are just a couple of examples of what some With the People partners are planning:

The David Mathews Center for Civic Life, located in Montevallo, Alabama, has announced that it will be holding its annual Civic Institute on August 21, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m (CST), 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The event will be held online and all are invited to attend. The theme will be Common Bonds: Collective Purpose and Civic Resilience in Uncertain Times.

You can watch this video that features University of Houston - Downtown students talking about their experiences participating in deliberation about difficult public issues. The video is 2 minutes, 10 seconds in length and you can watch it here or click on the image below.

From the description of the YouTube video: