The following announcement is from Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, at the  American Democracy Project (ADP). The deadline for registration to participate in this free online webinar is March 21, 2017.

The Florida Times-Union published an article by Gregg Kaufman in the online Jacksonville.com on January 30, 2017. In the article, titled Public meetings will address police-community relations,  Kaufman describes the purpose and structure of public deliberative forums and some background about the Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) efforts to promote public deliberation.

At its December, 2016 meeting, the National Issues Forums Institute voted to appoint four new directors who will each serve a three-year term, beginning in May, 2017. The four new directors include Kara Lindaman, Kim Pearce, Lisa Strahley, and John (Jay) Theis. Outgoing directors include Barbara Brown, Doug Garnar, Gregg Kaufman, and Gail Leftwich-Kitch.

More about the new directors:

  Kara Lindaman