The National Civic League, an NCDD member organization, released the National Civic Review Spring Edition 2024 and now everyone can access NCR for free! This esteemed quarterly journal offers insights and examples of civic engagement and deliberative governance from around the country. Thanks to Rebecca Trout, NCL’s Program Director for All-America City Award & Communications, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network! Find the NCR Spring Edition on NCL's site here.
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The Good Society: A Journal of Civic Studies welcomes a new editorial team comprising Chad Hoggan, Kara Dillard, and Tanja Hoggan-Kloubert - please join us in wishing them congratulations! The journal focuses on interdisciplinary research to understand and enhance civic society, drawing from fields like political science, sociology, and economics. With a commitment to fostering dialogue across ideological and international divides, The Good Society invites submissions addressing various aspects of civic society, maintaining high scholarly standards and rigorous peer-review processes. Learn more in the post below and here. The pandemic and political divisions have intensified social distancing and loneliness, underscoring the need for public gathering spaces to rebuild connections. Civic infrastructure, like community gatherings, can bridge social gaps, foster trust, and encourage civic engagement. Citizen University offers a task to all - Become a "gathering engineer" by identifying areas of disconnection and envisioning purposeful gathering places, such as swap meets or BBQs. Relatedly, if you want to strengthen your skills in civics and hosting ritualized gatherings, check out the Civic Saturday Fellowship opportunity. Applications to join the Fall Fellowship are open until May 17. Learn more in the post below and on the Citizen University site here. NCDD Network Partner, The International Listening Association, is hosting its 45th Annual Convention in Bloomington, Minnesota, where it first began. Scheduled for June 12-16, 2024, participants can expect a rejuvenating experience, connecting with a global community, enhancing listening skills, and gaining insights from esteemed scholars and experts. Reserve your spot now to join this transformative event and elevate your listening practice. Learn more in the post below and on ILA's Convention site here. The Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA) is hosting a webinar "Climate Assemblies: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities", on May 2nd from 8:30 - 10:00am Eastern, 5:30 - 7:00am Pacific. While KNOCA is based in Europe, we know there is much to learn from climate assemblies and takeaways on how to further bring citizens' voices into climate governance. Graham Smith will present insights from an upcoming report on climate assemblies. Erica Hope and Claudia Chwalisz will lead discussions on integrating citizen voices into climate governance. KNOCA aims to enhance climate assembly impact by fostering dialogue among stakeholders and shaping future trends in assembly practice to strengthen climate policy and governance. Learn more in the post below and on KNOCA's site here. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wants your ideas to develop a Federal framework, guidelines, and leading practices for public participation and community engagement (PPCE) activities to help Federal agencies more broadly and meaningfully engage with you and your communities. People are encouraged to share their experiences and provide feedback through public comments, online forms, or attending virtual listening sessions by May 17th. Read the NCDD blog post about the opportunity here. This is the first real opportunity in a while for practitioners like us to help inform Federal practices for engagement! Some may remember our efforts as a network during the Obama Administration, which led to the development of the Core Principles for Public Engagement, and we sent a joint response on the Open Government Action Plan with the Deliberative Democracy Consortium back in 2012 (see the archive post about this here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200918061645/www.ncdd.org/6591). On May 3rd, NCDD staff will convene a listening session to hear from our network and gather input for NCDD’s response. This meeting will provide opportunities to reflect on the questions prompted by the Federal government’s Request for Information. The listening session will be held at 2pm Eastern, 11am Pacific. Register here to join the NCDD Listening Session! Some of the questions we will be exploring include…
If you are unable to join us during the NCDD listening session, you are welcome to share your thoughts via a survey by May 10th. Information gathered from the NCDD listening session and survey, will be compiled and submitted to OMB. Take the survey: LINKED HERE The White House OMB, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and U.S. GSA Open Government Secretariat are hosting a listening session as well. On May 2nd, from 1:30-3:00 PM Eastern, this session offers a chance to learn about the OMB's PPCE framework and share your insights. Register for the government listening session at: LINKED HERE NCDD member org, Essential Partners, announced their new publication, Guide to Dialogues About Israel-Palestine, to actively equip those interested in facilitating dialogues in various settings. This guide emphasizes the importance of respecting diverse perspectives without compromising identities or advocating extreme viewpoints, recommends skilled facilitation for highly polarized situations, and extends support to both trained and untrained facilitators. Its ultimate goal is to cultivate open, hopeful, and caring dialogue spaces amidst complexity and differences. Learn more below and on EP's site here. The Peace & Justice Studies Association (PJSA) 2024 conference, themed "We Are All Connected: Fostering Intersectionality and Solidarity," will take place from October 24-27 in New York. The conference, a collaboration between PJSA and the Justice House program at Niagara University, aims to create a learning community centered on pursuing justice, empowering students, and fostering collaboration with advocacy and peace organizations. Proposal submissions due May 1, with early bird registration available until July 15, 2024. Learn more below and on PJSA 2024 site here. OMB Input Request for Public Participation and Community Engagement Best Practices; Due 5/174/22/2024 The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is soliciting input from the public on best practices for public participation and community engagement (PPCE) activities, aiming to make government interactions more inclusive, transparent, and accountable. Americans are encouraged to share their experiences, suggest content for a federal framework, propose ways to improve the process, and provide feedback through public comments, online forms, or attending virtual listening sessions by May 17th. The initiative seeks to enhance government consultations with the public to inform policies, regulations, and services, addressing concerns about accessibility and stakeholder engagement. NCDD is working on generating a response and we will follow up with our network in the near future. Learn more in the post below and on GSA's site here. NCDD member organization, The Bridge Alliance, is hosting an online dialogue event for the new film, Civil War, on April 20th at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific. By facilitating discussions around the film, the event seeks to harness art's power to foster connection amidst societal divides and reflect on shared concerns, particularly political violence. Open to all interested in discussing the movie in a structured and secure environment, the event encourages participation in large group introductions and small group discussions to spark engaging conversations. Learn more and register to join in tomorrow! |
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