Citizen Assembly invites you to join us in the never-ending, limitless process of REAL deliberative democracy, thanks to the groundbreaking technology Egora, “The Worldwide Stock-Market of Ideas”! Egora-ILP.org With Egora EVERYONE is able to participate in democracy at their own convenience and at their own level of comfort, by… – developing their own political philosophy…
Introduction to Online Dialogue Facilitation course instills participants with strong foundational skills to facilitate successfully online and in-person, including functions of dialogue and key principles of facilitation.April 4-May 2, 2022Duration4 weeksTime Commitment12 hours asynchronous 3 optional live sessionsLanguageEnglishApplication deadline, April 1st. Apply by March 27 for an early bird discount. Week 1Foundations of Dialogue FacilitationWeek 2Role…
Engage in this exciting webinar, Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Led by Mari Fitzduff, this webinar title suggests that we need a radical change in how we think about war, leadership, and politics. Most of us, political scientists included, fail to appreciate the extent to which instincts and emotions, rather than logic, factor…
The USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, FOX 11 LA, and the Los Angeles Times are co-hosting a debate with leading Los Angeles mayoral candidates at Bovard Auditorium on the USC University Park Campus. The top five LA mayoral candidates, as determined by a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored and published by the LA…
Since 2005 Aristotle’s Cafe has held free community discussions that provide the chance for diverse groups of strangers to come together and meet face-to-face. Creating an opportunity for prejudices and misunderstandings to be overcome through personal growth and effective communication. Join us for a virtual discussion held via Zoom that will give you the chance…
A bipartisan group of Wyoming citizens are hosting Nick Penniman, CEO and Founder of the nonprofit group Issue One, and Wyoming’s U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, for a bipartisan and civil conversation on defending our constitution and protecting elections. The event will be held in the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Auditorium on March 22…
Join our compelling conversation about the impact of unlimited big money on NJ campaigns and NJ voters with expert Dr. Julia Sass-Rubin, director of Public Policy Program,Rutgers University and a cross-partisan panel of NJ candidates for Congress and Governor seat, current and prior years. We’ll talk about the toxic issue of big money and the…
Do you see your work in community mediation as more than helping to facilitate the resolution of the conflict at hand? Do you want to find out how your community mediation center might connect with the community on another level through the lens of conflict revolution? If yes to either question, then you will want…
Join the SNF Agora Institute and Hopkins at Home for a conversation with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels about the role institutions play in supporting and strengthening democracy. Speaker Pelosi and President Daniels will be discussing how we can bridge the gap between institutions and the citizens they represent;…
Please join Saint Mary’s free online town hall to discuss just how much social media affects our polarized democracy, for better or for worse. Keynote remarks by the progressive Joan Blades and the conservative John Gable, to be followed by small group conversations and Q&A. All are welcome!