Is there a difficult or contentious issue of public concern that your organization, program, department, office, or business would like to have a conversation about, but you are hesitant because you don’t know how it would go? Do you see the value of such a discussion but are not sure how to organize it effectively?
If so, the Deliberative Citizenship Initiative (DCI) may be able to help through its Deliberative Citizenship Partnership Program, LET’S DELIBERATE! The Deliberative Citizenship Initiative is dedicated not only to achieving its own mission and goals, but also to collaborating with others who are already doing great work on campus and in the community. The DCI has several resources, services, and opportunities that are available to all – whether you’re the leader of a student organization, member of a specific Davidson community, or individual looking for ways to foster more productive conversations.
For example, every year, the DCI’s Fellows organize their own deliberation projects on topics that are of interest to them and others in our community. They could assist you in designing and facilitating a conversation on a topic that members of your group are interested in discussing. These Fellows are Davidson students who have gone through intensive deliberation facilitation training and have served as facilitators of the DCI’s Deliberative “D” Teams and Deliberative Forums.
If you are interested in exploring this option with one of our Fellows or other collaboration opportunities, please email dci@davidson.edu with your ideas. You are welcome to share some information about your group or organization and what topic of public concern that you would like to discuss. While we cannot guarantee that we will be able to match you with one of our Fellows, we will make our best efforts to do so.
To learn more about the DCI’s offerings and its partnership opportunities, please check out the documents below.
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